NUG Prodded to Review Peace Talks

September 19, 2015

KABUL - The Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium (HRRAC) and Afghan Women's Network on Thursday asked the National Unity Government (NUG) to seriously review...

Major Taliban Base Destroyed in Logar

September 19, 2015

KABUL - Critics blasted government on Friday over what they claim to be their failure to destroy a major Taliban base in Logar province, which was reportedly active...

Outrage Grows over Dand-E-Ghori Deal

September 19, 2015

KABUL - Afghan political commentators warned on Thursday that the handing over of Dand-e-Ghori area in Pul-e-Khumri city of northern Baghlan province by the government...

Changes to Election System will be Disastrous: IEC

September 17, 2015

KABUL - As efforts to reform the electoral system gather momentum, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday warned that any changes to the election...

Take Action against All Terror Groups, US Asks Pakistan

September 17, 2015

PESHAWAR - The United States has renewed its call for the Pakistani military to disrupt all terrorist networks as part of the ongoing offensive in its tribal badlands near...

Efforts Underway to Revive Peace Talks: Aziz

September 17, 2015

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's adviser to the prime minister on foreign affairs and national security Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday informed the Senate that efforts were being made...

Govt. Has Miserably Failed on Election Pledges

September 17, 2015

KABUL - A coalition of political parties and civil society groups said the government’s weak approach to deal with security challenges could not prevent the growing threats...

Afghanistan Water Sources Use by Neighboring Countries

September 17, 2015

KABUL - The fears of a security breakdown in Afghanistan boil the larger possibility of an economic collapse. The country’s revenues seem abysmal, and the...

Queues Grow at Embassies as Afghans Seek Visas

September 17, 2015

KABUL - As the country's economy tumbles and unemployment rises in war-hit Afghanistan, embassies of some countries such as Iran and Turkey are being swamped with people...

Afghanistan a Major Drug-Producing Country

September 16, 2015

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on Monday determined Afghanistan and Pakistan as major illicit drug-producing countries.In all, on the list of drug producers...

Abdullah to Represent Afghanistan at UNGA

September 16, 2015

KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah would represent Afghanistan in the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) set to open on Tuesday, sources...

Senators Say Concerned over Youth Migration

September 16, 2015

KABUL - Mesharano Jirga members on Tuesday expressed their deep concern over the Afghan youth joining the refugee stream to Europe and asked the government to generate...

Risk of Penetration of Terrorist Groups Increases: Putin

September 16, 2015

BISHKEK – The risk of penetration of the terrorist groups into the countries neighboring with Afghanistan has increased, said President of Russia Vladimir Putin...

Rights Watchdog Suggests Research on Underage Marriages

September 16, 2015

KABUL - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday expressed its concern about an alarming rise of underage girl marriages in the country...

Ghani Invites Family of Fallen Soldier to Kabul

September 16, 2015

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has invited the family of a fallen Afghan soldier, killed in battle in eastern Kunar province, to meet him in Kabul.This comes...

CEO Dispels Rumors of a Transitional Government

September 15, 2015

KABUL - Chief Executive of the National Unity Government (NUG) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday strongly dispelled rumors of the creation of a transitional...

355 Inmates Escape in Ghazni Jail Break

September 15, 2015

KABUL - A total of 355 detainees escaped as militants attacked a jail in Ghazni province on Monday morning, Interior Ministry confirmed in a statement released...

Karzai Had Ordered Not to Attack the Taliban Training Center

September 15, 2015

KABUL - The former President Hamid Karzai had ordered the security officials not to attack the training centers belonging to the Taliban militants in central Logar...

Mullah Omar Died of Natural Causes in Afghanistan, Son Says

September 15, 2015

PESHAWAR - Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son said in a statement calling for unity and quashing rumours about...

Govt. Dismisses Reports that Pakistan Demanded Sacking of Key Officials

September 15, 2015

KABUL - The Afghan government on Sunday dismissed reports that Pakistan demanded the dismissal of a number of key local security officials, and said that at no time...

MoI Assigns Team to Probe Ghazni Prison Break

September 15, 2015

KABUL - Ministry of Interior (MoI) reported on Monday that a team of investigators has been assigned to investigate the massive prison break early Monday in central...

ERC Suggestions Difficult to Implement: FEFA

September 14, 2015

KABUL - The suggestions floated by the Election Reform Commission (ERC) were incomplete and the government might not be able to implement them, the head of an election...

Govt. Indifferent Towards East’s Security: Muslimyar

September 14, 2015

KABUL - Meshrano Jirga chairman Fazl Hadi Muslimyar on Sunday said if the government provided one-third of the facilities that Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had in the north, elders...

NPC Endorses 8 Contracts worth Afs 3 bln

September 14, 2015

KABUL - The National Procurement Committee (NPC) has approved eight contracts worth around three billion afghanis.

A statement from the Presidential Palace...

67 Schools Closed in Protest Against Education Officers

September 14, 2015

KHOST CITY - Dozens of schools in the Tanai and Gurbaz districts of southeastern Khost province were closed on Sunday in protest against “incompetent” education...

Security Threats up by 13 Percent: Survey

September 14, 2015

KABUL - A SURVEY conducted by TOLOnews on Afghanistan's security situation has found that security threats increased by 13 percent in August during which Afghan forces launched...

Deaf People Demand Reserved Seat in Parliament

September 14, 2015

KABUL - A number of deaf people on Sunday staged a protest demonstration through capital Kabul and demanded a reserved seat in parliament for their community...

Terrorism Threats Remain in Region, Also in Afghanistan

September 13, 2015

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama addressed a variety of national security topics during his live multimedia Worldwide Troop Talk at Fort Meade in the United States on...

Senior Officials Behind Insecurity: MPs

September 13, 2015

KABUL - Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) members on Saturday pointed fingers at some government ministers, governors and local security officials who they accuse of...

Current Peace Mechanism Requires Reform: Ghani

September 13, 2015

KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that the current peace mechanism in the country requires reform.While talking to local elders from Kandahar...

Afghan Taliban Leader Sends Envoy Abroad to Win Support, Unite Group

September 13, 2015

PESHAWAR - The Afghan Taliban's new leader is wooing powerful figures from the militant movement based in the Middle East who have not yet publicly pledged their support, sources...

Pakistan Analysts Urge Govt. to Support Afghan Peace Process

September 13, 2015

ISLAMABAD - A number of Pakistan analysts and civil society activists have called on their government to support the Afghan peace process and stand by Afghanistan in a move to improve...

MoHE Violates Rules in Awarding Scholarships: MP Ayoubi

September 13, 2015

KABUL - MP Humaira Ayoubi has blamed the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) for violating rules in awarding the scholarships.This Member of Parliament said during...

Durand Line Permanent Afghan-Pakistan Border

September 12, 2015

KABUL - The United States recognises the Durand Line as an international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the State Department said on...

CEO’s Office Urges Action over Implementation of ERC Recommendations

September 12, 2015

KABUL - The CEO's office on Thursday said that it would not delay implementing the presidential decree on the recommendations of the Electoral Reform...