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Qadir Lashes Out at NSC over ‘Daesh Support’
November 24, 2015
KABUL – First deputy speaker of Wolesi Jirga, Abdul Zahir Qadir, on Monday accused the National Security Council of supporting Daesh and putting the country on...
Security Worsened Following Security Agreements: Ibrahimi
November 24, 2015
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the Parliament said on Monday that the security situation in Afghanistan worsened after security agreements were signed. Abdul Rawouf Ibrahimi...
Afghanistan Situation “Still Fragile”: Khalilzad
November 24, 2015
KABUL - The situation in Afghanistan is getting worse and if the US assistances would not continue to Afghan government, Afghanistan will face a major crisis, said...
Abdullah Calls ANSF to Act Against Hizb At-Tahrir
November 24, 2015
KABUL - Hizb at-Tahrir party of liberation is an international pan-Islamic political organization, it has been active in Afghanistan since seven years, and necessary...
Afghans So Desperate for Asylum, Buying Fake Threat Letters
November 24, 2015
KABUL - Threatening letters from the Taliban, once tantamount to a death sentence, are now being forged and sold to Afghans who want to start a new life in Europe...
UNESCO, MoIC Call for Entries in Photo Competition
November 24, 2015
KABUL - 'Show us your Afghanistan' photographic competition has been officially launched on Monday in Kabul and calls on photographers from around the country...
Natural Gas Prices to Go Down in Days: Rasaw
November 23, 2015
KABUL - The natural gas prices which recently moved up from AFG40/45 to AFG70 per KG in capital Kabul and provinces would go down in days, Humayoon Rasaw Minister of...
Iranian Official Demands Cooperation to Curb Poppy Cultivation in Afghanista
November 23, 2015
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian anti-narcotics official called for all-out cooperation by all the world Powers to stop or reduce poppy cultivation in the world's largest...
We Don't Need Any Help with Afghan Border: Turkmenistan
November 23, 2015
BAKU - Turkmenistan's government has told the United States that it doesn't need help in protecting its border with Afghanistan, a senior American diplomat has...
Weak Rule of Law Behind Access to Justice: Activists
November 23, 2015
KABUL - Speaking at a conference on women's access to justice, a number of rights activists and officials said on Sunday that government's weakness in terms...
Mohammadi Signs Yet Another ‘Irregular’ Document
November 23, 2015
KABUL - In a letter addressed to the Attorney General's Office (AGO), President Ashraf Ghani's suspended legal advisor Abdul Ali Mohammadi allegedly instructed...
Afghani Falls as Food & Fuel Prices Shoot up
November 23, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan currency- Afghani - lost its value by 11 percent against the US dollars and the Pakistani rupee in the past four months, when rates of food items...
Taliban is a Real Threat: Ghani
November 22, 2015
ASTANA - President Ashraf Ghani in Kazakhstan said that the Taliban and Daesh is a real threat for Afghanistan and for the region. Speaking at Nazarbayev University in Astana...
MPs Urge Clear Strategy to Fight Insurgents
November 22, 2015
KABUL - The speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Saturday said MPs are ready to join security forces on the battlefields if needed. The MPs said in ...
Kunduz Fact-Finding Team Release Results
November 22, 2015
KABUL - The Kunduz fact-finding commission, appointed by President Ashraf Ghani, on Saturday released their findings into the recent fall of the city to the Taliban...
Insurgents Kidnap over 20 Bus Passengers in Zabul
November 22, 2015
QALAT - More than 20 bus passengers were kidnapped early Saturday morning while traveling along the Zabul-Kabul highway. The hostages, from Zabul province, where reportedly ...
10 % Telecom Service Tax Within Commitments to Int’l Community
November 22, 2015
KABUL - Ministry of Finance said that the deduction of 10 % tax on every recharge of SIM card is based on the commitments Afghanistan has made with the international...
World Powers to Help Iran Redesign Reactor as Part of Nuclear Deal
November 22, 2015
DUBAI - Six world powers will help Iran redesign its Arak heavy water reactor so that it cannot produce weapons-grade plutonium, according to a document released...
Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Sign Civil Defense Cooperation Deal
November 21, 2015
BISHKEK - Astana and Kabul agreed on cooperation in the field of emergency situations and civil defense. The agreement was reached during President Ashraf Ghani's visit...
Corruption Undermines U.S Endeavors in Afghanistan: SIGAR
November 21, 2015
WASHINGTON - Corruption in Afghanistan is the major challenge facing the United States in its reconstruction endeavors in the country, head of Special Inspector...
Negligence of Presidency, Executive Office Led to Fall of Kunduz
November 21, 2015
KABUL - The findings of Kunduz fact-finding commission reveal that circulation of information among senior government officials and delay in action led Taliban to...
Putin talks of ‘Next Phase’ in Syria Military Operation
November 21, 2015
MOSCOW - Moscow's military campaign in Syria to date has not achieved enough and a next phase is needed, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as...
Thousands Flee Homes over Daesh Activities in Nangarhar
November 21, 2015
JALALABAD - A estimated 24,000 families from Achin, Nazian and Debhala districts have fled their homes to escape Daesh brutality. A Nangarhar displaced persons organization...
MoF Deems Mohammadi’s Letter Illegal
November 21, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the memorandum sent to them by the president's suspended legal advisor Abdul Ali Mohammadi, instructing them to advise...
Obama Calls on World Leaders to Address Climate Change
November 19, 2015
MANILA - U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday called on world leaders and the private sectors to address the issue of climate change and encourage more investors...
Endemic Corruption a Serious Concern: RS
November 19, 2015
KABUL - The head of the transparency unit for the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday said that corruption is a serious concern...
Mohammadi Embroiled in Frozi Gas Deal: Document
November 19, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani's suspended legal advisor Abdul Ali Mohammadi recently called on government offices to purchase gas from Khalilullah Frozi's company ...
Pakistan Police Abusing Afghans: HRW Report Reveals
November 19, 2015
KABUL - Pakistan needs to take all necessary measures to end "rampant police harassment, threats and violence against Afghans living in Pakistan", Human...
Human Traffickers Ply their Trade Openly in Kabul
November 19, 2015
KABUL - A number of young would-be Afghan migrants on Wednesday said human traffickers are going about their business freely in Kabul and no action is being taken...
19 Factories Foundation Laid in Kabul
November 19, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) have laid the foundation of 19 productive factories in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials said. Officials in AISA...
Afghanistan Survey Finds Security, Economy Major Concerns
November 18, 2015
KABUL - Afghans are increasingly concerned about the lack of security and the country's economy amid an escalating war with the Taliban and rising unemployment, a survey...
Ghani Launches National Employment Program
November 18, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday launched the National Employment Program that will provide jobs to thousands of people. He said government has set aside...
Karzai Demands Youths to Stay, Rebuild Country
November 18, 2015
KABUL - The former President, Hamid Karzai on Tuesday demanded Afghan youths to stay in Afghanistan and do not shame of working in the country. Karzai declared...
Afghan Refugees Protest in Berlin Over Deportation Move
November 18, 2015
KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers on Tuesday protested against Germany's changeable refugee law, calling for better measures to shelter and take them in...
“Talk of War Against IS only Helps them”
November 18, 2015
BERLIN - Speaking about a war against Islamic State only helps the group behind last Friday's bloody attacks in Paris, German Vice Chancellor (VC) Sigmar Gabriel...