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Afghanistan Not Alone Target of Terrorists: Rabbani to SCO
June 06, 2015
KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has warned the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) of dangerous consequences at regional and international levels if the organisation avoided...
ICG Warns Militia Units are Adding to Security Problems
June 06, 2015
KABUL - The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued a report on Thursday on the Afghan Local Police (ALP) and warned that the move to use these unregulated units has not improved security in ...
Karzai Says He is Distancing Himself from NUG
June 06, 2015
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai on Thursday blasted the National Unity Government on how it dealt with the Pakistan issue and said he was distancing himself from the...
Afghanistan Second-Worst Country in Rule of Law
June 04, 2015
KABUL - A new study by World Justice Project (WJP) illustrates Afghanistan is the second-worst country in rule of law after Venezuela topped the list of 102 countries ranked in ...
MEC Report Exposes Corruption in MoFA
June 04, 2015
KABUL - The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) in its report released on Wednesday claimed corruption and irregularities took taking place on a ...
President Assesses Overall Security Situation
June 04, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday discussed the overall security situation of the country with the officials concerned through a video conference, in which he stressed ...
Mafia, Terrorists Annually Receive $70 Billion from Narcotics
June 04, 2015
KABUL - Mafia and terrorist groups are annually receiving $70 billion from narcotics in Afghanistan.Zabihullah Daim, an official at the Ministry of Counter Narcotics said that Mafia...
CEO Visits Tajikistan Next Week
June 04, 2015
DUSHANBE - Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, will arrive in Tajikistan on his first official visit on June 8.While in Dushanbe, Dr. Abdullah is
Ata Mohammad Noor Dismisses Kabul Government as a ‘Show’
June 04, 2015
KABUL - The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province, Ata Mohammad Noor, has called the governance by the national unity government leaders a show.In an interview with ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs :Regional Cooperation Needed to Counter Threats
June 03, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday said Afghanistan had been suffering from acts staged by non-state actors and the country was concerned about emerging ...
Afghan War Leaves 100,000 Dead Since 2001: Report
June 03, 2015
KABUL - A new study called Costs of War produced by Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies has said that war in Afghanistan since 2001 US-led invasion that sparked ...
Pakistani Official:Taliban, Haqqani Should be Handed over to Kabul
June 03, 2015
KABUL - The chairman of Pakistan's National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari, said that Pakistan should hand over members of the Afghan Taliban and...
Travel Ban on 5 Taliban Released Last Year Extended
June 03, 2015
WASHINGTON - Travel ban on five Taliban leaders, who were released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and transferred to Qatar, has been extended for another year, the ...
Foreign Militants Pose Serious Threat to Faryab Security: PC
June 03, 2015
MAIMANA - Provincial Council (PC) head in northern Faryab province voiced concerns over deteriorating law and order amid complaints of growing number of foreign insurgents that poses ...
Corruption Runs Rampant in Samangan Coalmines: MP
June 03, 2015
KABUL - A lawmaker from northern Samangan province on Monday alleged corruption ran rampant in coalmines in her province, saying a local council had prevented embezzlement of 15 million ...
President Ashraf Ghani :Govt. Won’t Talk Peace from a Weak Position
June 02, 2015
HERAT CITY - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday made it clear his government would not hold talks with Taliban under duress or from a position of weakness.During his visit to western ...
National Interests Not to be Compromised: Abdullah
June 02, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said his country would not sign any agreement in contravention to national interest.Chairing meeting of council of ...
Italian PM Vows to Continue Supporting Afghanistan
June 02, 2015
KABUL - Visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday, assuring that his country would continue to support Afghanistan, a reliable...
President for End to Beating Schoolchildren
June 02, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday urged teachers not to allow beating, insulting and terrifying children at schools under any...
No Security without the Locals Support: Atta Noor
June 02, 2015
MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Atta Muhammad Noor, acting governor of Balkh, has asked the residents of the province to cooperate with security forces in order to maintain security and eliminate ...
Ghani Seeks Pakistan’s Decisive Action Against Taliban
June 01, 2015
KABUL - In a fresh overture, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has asked Islamabad to take pragmatic measures against Afghan Taliban using Pakistani ...
Merit Criteria Trampled in Hiring Employees: Ezedyar
June 01, 2015
KABUL - Some members of Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament rued on Sunday that merit criteria had been totally trampled following new appointments at the Ministry of Defence ...
Senators: Preparations for SAARC Festival Unsatisfactory
June 01, 2015
BAMYAN CITY - A delegation of Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament expressed concerns over arrangements made in connection of a festival marking the central Bamyan province as ...
Health Officials Struggle to Stem Tide of Illegal Tobacco
June 01, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) observed World No Tobacco Day on Sunday by promoting an initiative to curtail the illegal tobacco trade and decrease the overall level of use...
Daikundi Security, Stability Top Priority: PC
June 01, 2015
Rahmatullah Shariati, a civil society activist in Daikundi, said the provincial council did nothing for people&rsquo...
President Ashraf Ghani: Women Rights to be Protected in Peace Talks
May 31, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday reiterated that women rights would be protected during peace ...
Ghani Reportedly Sent List of Security Demands to Sharif
May 31, 2015
KABUL - In a confidential letter to Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President Ashraf Ghani has set out a list of demands in terms of bridging the neighboring divide and ending extremism in the region...
US Efforts to Shore up Afghan Economy Foundering, Watchdog Finds
May 31, 2015
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department’s business stability task force operating in war-torn Afghanistan has overlooked obstacles to a plan for a natural gas-powered automobile industry as well as commercial...
Insecurity, Corruption Linked to Govt. Inefficiency
May 31, 2015
KABUL - Some lawmakers on Saturday vehemently criticized government for spiraling insecurity, rampant corruption and not appointing new ...
NDS Foils Massive Attack Plot on Kabul
May 31, 2015
Kabul – were seized during a special operation in Urgun district of eastern Paktika...
Travel Ban for 5 Former Taliban Detainees in Qatar Expires in 2 Days
May 31, 2015
WASHINGTON - The travel ban imposed on five high-ranking Taliban leaders released by the U.S. from Guantanamo Bay two years ago will end in two days. The Afghan High Peace...
Ghani for Atmosphere of Trust between NDS, ISI
May 30, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said an atmosphere of trust should be created between the premier spy agencies of Afghanistan and Pakistan, asking parliament to appoint a ...
Rabbani Urges OIC to Support Stable Afganistan
May 30, 2015
KABUL - Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has said Muslim countries should re-double their efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms and ...
China, Russia, India Consult on Afghanistan
May 30, 2015
BEIJING - Chinese, Russian and Indian diplomats met in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss helping stabilize Afghanistan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson revealed ...
Kabul, Islamabad Need to Intensify Bilateral Contacts: Rabbani
May 30, 2015
KABUL - Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani in his meeting with Sartaj Aziz, advisor to the Pakistan’s prime minister on foreign affairs, stressed to further intensify ...