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Afghanistan to Boycott Security Talks in Islamabad
June 03, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan said on Sunday it was pulling out of security talks in Islamabad in anger at alleged cross-border attacks, which it claimed were designed to disrupt the second round ...
Enemies Trying to Return Afghanistan into Terrorists’ Hideouts: Qanooni
June 02, 2014
KABUL - Chaired by First-Vice President, Mohammad Younus Qanooni, the council of ministers’ security committee (CMSC) held a meeting in which the ongoing situation and strengthening ...
Decision on Money Laundering Law on Wednesday
June 02, 2014
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Sunday ruled the lower house would take a decision on the proposed anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws on Wednesday ...
HPC Welcomes Release of 5 Senior Taliban Leaders
June 02, 2014
KABUL - Afghan high peace council (HPC) welcomed the release of five senior Taliban leaders from Guantanamo jail who were released in swap for US soldier ...
Taliban Leaders’ Release to Help Build Trust: Mutasim
June 02, 2014
KABUL - Veteran Taliban leader Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan on Sunday said the release of five Taliban inmates from the Guantanamo Bay jail would help strengthen the intra-Afghan peace ...
Candidates Throw Weight behind Money Laundering Law
June 01, 2014
KABUL - Both presidential candidates campaigning for the June runoff election, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, have expressed concerns about Parliament's delay in passing the ...
Ghani on First Campaign Trip to Herat
June 01, 2014
HERAT - Speaking to his supporters in Herat, presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai kicked-off an event on Friday during one of his first campaign trips to the western province by ...
Insurgents Determined to Derail Run-Off: US General
June 01, 2014
KABUL - Taliban insurgents will redouble their efforts to disrupt presidential elections in Afghanistan next month after failing to sabotage the first round of voting in April, a senior ...
Monitors Worry about Runoff Fraud
June 01, 2014
KABUL - A number of Afghan election monitoring groups have warned that the runoff round of this year's presidential race could face increased fraud on the part of candidates so long as ...
Killing of Afghans Has Become a Culture: Qanuni
May 31, 2014
KABUL - First Vice-President Mohammad Yunus Qanuni on Friday said the killing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan had become a culture as many countrymen were being killed and wounded under ...
U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Must Bring Stability: China
May 31, 2014
BEIJING -The United States should properly handle its troop presence in Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday ...
Karzai Discuses Pakistani Shelling with Sharif
May 31, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai in a phone conversation with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raised his serious concerns over Pakistan's cross-border shelling on eastern Kunar ...
Tehran Determined to Broaden Ties, Increase Investment in Afghanistan
May 31, 2014
TEHRAN - Iranian Envoy to Kabul Mohammad Reza Bahrami stressed Tehran's resolve to further consolidate relations and boost investment in Afghanistan ...
ISAF Pullout to Trigger Crisis, Lawmakers Warn
May 29, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan would run into a severe economic crisis with the pullout of foreign forces later this year, some lawmakers warned on Wednesday, but others rejected the concerns ...
Obama Defends Afghan Pullback, Outreach to Syria
May 29, 2014
WASHINGTON - President Obama on Wednesday offered a fierce defense of his foreign policy and said critics who contend America is no longer a global leader are wrong ...
No List Received from IEC: Presidential Palace
May 29, 2014
KABUL - The Presidential Palace on Wednesday said it had not yet received any list of government officials accused of electoral fraud during the April 5 elections from the Independent Election ...
It’s A Mistake to Set Strict Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadlines: Hayden
May 29, 2014
KABUL - Four-star general and former CIA director Michael Hayden on Wednesday said it is a mistake to set strict deadlines for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan ...
US to Keep 9,800 Troops in Afghanistan
May 28, 2014
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has decided to have 9,800 American troops in Afghanistan at the beginning of 2015 if the new president agreed to sign the bilateral security agreement ...
Modi Thanks Karzai for Repelling Terror Strike on Consulate
May 28, 2014
NEW DEHLI - Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh said Tuesday that India and Afghanistan had a cordial and substantive meeting at the Hyderabad House here. Addressing a press conference here ...
IEC Threatens to Name Officials Involved in Meddling
May 28, 2014
KABUL - In a conference on gender and elections, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday warned to disclose the names of government officials involved in meddling in the first ...
PC Final Results Delayed for Five Days
May 28, 2014
KABUL - The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Tuesday reported that open investigation of complaints in regard to the Provincial Council (PC) will start next week. The commission announced ...
Lack of Quorum Blocks Approval of Draft Laws
May 27, 2014
KABUL - A number of draft laws could not be debated by Wolesi Jirga commissions over the past few months due to growing absenteeism among lawmakers ...
Obama Calls Karzai, Praises Successful Elections
May 27, 2014
KABUL/WASHINGTON - President Hamid Karzai and his US counterpart Barack Obama held a telephonic conversation on Sunday night. Both presidents held talks after Obama landed ...
Afghans Told to Pass Anti-Money Laundering Law or Face Blacklist in June
May 27, 2014
KABUL - Western countries have told Afghanistan its banks will be put on an international blacklist if it does not pass an anti-money laundering law within the next few weeks, the central ...
Narendra Modi Sworn in As Indian PM
May 27, 2014
NEW DELHI - Narendra Modi was Monday sworn in as India's new prime minister in a grand ceremony attended by his counterpart from arch-rival Pakistan, among heads of state of other South ...
Obama Visits Afghanistan to See Troops; No Plans to Meet Karzai
May 26, 2014
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - US President Barack Obama visitd Afghanistan under the cover of darkness Sunday for a weekend visit with U.S. troops serving in the closing months ...
5338 Electoral Staffs Sacked
May 26, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan's election commission has fired 5,338 of its staff over alleged fraud in the first round of presidential elections last month ...
Don’t Fuel Tensions, Nuristani Tells Runners
May 26, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission chairman on Sunday asked the presidential runners to run their campaigns within the framework of relevant laws and avoid raking up issues ...
India to Review Security at its Afghan Missions
May 26, 2014
KABUL -India has sent a team to assess the security of its diplomatic missions in Afghanistan a day after its consulate in Herat in the western region of the war-torn country came under ...
Afghanistan Football Team Qualifies for AFC Challenge Cup Semi-Finals
May 25, 2014
KABUL - The Afghanistan national football team has qualified for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup semi-finals. Afghanistan defeated Turkmenistan 3-1 on Thursday ...
Govt. Calls on UN to Prevent Proxy War
May 25, 2014
KABUL - A day after the attack on the Indian consulate in Herat, the Afghan Ministry of Interior on Saturday said that it was a plot planned beyond Afghan borders and appealed the UN ...
Abdullah Vows Peace in First Runoff Rally
May 25, 2014
KABUL - Frontrunner presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah travelled to the eastern Paktiya Province on Saturday for his first tour of runoff campaign, promising peace to the relatively hostile ...
Law on Money-Laundering Lands in House
May 25, 2014
KABUL - Two draft laws on anti-money laundering and proceeds of crime were presented before the Wolesi Jirga for approval on Saturday -- two days after Chinese banks halted dollar transactions ...
UN to Back Afghanistan beyond Polls: Ban
May 24, 2014
KABUL - The United Nations will continue to support Afghanistan beyond the elections, the secretary-general has promised. Ban Ki-moon held out the assurance at a meeting with President ...
Avoid Raking up Divisive Issues, IEC Asks Runners
May 24, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Friday urged the two presidential runners to eschew raking up tribal, ethnic, sectarian and other divisive issue during their campaigns ...