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Interim Government Should Be Part of a Comprehensive Peace Deal: Abdullah
November 25,2020
ISTANBUL - Interim government should be part of a comprehensive peace agreement, head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah has said...
Ghani Says Afghanistan Wants Connectivity, Not Charity
November 24,2020
KABUL - President Ghani addressed a side event of the Geneva summit on Monday where he explained the ways through which can improve its economy and reiterated that the country ...
Decision on Afghan Mission Next Year: NATO
November 24,2020
KABUL - NATO would take a decision on the future of its mission in Afghanistan early next year, says the secretary-general of the western alliance...
No Major Policy Shift Under Biden, Pompeo Says in Doha
November 24,2020
KABUL - US Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo has told the Afghan government negotiating team in Doha that the American assistance with Afghanistan will continue and there would be no major policy ...
Violence Spikes with Start of Intra-Afghan Talks: Atmar
November 24,2020
KABUL - Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Monday said Afghanistan freed thousands of Taliban prisoners without any agreement, but violence intensified instead of reducing ...
Biden to Seek More Concessions from Taliban
November 24,2020
KABUL - US president-elect Joe Biden is likely to push for seeking a ceasefire as well as guarantees from the Taliban on human rights, something the Democrats have always pushed ...
UN Seeks Global Support for Afghan Refugees
November 24,2020
KABUL - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged the global fraternity to remain committed to Afghanistan at this critical juncture...
Taliban Run Bombers’ Market with Other Groups: Saraj
November 24,2020
KABUL - Acting National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief on Monday said there were no signs countries interfering in Afghanistan affairs would change their policies and claimed ...
Pakistan Wants to Host Afghanistan for Limited Over Series Next Year
November 23,2020
KABUL - Pakistan wants to host Afghanistan for limited over series next year, Pakistan Cricket Board’s CEO Wasim Khan has said.
It comes after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ...
Saleh Vows to Track Down Network Behind Kabul City Rocket Attack
November 23,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh vowed on Sunday to track down those responsible for Saturday’s deadly rocket attack on Kabul city which has been claimed ...
Australia Defense Chief Pledges Changes after Afghanistan Report
November 23,2020
CANBERRA - Australia’s top military official said on Sunday the country’s defense force must ‘own’ a recent report on soldiers committing crimes in Afghanistan ...
Brother, Sister Killed in Kabul Rocket Attacks
November 23,2020
KABUL - A brother and a sister, Mashal and Shaqayiq, were among the eight civilians killed in rocket attacks in Kabul on Saturday morning. The attack shocked the entire city...
Women Assassins of Haqqani Network
November 23,2020
Muzghan and her Aunt Nasreen are the female assassins who lured an Afghan security official to his death with promises of sex before shooting him dead...
UN Chief Stresses Urgency of Ending Violence
November 23,2020
KABUL - The UN secretary-general has denounced Saturday’s rocket attacks in Kabul, killing at least eight civilians and wounding many more...
Members of Independent Commission for Combating Corruption Swore Allegiance
November 23,2020
KABUL - Members of the Independent Commission for Combating Corruption swore allegiance at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in the presence of the President ...
Parliament Approves Nominees for 10 Ministries
November 22,2020
KABUL - The Afghan parliament on Saturday approved the candidates for 10 ministries, including two security agencies, amidst an increase in violence and concerns by people about lack of security ...
Ghani to UN: Call for Truce in Afghanistan
November 22,2020
KABUL - Addressing the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan’s peace process, he claimed significant progress had been made by the Afghan security and defence ...
Erdogan Meets Abdullah, Vows Support to Afghan Peace
November 22,2020
ISTANBUL - Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Friday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul and exchanged views ...
Security Officials Arrest PM Bodyguards in Connection to Illegal Activities: Saleh
November 22,2020
KABUL - First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said security forces detained three bodyguards of Shahpoor Hassanzoi, a member of the Wolesi Jirga (Parliament) from Logar, carrying 10 million ...
23 Rockets Land in Kabul; 8 Civilians Killed
November 22,2020
KABUL - At least 14 rockets landed in various parts of Kabul on Saturday morning just one hour after two IED explosions in the city...
Afghanistan, Pakistan to Jointly Foil Peace Spoilers
November 21,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to work jointly for peace, economic development, preventing those creating hurdles to the peace process and planning a dignified ...
Procedure for Doha Talks Finalized: Source
November 21,2020
KABUL - A reliable source in Doha says procedure for the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been finalized.
The source, who did not want to be named ...
UK Will Likely Follow the U.S. in Downsizing Troops in Afghanistan
November 21,2020
According to a Reuter’s story quoting Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Thursday that Britain will likely follow the United States in reducing troop levels in Afghanistan...
Aid Reduction a Possibility at Geneva Conference: UNDP Envoy
November 21,2020
GENEVA - Abdallah Al Dardari, UNDP’s Resident Representative in Afghanistan, has said that the international donors are expected to reduce their financial assistance ...
U.S Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad Is More Likely to Remain with Biden’s Administration
November 21,2020
WASHINGTON - US foreign policy experts close to Joe Biden suggested for him to keep Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S peace envoy for Afghanistan in the new team in order to take advantage ...
EU, ADB Co-Host Public-Private Partnership Meeting
November 21,2020
KABUL - The European Union (EU) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday co-hosted an international virtual meeting to discuss contribution of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) towards ...
186 New Cases of COVID-19, 13 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
November 21,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 186 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,599 samples tested in the last 24 hours. ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan Sign Customs Assistance Agreement
November 18,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday signed an agreement on customs assistance...
Price for Leaving Afghanistan Too Soon Could Be ‘Very High’: NATO
November 18,2020
BRUSSELS - The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said that “the price for leaving too soon or in an uncoordinated way could be very high,” referring to recent ...
Cabinet Seeks Open Trial of Recent Attacks’ Perpetrators
November 18,2020
KABUL - A Cabinet meeting, chaired by President Ashraf Ghani, has strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in the country and called for talks with judicial organs to publicly ...
UNSC Urged to Press Parties into Cutting Violence
November 18,2020
KABUL - Senior Afghan officials on Monday asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to press the warning sides into reducing violence...
World to Renew Pledges with Afghans in Geneva: EU
November 18,2020
KABUL - European Union Ambassador to Afghanistan Andreas Brandt says the union and the rest of international community will renew their strong commitments to Afghanistan at the Geneva ...
$18m US Aid Benefits 11 Covid-Hit Nations
November 18,2020
KABUL - The US government has obligated $18 million to support the provision of medical oxygen across 11 affected countries, including Afghanistan...
Afghanistan, Siemens Energy Sign Cooperation Agreement
November 17,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan and German giant Siemens Energy signed an agreement of cooperation to boost the war-torn country’s energy sector...
Ending War, Bringing Peace Is Top Priority for Foreign Policy: Atmar
November 17,2020
KABUL - Mohammad Haneef Atmar, nominated foreign affairs minister, along with other nominees for different ministries, on Monday presented his plan to members of the Wolesi Jirga ...