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No Room for Daesh in Afghanistan: MoI
April 13, 2015
KABUL - The spokesman for Ministry of Interior on Sunday said Daesh or the Islamic State group could not find a foothold in Afghanistan, assuring that the country’s security forces ...
UNAMA Records Continuing Trend of Civilian Casualties
April 13, 2015
KABUL - Latest figures from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) showed a continuing trend of record high civilian casualties, with deaths and injuries from ...
Ghazni Rally Wants Hostages Freed Unharmed
April 13, 2015
GHAZNI CITY - A large number of people on Saturday once again rallied in southern Ghazni province to ask the government to take effective steps for safe release of the 31 kidnapped ...
ANSF Capable to Face Challenges: RS
April 13, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) now have the responsibility of providing security for 100 per cent of the country’s population, which is a significant force ...
Durable Peace in Afghanistan My Top Priority: Ghani
April 11, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to establish durable peace in the country even if it costs him his ...
Abdullah Visits Protest Camp Seeking Release of 31 Hostages
April 11, 2015
KABUL - The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah visited the protest camp of civil society members and families of 31 abducted passengers on Friday in Zarnigar Park of ...
Second Vice President Promises Rights will be Protected
April 11, 2015
KABUL - Second Vice president Sarwar Danish on Thursday assured the public that the rights of citizens – and especially women's rights – would be protected by the National Unity ...
President Vows End to Torture of Prisoners
April 11, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said his government was strongly committed to doing away with alleged torture in Afghanistan’s ...
Abdullah Unsatisfied with NUG's Performance
April 09, 2015
KABUL - Addressing a special gathering in Kabul under the theme "future of human rights in Afghanistan" the Chief Executive Officer of the National Unity Government (NUG) ...
AG Warns Private Sector Over Tax Evasion
April 09, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan Attorney General (AG) office's reaffirmed on Tuesday that all those involved in bribery and tax evasion would be held accountable to the law, responding to the ...
MPs to Government: Break the Silence and Secure Release of 31 Hostages
April 09, 2015
KABUL - Members of the Afghan House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the government and security institutions to break the silence and take urgent steps to secure the safe ...
High Level Saudi Delegation Arrives in Kabul
April 09, 2015
KABUL - A high-powered Saudi Arabia delegation has arrived in Kabul on an official visit to discuss a range of issues with Afghan authorities, a statement from Presidential Palace said on ...
Steps Being Taken to Empower Masses: President
April 08, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that corruption has reached to its peak in major cities and the poor continues to suffer. Speaking at an event in Presidential Palace ...
Etisalat Signs Partnership Agreement with AVP
April 08, 2015
KABUL - ‘Etisalat signs a partnership agreement with Afghanistan Volleyball Federation for the year 2015.’ said Yasser Aboul Amayem, CCO of Etisalat Afghanistan in a joint press ...
No Difference of Opinion on Yemen Crisis: Abdullah
April 07, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday made it clear that the unity government has taken decision on Yemen crisis after thorough consultations with ...
Shopkeepers Protest Against Tax Increase
April 07, 2015
KABUL - Hundreds of shops in Kabul city were closed as shopkeepers protested against an unprecedented tax increase by the ...
Gen. Ludin Nominated as Minister of Defense
April 07, 2015
KABUL - Gen. Afzal Ludin was nominated as minister of defense on Monday and will soon be introduced to Parliament for a vote of confidence, said presidential spokesman Ajmal Obaid ...
Abdullah Pledges More Powers to Ministers
April 07, 2015
KABUL - Presiding over the Council of Ministers (CM) meeting on Monday, the chief executive officer of the national unity government Abdullah Abdullah announced that he was looking to ...
Efforts Underway to Ensure Durable Peace, Stability: Murad
April 06, 2015
KABUL - Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 700 junior graduated army officers at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC), he said security forces would chase those creating law ...
NUG Stance on Saudi-Yemen Issue “Irresponsible Act”: Spanta
April 06, 2015
KABUL - Former National Security Advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta strongly criticized the National Unity Government (NUG's) support for Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen crises, calling ...
Protesters Want Kidnapped Passengers Early Recovery
April 06, 2015
KABUL - A number of civil society activists and family members of 31 abducted Hazara men staged a protest in front of the 1st Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostam’s residence in ...
Ghani's Spokesman Rejects Secret Meetings with Taliban
April 04, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan government has had no secret meetings with the Taliban so far, President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman says, rejecting such reports as ...
Abdullah Opposes Decision to Back Saudi Arabia
April 04, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah has expressed his opposition to the Presidential Palace’s decision of announcing Afghanistan’s support for Saudi ...
Ghani Thanks Deminers for Saving Afghan Lives
April 04, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday praised efforts of deminers in Afghanistan but said that 20 percent of the land was still posing threat because of planted ...
Pakistan to Expel 11,000 Afghan Refugees
April 04, 2015
KABUL - At least 11,000 Afghan refugees will be expelled from Azad Jammu and Kashmir which is an administrative territory of Pakistan. According to reports the Afghan refugees will be ...
Danish Introduces 16 Cabinet Nominees to Parliament
April 02, 2015
The second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Wednesday introduced the remaining cabinet picks, except the defense ministry nominee, to the Parliament for a vote of ...
Pentagon Failed in War on Afghan Drugs: SIGAR
April 02, 2015
WASHINGTON - Despite spending about $1.8 billion, 569m of which paid to infamous mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater, the Pentagon has failed to fight drugs production in ...
Parliamentary Polls May be Postponed for a Year: Danish
April 02, 2015
KABUL - Second vice President Sarwar Danish on Wednesday said that parliamentary election may be postponed for one year. In his address to the Wolesi Jirga, Danish said that election would ...
Order Suggests President Ghani Seeks to Consolidate Power
April 01, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly issued an order directing government institutions that all executive decrees and orders will from now on be overseen and executed by the ...
Ghani Holds Telephonic Conversation with King Salman
April 01, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani held telephonic conversation with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz ...
Backed by Donors, CASA-1000 Getting Final Touches
April 01, 2015
KABUL - A Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) official on Tuesday said the World Bank (WB) had pledged a grant of $526 million for finalisation of CASA-1000 power ...
Afghan Govt. Agencies May Have Wasted Billions in Aid: Pentagon
April 01, 2015
KABUL - Highlighting the Afghan government's money-management weakness, the U.S. Defense Department officials have been reported by Washington Examiner as saying that the Afghan ...
Relations with Pakistan on the Mend: President
April 01, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday said Pakistan that had been involved in a state of undeclared hostility in Afghanistan in the past, but a new window of ...
US Visit Productive, Trust Deficit Removed: Abdullah
March 31, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said his visit to the US was highly productive in terms of renewal of bilateral relations and rebuilding ...
Protests Continue as Fate of 31 Abducted Passengers Still Unknown
March 31, 2015
KABUL - Family members of the 31 travelers abducted more than a month ago along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, along with civil society supporters, gathered outside Parliament in Kabul on ...