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Mutasim Supports Govt-Taliban Peace Negotiations

Mutasim Supports Govt-Taliban Peace Negotiations

March 31, 2015

KABUL - A veteran leader and former finance minister during the Taliban regime announced on Monday support for the Afghan government-Taliban talks and efforts aimed at bringing tranquilly ...

Peace Talks Possibly in Afghanistan: HPC

Peace Talks Possibly in Afghanistan: HPC

March 30, 2015

KABUL - Speaking of an agreement on a general framework for the peace talks, the High Peace Council (HPC) members have declared that the proposed peace talks with the Taliban would ...

Kabul Electricity to be Restored within Five Days: Breshna

Kabul Electricity to be Restored within Five Days: Breshna

March 30, 2015

KABUL - With about a month gone by since Kabul's electricity was cut down, the Breshna Company, the city's primary provider, has not been able to fix the line issues in Salang that have ...

US Trip Helped Restore Friendly Relations: Abdullah

US Trip Helped Restore Friendly Relations: Abdullah

March 29, 2015

KABUL - The visit to the United States was a step to restore the strained relations between Kabul and Washington, the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said, calling the trip ...

20 Daikundi Abductees Released: Police

20 Daikundi Abductees Released: Police

March 29, 2015

KABUL - The Taliban have released about 20 passengers and drivers who were abducted last week from Kandahar-Daikundi highway, security sources ...

No Election Unless System Reformed: Abdullah

No Election Unless System Reformed: Abdullah

March 28, 2015

KABUL - The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has warned that as long as the electoral system has not been reformed, the government would not hold any ...

Ghani on Pakistan: We will Swim, not Sink, Together

Ghani on Pakistan: We will Swim, not Sink, Together

March 28, 2015

WASHINGTON - As a result of Pakistan's military operation in the tribal region pf North Waziristan, more than 200,000 refugees have crossed the border into Afghanistan, President ...

Peace Talks with Taliban to Begin in Weeks, Hopes CEO

Peace Talks with Taliban to Begin in Weeks, Hopes CEO

March 28, 2015

WASHINGTON - Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah on Thursday exuded confidence that talks with the Taliban could begin in the next few weeks, but such a start would not necessarily translate into ...

No American Soldier to Leave Afghanistan this Year: Obama

No American Soldier to Leave Afghanistan this Year: Obama

March 26, 2015

WASHINGTON - The U.S. President Barack Obama has assured that no American soldier would leave Afghanistan until the end of 2015, believing Afghanistan is still a dangerous ...

Sustainable Peace Remains our Key Goal: Ghani

Sustainable Peace Remains our Key Goal: Ghani

March 25, 2015

CAMP DAVID - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday refrained from making any commitment on peace talks with the Taliban, as the United States extended its full support for an Afghan-led ...

13 Civilian Passengers Shot Dead on Kabul-Ghazni Highway

13 Civilian Passengers Shot Dead on Kabul-Ghazni Highway

March 25, 2015

KABUL - At least 13 civilian passengers including a woman have been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen Monday night on Kabul-Ghazni highway, local officials told ...

Kerry Unveils $800m New Development Partnership

Kerry Unveils $800m New Development Partnership

March 25, 2015

CAMP DAVID - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday announced the launch of a $800 million New Development Partnership with Afghanistan and re-launch of the Bilateral ...

List of 16 New Cabinet Nominees Sent to Parliament

List of 16 New Cabinet Nominees Sent to Parliament

March 25, 2015

KABUL - The House of Representatives received the list of 16 new cabinet nominees on Monday, after President Ashraf Ghani squeezed in the last minute announcement that he would form a ...

Pentagon to Seek Funds for 352,000 Afghan Troops Till 2017

Pentagon to Seek Funds for 352,000 Afghan Troops Till 2017

March 25, 2015

CAMP DAVID - The Pentagon will seek Congressional approval to fund sustenance of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2017, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Monday following talks ...

Obama to Slow US Drawdown in Afghanistan

Obama to Slow US Drawdown in Afghanistan

March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON - President Obama plans to keep most of the 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan in the country through 2015 -- and keep open two key airfields -- as part of an effort to slow the ...

Ghani Once Again Warns Against Proxy War

Ghani Once Again Warns Against Proxy War

March 19, 2015

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has once again warned against proxy war in the country, saying no one would be allowed to turn Afghanistan into a center of ...

Taliban Can Have Place in the Government: Noor

Taliban Can Have Place in the Government: Noor

March 19, 2015

MAZAR-E-SHARF - If the Taliban renounce war and violence, they can become part of the government, says Atta Mohammad Noor of northern Balkh province in an unprecedented statement before ...

Amendments Needed to Combat Corruption: Massoud

Amendments Needed to Combat Corruption: Massoud

March 19, 2015

KABUL - The president’s special representative for reforms and good governance on Wednesday called corruption a big obstacle to Afghanistan’s development and ...

