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US to Provide 20 Fighter Jets to Afghanistan
July 07, 2015
KABUL - The United States (US) would deliver Afghanistan 20 fighter jets until the end of 2015, the Ministry of Defence announced on...
President Reviews ID Cards Distribution Process
July 07, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday evaluated administrative and technical affairs of the electronic national identity cards process and asked the committees concerned to ...
Jalrez Incident Won’t Go Unanswered: Ghani
July 06, 2015
KABUL - As the National Security Council (NSC) discussed the Jalrez deaths, President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said the carnage would not go ...
Senate Closes Doors in Protest of Government’s Handling of Jalrez Clash
July 06, 2015
KABUL - Senators during Sunday's session decided to shut the House till Wednesday in protest against what they called government's negligence to the Jalrez ...
As Investments Dwindle, ACCI Blames Government Neglect
July 06, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) released a statement on Saturday warning that growing insecurity and a lack of attention on the part of the government has ...
Governor Stresses Quality Religious Education inside Country
July 06, 2015
FIROZKOH - The governor of western Ghor province underlined improvement of religious centers inside Afghanistan aimed at preventing students from travelling to foreign countries for ...
Ghani Assigns Team to Investigate Jalrez Carnage
July 06, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has appointed a team of high-level government officials to investigate the tragic Jalrez incident which left about 30 local police forces dead with their ...
MoI: Commission Formed to Probe Jalrez Massacre
July 06, 2015
KABUL - Spokesman of the ministry of interior claimed the ministry adopted measures to dispatch reinforcements to Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Jalrez district but the supply could not ...
The Need for Sustainable Kabul-Islamabad Relations
July 05, 2015
A recent border clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces on the shared border near Barmal district in Paktika province has come as a surprise incident amidst efforts to improve mutual ...
John McCain : US Troop Pullout from Afghanistan a Tragedy
July 05, 2015
KABUL - US Senator John McCain on Saturday said his country must reassess withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in the wake of an unprecedented increase in Taliban attacks and increasing ...
Parliament Rejects Stanekzai as Defense Minister
July 05, 2015
KABUL - The defense nominee Masoom Stanekzai failed on Saturday to win a vote of confidence from the Parliament – as the key ministry is left abandoned for more than nine...
India Sounds Alert as ISIS Spreads its Territory to Afghanistan, Pakistan
July 05, 2015
KABUL - The Indian intelligence agencies have sounded an alert following reports suggesting that the Islamic State (ISIS) has been spreading its territory to the Afghanistan-Pakistan ...
MPs Push for Rollout of Digital ID Program after Months of Delay
July 05, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has asked the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to consider a pilot phase rollout of the digital ID program in Kabul after months of delay for full ...
Jalrez Situation Virtually Under Control as Forces Retake Posts
July 05, 2015
KABUL - The situation in the unsafe Jalrez district virtually came under control after the security forces secured control of all nine police posts that had fallen to the...
Dr. Abdullah: Big Problems Being Resolved Gradually
July 04, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday said the government faced some big problems and each would be resolved...
MoD Committed to Fully Exercise War Rules
July 04, 2015
KABUL - In the wake of recent remarks by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that Afghan armed forces are violating rules of war, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday said they were fully ...
Clinton’s Advisors Suggest to Lead Afghanistan to a Stronger Base
July 04, 2015
KABUL - Advisors of Hillary Clinton, one of the possible US presidential election nominees at some have suggested her to lead Afghanistan to a stronger base and have a US tougher stance ...
Khwaja Ghar District Purged of Militants: Official
July 04, 2015
TALOQAN - Following anti-militants offensive, the Khwaja Ghar district in northern Takhar province has been completely purged of insurgents, the spokesman for the acting governor said on ...
Work on 95km Jawzjan-Balkh Gas Pipeline Launched
July 04, 2015
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Construction works on a 95-kilometre gas pipeline project stretching from northern Jawzjan to Balkh province was launched on ...
Businesses Virtually Paralysed by Insecurity: Kunduz Traders
July 04, 2015
KUNDUZ CITY - A majority of businessmen in northern Kunduz province, demanding beefed-up security, say recent gunbattle between the Taliban and Afghan security forces have left a ...
WJ Again Summons Ulumi Over Spiraling Insecurity
July 02, 2015
KABUL - As many as 64 Wolesi Jirga (WJ) members on Wednesday signed agreed to summon minister of interior to brief the august house about growing incidents of violence that has been plaguing ...
US Praises ANSF Quick Response to Terror Acts
July 02, 2015
WASHINGTON - The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have come a long way in defending and securing their country, the United States said Tuesday as it praised the security forces in ...
Danish Introduces Nominees for Key Posts to Parliament
July 02, 2015
KABUL - Second vice president Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Wednesday introduced four nominees for key government posts to parliament ahead of Saturday's vote of ...
Takhar’s Military Operation Ongoing to Clear All Insurgents
July 02, 2015
TELEQAM - The military operation in Khwaja Ghar district of northern Takhar province to clear all insurgents is ongoing and the Taliban has sustained massive casualties, local officials ...
Japan Donates 106 Machineries for Road Maintenance
July 02, 2015
KABUL - In latest move to support Afghanistan, the Embassy of Japan on Wednesday announced the handover of 106 different machineries to the Ministry of Public Works for road maintenance ...
New Bamyan Governor Received Amid Protests
July 02, 2015
BAMYAN CITY - Taher Zahir, the newly-appointed governor for central Bamyan province was introduced on Wednesday amid protest by some lawmakers and...
President Ashraf Ghani :No one Should Gamble Afghanistan will Collapse
July 01, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said the war had been imposed on the Afghans and Afghanistan would not collapse as a...
Nicholas Haysom :Forgetting Afghanistan Would be Disastrous
July 01, 2015
KABUL - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Nicholas Haysom said Tuesday that the international community must not take its ...
AGO Warns of Legal Action against Kabul Bank Defaulters
July 01, 2015
KABUL - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) warned on Tuesday it will take legal action against Kabul Bank debt defaulters who fail to repay their...
Senate Warns of not Recognising Wolesi Jirga
July 01, 2015
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga or Senate members on Tuesday called for early announcement of parliamentary elections date, otherwise they would not approve any draft legalising the ...
UNODC Calls for National Mobilization against Narcotics
July 01, 2015
KABUL - The United Nation’s International Day against Illicit drugs is celebrated each year on 26 June with the aim of raising awareness of the harm illicit drug use causes society and....
Abdullah Urges Action to Safeguard Public's Trust
June 30, 2015
KABUL - National Unity Government CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Monday stated that the NUG must do everything possible to maintain public trust as losing it would be the end of the line ...
Afghan Mining Sector Could Fall Victim to Daesh
June 30, 2015
KABUL - A recent Pentagon report stated that the emergence of Daesh in Afghanistan is of concern to the U.S., the coalition, Afghanistan, and other regional governments, as well as to ...
Salaries, Privileges of Security Personnel Being Increased
June 30, 2015
KABUL - Praising security forces, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday recommended that privileges and salaries of security personnel engaged in operations should be ...
Parwan Incident Sparked Concerns among People
June 30, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Adullah on Monday said the raid of foreign troops in central Parwan province on a house of former jihadi commander sparked serious ...