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Migration, Terror on G20 Summit Agenda: Turkey
October 28, 2015
ANKARA - The G20 summit that Turkey will host in November will discuss the crisis of migration amid high influx of Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn country...
Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 115 in Afghanistan
October 28, 2015
KABUL – Concerned officials on Tuesday confirmed date of at least 115 people following Monday's deadly 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan. The worst hit areas were...
Earthquake Leaves Scores of Kabul Families Homeless
October 28, 2015
KABUL - Residents in some parts of Kabul, whose houses were damaged in Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake, said they spent last night out in the open as their homes are...
Britain to Keep 450 Troops in Afghanistan Through 2016
October 28, 2015
LONDON - Britain's defense secretary says the country will keep about 450 soldiers in Afghanistan throughout 2016, following a similar announcement by the United...
Afghan Earthquake Rocks Asia, Over 150 Killed
October 27, 2015
KABUL - A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some areas and caused more than 150 deaths...
Abdullah Calls for Urgent Aid to Quake-Hit Areas
October 27, 2015
KABUL - Just hours after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, CEO Abdullah Abdullah held an emergency meeting and then addressed the...
Kunduz will not Fall to Militants Again: Murad
October 27, 2015
KABUL - Gen. Murad Ali Murad, the deputy chief of staff for the Afghan National Army (ANA), said on Sunday that the ongoing operation in Kunduz province is paying...
Russia to Assess Afghan Weapons Wishlist
October 27, 2015
KABUL - Russia's Ambassador to Kabul has said that Moscow has received an official "defense wishlist" from Kabul for light and heavy weapons and that his country...
Berlin, Kabul Start Talks on Repatriation of Afghans: Merkel
October 27, 2015
>BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she has started talks with the Afghan government on the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Germany.Media reports...
Taliban Closes Schools, Recruits Students in Wardoj: Officials
October 27, 2015
FIAZABAD - As unrest continues in the war-hit region of Wardoj district in northern Badakhshan province, local officials on Monday announced that the insurgents have...
120,000 Afghans Seek Asylum in 44 Countries: UNHCR
October 26, 2015
KABUL - As the refugee crisis continues in Europe, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported Sunday that 120,000 Afghan nationals sought asylum in 44 countries during...
Senate Wants Kabul-Islamabad Policy Reviewed
October 26, 2015
KABUL - Criticizing recent remarks by Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif following his official visit to the U.S and meeting with President Barack Obama last week...
2 Afghan Women Grab 2015’s N-Peace Awards
October 26, 2015
KABUL - Two Afghan women, Mariam Durrani and Hassina Neekzad, were among the ten peace advocates honored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) at the N-Peace...
Afghanistan will not Close Door on Peace: Hashemi
October 26, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan government reiterated Sunday that it will not close the door on those who accept Afghanistan's Constitution and join the peace process.We as a government...
ANSF Kill 20 Taliban Militants, Recapture Khamab District
October 26, 2015
SHIBERGHAN - Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) recaptured Khamab district along the border with Turkmenistan from the Taliban militants, provincial governor...
Russian Lawmaker: Assad’s Priority to Defeat ‘Terrorism’ before Elections
October 26, 2015
MOSCOW - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's priority is to defeat "terrorists" before holding elections, but he is ready to call parliamentary and presidential...
Millions of Afghans Mourners Mark Ashura
October 25, 2015
Imam Hussein's revolution is a global message: Ghani Ashura is a great lesson for Afghans to not accept defeat: Abdullah KABUL – Millions of Afghans on Saturday commemorated the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein...
Action Against Afghan Taliban and Talks Can’t Go Together: Nawaz
October 25, 2015
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said he had told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that Pakistan was prepared to assist with peace talks but could...
Russian Envoy: ISIS and Taliban Competing for Leadership in Afghanistan
October 25, 2015
KABUL - The Russian ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov has said the affiliates of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are competing with...
US, Pakistan Call for Taliban to Return to Peace Talks
October 25, 2015
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and Pakistan's prime minister issued a joint call for the Taliban to return to peace talks with the Afghan government, as the pair...
Ghani Appoints Committee to Assess Hajj Process
October 25, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Friday visited the injured pilots of Afghan Air Force (AAF) at Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital of Kabul and promised to...
Afghanistan-Turkmenistan Plan Joint Operation in Border Areas
October 25, 2015
KABUL - Referring to recent incidents of insurgency in northern regions, First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum on Friday reiterated that military campaigns...
Ghani Orders all Corps on Full Combat Readiness
October 22, 2015
KABUL – President Ghazni has tasked all corps in the country to be ready for serious combat operations. The decision was made during the Afghanistan’s National Security...
Terrorist’s Safe Houses will be Eliminated: Nawaz Sharif
October 22, 2015
KABUL – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is on four days visit to USA, has talked about the elimination of terrorism from his country. Pakistan PM...
MoI: Plans in Place to Crack Down on Taliban
October 22, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday they have sound plans in place to crack down on Taliban insurgents and once these plans are enforced the Taliban's...
MoPH: One in 8 Afghan Women Suffering from Breast Cancer
October 22, 2015
KABUL - Breast cancer is the second deathly disease after maternal death in childbirth which takes lives of the Afghan women. According to Officials on Wednesday that...
Security Forces Oust Taliban after Ghurian Attack
October 22, 2015
HERAT- Hundreds of Taliban insurgents reportedly carried out a large-scale attack on Ghurian district in western Herat province on Tuesday night and took control of...
Putin Briefs Turkish President on Assad’s Moscow Visit
October 22, 2015
ANKARA - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday informed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's surprise visit to...
Gen. Dostum: We will Take Revenge
October 21, 2015
SHEBERGHAN - The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum said at a meeting on Tuesday with security forces in Sheberghan city in Jawzjan province that the enemy...
ERC Works Contrary to President’s Decree: IEC
October 21, 2015
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) criticized the performance of Election Reforms Commission (ERC), saying that the ERC is working contrary to President...
Former Taliban Deputy Minister Detained in Dubai
October 21, 2015
DUBAI - A former deputy minister of the regime of Taliban has been detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports suggest that Abdul Rahman Zahid, the deputy foreign...
UNICEF Concerned About ‘Child Soldiers’ in Afghanistan
October 21, 2015
KABUL - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concerns about the use of child soldiers by insurgent groups in Afghanistan. The UN office has called...
Trump Still Leads CNN Poll, Reverses View of Afghan War
October 21, 2015
WASHINGTON - Another poll shows Donald Trump and Ben Carson well ahead of the Republican presidential field, while Trump reversed his earlier criticism of the war in...
Ghormach Police Chief Captured by Taliban
October 21, 2015
MAIMANA - The Police Chief of Ghormach district of northern Faryab province and 18 of his officers have been captured by the Taliban, local officials said Tuesday.Abdul Baqi...
Afghan War Costs Country $9bn a Year
October 20, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan's war and the fight against extremism cost the country a staggering $9 billion USD last year, said Equality for Peace and Democracy on Monday.A report...