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NATO Aims to Maintain About 12,000 Troops in Afghanistan
December 01, 2015
BRUSSELS - NATO is planning to keep about 12,000 troops in Afghanistan next year, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday, despite earlier plans to...
6 Nominees for ICOIC, 1 SC High Council Introduced to Parliament
December 01, 2015
KABUL - The second-Vice President on Monday introduced six nominees for Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of Constitution (ICOIC) and...
Ghani-Sharif Meeting at Pakistan's Request: Abdullah
December 01, 2015
KABUL - CEO Abdullah Abdullah confirmed Monday that President Ashraf Ghani met with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Congress of Parties...
Men Launch Movement in Support of Women
December 01, 2015
HERAT- A group of men from western Herat province on Sunday launched Afghanistan's first ever movement in support of women in a bid to stop violence against the females...
Russia Reiterates Anti-Terrorism Assistance to Afghanistan
November 30, 2015
KABUL - Russian ambassador to Kabul, Alexander Mantytskiy, in a meeting with Afghan National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar, on Saturday said that Russian Federation is...
NATO Reaffirms Military Support to ANSF to Thwart Threats
November 30, 2015
KABUL - U.S-led NATO coalition on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to Afghanistan's security forces and said it will not leave the Afghan forces alone on the battlefield...
World Climate Rallies put Pressure on Paris Summit to Act
November 30, 2015
PERTH - Tens of thousands of people joined one of the biggest global days of climate change activism on Sunday, from Sydney to Berlin, to put pressure on world leaders...
3 Million Acres of Lands Siezed: Khan
November 30, 2015
KABUL - First deputy of CEO Eng. Mohammad Khan on Sunday said that the Local officials and powerful figures have seized more than 3 million acres of lands across the...
Selection Committee Awaits President’s Order
November 30, 2015
KABUL - Members of the Electoral Reform Commission’s Selection Committee said on Sunday they are waiting for President Ashraf Ghani's orders to start work...
ANSF Fighting Enemies with High Moral: Gen. Abdullah
November 30, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan is stuck in the war of others, but the Afghan National Army (ANA) has been fighting the enemies with a high morale, a senior military official said...
Officials Involved in Smart City Contract Should be Suspended: MPs
November 29, 2015
KABUL – A number of Wolesi Jirga Members have insisted that all Governmental officials involved in the processing of the smart city residential place...
Foreign Plots Can not Harm Afghan Unity: Karzai
November 29, 2015
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai on Saturday said that those intending to cause divisions within the people of Afghanistan will not succeed and that the nation...
Russia to Provide 10,000 Kalashnikovs to Afghanistan Next Month
November 29, 2015
KABUL - The Russian Federation has promised 10,000 Kalashnikovs AK-47 to Kabul for supporting Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in their fight against terrorism...
NATO Seeking to Reconcile Death Totals in Kunduz Attack
November 29, 2015
WASHINGTON - Nearly two months after a U.S. warplane mistakenly attacked a hospital in northern Afghanistan, officials said Friday it remains unclear how many...
Over 100 Foreign Troops Deployed in Kunar
November 29, 2015
ASADABAD - Kunar security officials said that at least 150 foreign troops have been deployed to the capital city Assadabad and other parts of the eastern province in the...
Tajikistan Closes Borders for Badakhshan Residents
November 29, 2015
KABUL - As insecurity escalates in northern Afghanistan, Badakhshan residents living along the border with Tajikistan have had their unlimited cross-border access...
Afghanistan and Environmental challenges
November 28, 2015
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable and poorest countries in the world. The country is highly influenced by political, economic, and social factors, exacerbated...
US Must Address Waste, Fraud in Afghan Aid
November 28, 2015
KABUL - With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, the U.S. official in charge of auditing assistance ...
$13m Projects were ‘Unsuccessful’: Baghlan Peace Council
November 28, 2015
KABUL - Baghlan high peace council has spent more than $13 million as part of government's peace initiatives since the peace council officially started its activities...
Erdogan-Putin Meeting in Paris Possible: Turkish Presidency
November 28, 2015
ANKARA - A meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the coming climate summit in Paris on later this month is possible...
Ghani Fires Kunduz NDS Chief
November 28, 2015
KABUL - As war-hit Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan slowly returns to normal following its fall to the Taliban almost two months ago, President Ashraf Ghani on ...
Terror Groups Equip in Pakistan to Fight Against Afghanistan: Atmar
November 28, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar said that the terrorist groups are supported and equipped in Pakistan to combat in Afghanistan but Islamabad...
Hekmatyar has Offered Conditional Support to Afghan Peace Process
November 28, 2015
ISLAMABAD - The Chief of Hezb-e-Islami party, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, has offered conditional support to the Afghan peace process while seeking a comeback and leverage...
Turkey Downs Russian Warplane, Putin Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’
November 26, 2015
MOSCOW - Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged...
TAPI Project to be Started in one Month
November 26, 2015
KABUL - The presidential office on Wednesday in a statement announced that work on Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) project will be started in one...
190 Cases of Women’s Murder Registered in 6 Months
November 26, 2015
KABUL - Around one hundred and ninety cases of women’s murder from all across the country have been filed with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission...
Terrorism Knows No Boundaries: Iran's Rouhani
November 26, 2015
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday has warned that terrorism knows no boundaries, urging an international campaign to be launched to...
Frozi Transferred from Bagram Prison to Kabul Hospital
November 26, 2015
KABUL - National Directorate of Security (NDS) ordered to transfer Khalilullah Frozi, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison late last year for his part in the Kabul...
Saeedi Blames ‘Fifth Pillar’ for Attack
November 26, 2015
KABUL - Political analyst Ahmad Saeedi who survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday evening urged government to track down the perpetrators and bring...
Russia to Keep Sending Free Weapons to ANSF: Matvienko
November 25, 2015
MOSCOW - Russia's upper house speaker Valentina Matvienko on Tuesday said that Moscow will continue supplying free weapons to the Afghan National Security Forces...
690 Mln Children to Face Effects of Climate Change: UNICEF
November 25, 2015
GENEVA - A report published by the UN's Children Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday found that some 530 million children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence...
EU, EUPOL Urge Govt. to Eliminate Violence Against Women
November 25, 2015
KABUL - European Union and European Union Police Mission (EUPOL) in Afghanistan in a joint statement on Tuesday on the International Day of Elimination of...
Refugee Crisis to Persist if Terrorism not Tackled: Iran
November 25, 2015
TEHRAN - Iran’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) has described terror threats in the Middle East as the root cause of the ongoing refugee crisis in the world...
Militia Groups will not be Allowed: Security Officials
November 25, 2015
JALALABAD - As reports emerge about alleged calls to build militia groups against Daesh insurgents in eastern Nangarhar province, senior security officials on Tuesday ...
Pakistan Vowed to Not Create Trade Problems for Afghanistan
November 25, 2015
KABUL - Ministry of Finance Eklil Hakimi on Tuesday said that the Pakistan has promised to not create any trade problems for Afghanistan anymore. Eklil Hakimi who...