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Baher Urges Action over ID Cards
August 18, 2015
KABUL - Ezmarai Baher, the head of the registration department for electronic ID cards, on Monday reiterated his unit's readiness to launch the pilot phase of the digital ...
Obama Can do Iran Nuclear Deal Even if Congress Disapproves
August 17, 2015
WASHINGTON - The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if U.S. lawmakers reject the agreement, it's ...
3-Day Countrywide Polio Eradication Drive Launched
August 17, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) demanded the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the vital industrial sector, which would go a long way to ensure progress ...
Smooth Power Supply to Develop Industries: AISA
August 17, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) demanded the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the vital industrial sector, which would go a long way to ensure progress ...
EVAW Law’s Parliamentary Approval to Check Violence
August 17, 2015
KABUL - Civil society groups and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said not approving the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) Law by the ...
77 Insurgents Killed in Helmand Clashes: Officials
August 17, 2015
MAIMANA - At least 77 Taliban insurgents have been killed in 21 days of clashes in Nawzad district of southern Helmand province, local officials said on....
David Sedney: Pakistan Fooled Entire World by Hiding Omar’s Death
August 17, 2015
WASHINGTON - Stating that it is impossible to believe that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) did not know about the death of Mullah Omar, an ex-top Obama administration official ...
96th Independence Day to be Observed with Enthusiasm
August 16, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Saturday said that special arrangements had been put in place to celebrate the 96th Independence Day with zeal and...
Pakistan’s Response to Ghani Letter Being Evaluated
August 16, 2015
>KABUL - Pakistan has replied to an eight-article letter from President Ashraf Ghani during a visit to Islamabad by a high-level Afghan delegation, a source privy to the discussions ...
AIHRC Concerned About Increased Child Labor in South
August 16, 2015
KABUL - Up to 40,000 children in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand are said to be involved in harsh physical labor, officials at the provincial headquarters of the ...
Afghan Air Force Helicopters Make Combat Debut
August 16, 2015
KABUL - Afghan Air Force (AAF) MD-530 helicopters made a successful combat debut against insurgents in Nangarhar province as Afghan National Defense and Security Forces continue clearing ...
MoU Inked to Improve Quality of Domestically Produced Items
August 16, 2015
KABUL - The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) and the Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve quality of ..
Javad Zarif :Afghan Govt., Taliban Talks will Yield Positive Outcome
August 15, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday has hoped a positive outcome from the talks between the Afghan Taliban and Afghan government being mediated by Pakistan, which ...
ERC Urges IEC to Cooperate in Electoral Reform Process
August 15, 2015
KABUL - Shah Sultan Akifi, the head of the Electoral Reform Commission (ERC), has stressed the need for IEC officials to work together to bring about inclusive reforms in the country's ...
Afghan, Pakistani Officials Discuss Security Challenges
August 15, 2015
KABUL - A high-powered Afghan delegation returned home from Islamabad late on Thursday after holding comprehensive talks on improved bilateral ties with Pakistani...
Religious Clerics Terms Ongoing War against Islam
August 15, 2015
KABUL - Supreme council of religious leaders denounced the ongoing violence and said that continued war was against the principles of Islam, a statement from the Presidential Palace ...
Ghani Expresses Grief over Deadly China Explosions
August 15, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Friday expressed his profound grief over twin blasts in China, where several people were killed and...
Hizb-E-Islami Union Supports Ghani’s Remarks on Pakistan
August 15, 2015
KABUL - The union of the Hizb-e-Islami factions on Thursday announced its support for President Ashraf Ghani in the wake of his remarks over Pakistan's failure to stop harborin...
President to Youth:Beaware of Terrorist Designs
August 13, 2015
KABUL - In his message on the eve of International Youth Day on Wednesday, President Ashraf Ghani has warned that terrorists want to use youth as a tool to promote their nefarious...
NDS Blames Pakistan for Recent Kabul Bombings
August 13, 2015
KABUL - The National Directorate of Security (NDS) - the Afghan intelligence bureau - on Wednesday blamed the recent Kabul bombings on Pakistan's ...
High-Powered Afghan Delegation Due in Islamabad Today
August 13, 2015
KABUL - A high-powered Afghan delegation is scheduled to visit Islamabad today (Thursday) for in-depth talks with Pakistani officials in the backdrop of recent terrorist attacks...
130 Nangarhar Residents in Daesh Custody
August 13, 2015
JALALABAD - Criticizing recent footage released by Daesh that shows the inhumane killing of 10 Afghan civilians, a number of residents of eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday said that ...
HPC Urges International Community to Monitor Peace Talks
August 13, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan's High Peace Council (HPC) members on Sunday called on the international community to play an observer role in the peace talks as they believe that without this the ...
US Calls for Af-Pak Efforts to Defeat Violent Extremists
August 12, 2015
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan and Pakistan need to work together to achieve the shared goals of defeating violent extremists, the United States said on Monday, as it expressed concern over ...
UN Agency Calls for Efforts to Empower Youth
August 12, 2015
ADDIS ABABA - The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) underlined Tuesday the need to address the obstacles confronted by young people and to invest in them towards building a better future ...
Judicial Reform to Help End Insecurity: Deputy CEO
August 12, 2015
KABUL - First deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Khan on Monday said judicial reforms and rule of law could help Afghanistan get rid of insecurity and...
Nangarhar Drone Operation Kills 250 Insurgents in Past Month
August 12, 2015
JALALABAD - Nearly 250 Taliban and Daesh insurgents have been killed in 17 drone strikes by foreign troops in eastern Nangarhar province in the past month, local officials said on ...
Population Census Law Seen in Need of Amendments
August 12, 2015
KABUL - A coalition of civil society groups on Tuesday said President Ashraf Ghani had assured them that the population census law would be amended and the word “Afghan” ...
Govt’s ‘Double Agents’ More Dangerous Than Insurgents
August 12, 2015
KABUL - Following comments made this week by the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on the "presence of enemy spies within Afghan government ranks", a number of analysts raised...
President Ghani Addresses Nation, Blasts Pakistan
August 11, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday afternoon addressed the nation and made it clear that Friday's Shah Shaheed bombing in Kabul was unacceptable and that it was a game changer for the ...
China Ready to Equip, Support Afghan Forces
August 11, 2015
KABUL - Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan in his marathon meeting with National Security Advisor (NSA) Mohammad Hanif Atmar said Beijing was ready to equip and support the Afghan ...
Abdullah Questions Pakistan’s Sincerity Towards Peace
August 11, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive of the National Unity Government (NUG), Abdullah Abdullah, on Monday said there has been no sign of Pakistan's cooperation regarding Afghanistan's war on terror ...
Mullah Mansour to Remain Taliban’s Supreme Leader
August 11, 2015
KABUL - After reports of rifts within the Taliban leadership over the appointment of Mullah Mohammad Mansour as the Emir of the group, Mullah Abdul Hai Mutmain, a senior Taliban political ,....
Dostum Wearing Military Uniform, Fighting Rebels in Faryab
August 11, 2015
>MAIMANA - The first vice-president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Monday after wearing military uniform had been fighting rebels in northwestern Faryab province and leading the first...
Afghanistan Caught in Vicious Circle of Global Terror
August 11, 2015
KABUL - Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar has said Afghanistan is in grip of vicious circle of international terrorism and regional intelligence agencies fomenting the fight ...