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Elections sans Reforms Meaningless: Reform Panel
July 25, 2015
KABUL - The Electoral Reform Commission on Thursday said holding parliamentary elections before bringing reforms to the system would be...
WH Finalizing Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison
July 25, 2015
WASHINGTON - The White House (WH) is in the "final stages" of drafting a plan to close the contentious Guantanamo Bay prison and will submit it for review by ...
Region Should Extend All Support to Kabul: Haysom
July 25, 2015
MAIMANA - The United Nations top representative in Afghanistan on Thursday said regional countries should extend to Kabul their support in encountering terrorism which was not an ...
MoD Expresses Support for Continued U.S. Presence
July 25, 2015
KABUL - Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesman Dawlat Waziri on Thursday reiterated the Afghan forces' continued need for financial support and extended military assistance from the ...
JEC Meeting to be Held in Islamabad on Aug 26
July 25, 2015
KABUL - Afghan Ambassador Janan Mosazai called on Pakistan Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Wednesday and discussed with him the upcoming Joint Economic...
25 Taliban Fighters Killed in Helmand
July 25, 2015
LASHKARGAH - Security forces and Taliban militants clashed in several districts of southern Helmand province, with each side claiming it had inflicted heavy casualties on the...
ISIS Recruiting Fighters in the Outskirts of Kabul: Mohaqiq
July 23, 2015
KABUL - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has started recruitments in the outskirts of Kabul province, Mohammad Mohaqiq, the Second Deputy to Chief Executive ....
AGO : Lost Kabul Bank Money Being Recovered
July 23, 2015
KABUL - The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Wednesday said efforts were being made to recover all the money lost to the infamous Kabul Bank scandal, revealing another two ...
US, Pakistan Reaffirm Shared Afghan Peace Desire
July 23, 2015
WASHINGTON/KABUL - Ahead of the next round of talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the United States and Pakistan on Tuesday reaffirmed their shared desire for achieving...
MoUD Worried About Illegal Residential Construction
July 23, 2015
KABUL – Ministry o Urban Development (MoUD) officials on Wednesday expressed concerns about the continued growth of informal, unsanctioned residential construction in cities around ....
WJ Set to Rise for Summer Recess Today
July 23, 2015
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) -- or lower house of parliament -- is scheduled to rise for a 45-day summer recess on Thursday (today) at a time when some lawmakers acknowledge the assembly's....
Senate: No Cooperation with Lower House Until Polls
July 22, 2015
KABUL - The Senate on Tuesday called the newly-established Electoral Reform Commission as “illegitimate”, saying the upper house or Meshrano Jirga would not cooperate with the ...
Dostum Opposes Militia Force Idea
July 22, 2015
JAWZJAN - First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, speaking during a visit to his home province, has opposed the creation of militia forces in the ...
US Yet to Decide Pace of Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Spokesman
July 22, 2015
KABUL - A spokesman for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan said that the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016 has yet to be determined and will be decided in ...
Thousands of Helmand Students Unable to Attend School
July 22, 2015
LASHKARGAH - Nearly 100,000 students have been unable to attend more than 100 schools where they are enrolled in southern Helmand province due to insecurity, officials...
Ghani Condemns Turkey Border Suicide Attack
July 22, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday strongly condemned a suicide attack in Turkish town of Suruc bordering Syria that left 31 dead and over 100 more ...
Kabul Appellate Court Finalizes Decision on Farkhunda Murder Case
July 22, 2015
KABUL - The appellate of court on Tuesday has finalized decision regarding the lynching of Farkhunda who was brutally murdered over false Koran...
Peace Talks with Taliban to Continue
July 21, 2015
GARDEZ - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday praised security forces for their stubborn resistance to Taliban attacks in the Janikhel and Chamkani districts of southeastern Paktia province...
Shah Sultan Akifi: Electoral Reform Commission Given Marching Orders
July 21, 2015
KABUL - Implementing amendments to Afghanistan's election laws, redefining the job descriptions of the election management bodies and evaluating the structures and capacities of the ...
Ghani Seeks Anti-Terror Partnership: Campbell
July 21, 2015
KABUL - The commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan has said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani wants to be partner with the United States...
Electoral Reform Panel an Important Step: UN
July 21, 2015
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has welcomed the establishment of the Electoral System Reform Commission by the unity government under the chairmanship ...
Ghani, Dempsey Talk Trans-regional Fight on IS
July 21, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey have discussed the possibility of forming a network to oppose the trans regional threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) ...
Next Talks to Discuss Taliban Demands
July 16, 2015
KHOST CITY - President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said the second round of peace talks due in the next two weeks would focus on Taliban’s demands and...
UN Report Details Rapid Increase of IDPs, Civilian Casualties
July 16, 2015
KABUL - A new United Nations (UN) report reveals that the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan has dramatically increased since the collapse of the Taliban regime ...
Ghani, Karzai Meet to ‘Remove Misunderstanding’
July 16, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and his predecessor Hamid Karzai on Wednesday met to discuss “misunderstanding” between the former president and the unity...
Safi Airways Wants Cabinet Decision on Taxes Enforced
July 16, 2015
KABUL - Safi Airways, a privately-owned international airline, on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Finance to reduce taxes and let the company pay its arrears in installments as per ....
Kabul Protests Tehran’s Backing of Taliban
July 16, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has raised the issue of Iran’s cooperation with the Taliban and some rebel leaders’ trips to that country with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the ...
Senate Stresses Unity Between Govt. Leaders, Ex President
July 15, 2015
KABUL - Some members of Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament on Tuesday urged government leaders and former president Hamid Karzai to shun their differences and work in ...
Govt., UN, Donors Start Examining UN’s Afghan Role
July 15, 2015
KABUL - In the first of a series of three meetings to examine the role of United Nations entities in Afghanistan, senior government and UN officials, along with representatives from the ...
President Ghani Appoints 19 New Advisors
July 15, 2015
KABUL - Under a special decree, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed 19 new advisors on different positions, a statement by the Presidential Palace says on...
President Joins Prayers for Durable Peace in Country
July 15, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has joined final part of Quran recitation ceremony and prayed for durable peace, stability and prosperity in the country, a statement from the ...
‘Pak, Afghan will Root Out Terrorism Through Joint Efforts’
July 15, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the suicide attack at a military base in eastern Afghanistan in which at least 33 people were killed, and expressed confidence that through ...
CEO Dr. Abdullah Abdullah: NUG Inherited Corrupt System
July 14, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah once again strongly blasted the past government, saying the National Unity Government (NUG) inherited a "corrupt system and deceptive...
‘Al-Qaeda was Terrorism Version 1, Daesh is Version 6’: Ghani
July 14, 2015
MOSCOW - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has put Daesh or the Islamic State militant group at stage ...
Karzai Intends to Bring Down NUG
July 14, 2015
KABUL - The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to bring down the National Unity Government (NUG) led by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, a senior Western diplomat quoted in report ...