Ghani to Drum up US Support for Peace Talks, Security

Ghani to Drum up US Support for Peace Talks, Security

March 19, 2015

KABUL - At the head of a high-level delegation, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to visit the United States on Saturday, an official said on ...

IS Emergence in Afghanistan Worries UN, Russia

IS Emergence in Afghanistan Worries UN, Russia

March 18, 2015

KABUL - The United Nations and Russia on Wednesday voiced their concerns at the emergence of the Islamic State in Afghanistan and its efforts to unite insurgents ...

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan Could Become New Global Rare Earth Metals Centers

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan Could Become New Global Rare Earth Metals Centers

March 18, 2015

KABUL - Afghanistan and Kazakhstan may become new global centers of rare earth metals’ production during the next several years with Kazakh government recently approving a state ...

Obama Consulting Aides on Pace of Drawdown

Obama Consulting Aides on Pace of Drawdown

March 18, 2015

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama is consulting his national security team and military leadership on the pace of the military drawdown from Afghanistan, the White House said on ...

Afghanistan Becoming Good Place for Women: Rula Ghani

Afghanistan Becoming Good Place for Women: Rula Ghani

March 18, 2015

KABUL - Turning down concerns about the future of Afghan women, First Lady Rula Ghani said the country was becoming a good place for women who have suffered various types of violence ...

Iran Reiterates Full Support for Establishment of Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan

Iran Reiterates Full Support for Establishment of Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan

March 18, 2015

Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York Gholam Ali Khoshrou underlined Iran's determination to do its best to promote peace and tranquility in neighboring ...

UN Calls for Consensus on Govt.-Taliban Talks

UN Calls for Consensus on Govt.-Taliban Talks

March 18, 2015

KABUL - The United Nations on Tuesday acknowledged intensified efforts were underway to bring the insurgents to the negotiations table, suggesting the process should go ahead in ...

Another 6 Hazara Passengers Abducted

Another 6 Hazara Passengers Abducted

March 18, 2015

KABUL - In a fresh and the third incident, at least six more passengers from Hazara ethnic minority have been abducted by armed masked men on the Herat-Farah highway, west Afghanistan on ...

Pakistan’s Cooperation Key to Peace Effort Success: Tanin

Pakistan’s Cooperation Key to Peace Effort Success: Tanin

March 18, 2015

WASHINGTON - Cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan is key to the success of peace process with the Taliban, a top Afghan diplomat told members of the Security Council on ...

No Government in Absence of Cabinet: MPs

No Government in Absence of Cabinet: MPs

March 17, 2015

KABUL - Members of Parliament criticized the National Unity Government leaders who, in their words, have shown a lack of leadership by delaying the announcement of the remaining ...

Iranian Province's Exports to Afghanistan Exceed $160mln

Iranian Province's Exports to Afghanistan Exceed $160mln

March 17, 2015

TEHRAN - The Eastern Province of South Khorassan exported nearly $162mln of various types of commodities to neighboring Afghan ...

All Insurgent Groups are Threats for the Region: Officials

All Insurgent Groups are Threats for the Region: Officials

March 17, 2015

KABUL - At a joint seminar on Afghanistan-China relations, officials of both Afghanistan and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all insurgent groups in Afghanistan and ...

10 Cabinet Picks to be Named Before Ghani’s US Trip

10 Cabinet Picks to be Named Before Ghani’s US Trip

March 17, 2015

KABUL - Before embarking on his visit to the United States, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is expected to refer at least 10 cabinet members to the Wolesi Jirga for a vote of ...

Ghani, Saudi King Agree on Enhanced Economic Links

Ghani, Saudi King Agree on Enhanced Economic Links

March 17, 2015

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held wide-ranging talks on a variety of subjects of bilateral importance, including enhanced economic ...

Decision on Test for Attorneys Rejected as Unacceptable

Decision on Test for Attorneys Rejected as Unacceptable

March 16, 2015

KABUL - The Lawyer’s Association on Sunday expressed its concern about President Ashraf Ghani’s recent decision regarding giving attorneys a test, calling the move ...

Resolving Refugee Problems Key to Stability: Atifmal

Resolving Refugee Problems Key to Stability: Atifmal

March 16, 2015

KABUL - The deputy foreign minister on Sunday said resolving the problem of Afghan refugees was the key to Afghanistan’s stability since they were being tooled to ...

CIA Secret Funds for Afghanistan in the Hands of Al-Qaeda: NY Times

CIA Secret Funds for Afghanistan in the Hands of Al-Qaeda: NY Times

March 16, 2015

KABUL - About $1 million of money which was provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended up in the hands of Al-Qaeda in 2010 when it was used to pay a release for an Afghan ...