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No Pakistani Soldiers Killed on Afghan Soil: MoIA
February 23, 2014
KABUL - The Afghan government rejects Pakistan's claim that 23 of its soldiers were killed by Pakistani Taliban insurgents on Afghan soil, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement ...
Qayum Karzai and Zalmai Rasoul Forms Coalition
February 23, 2014
KABUL - A credible source on Saturday while talking to Bokhdi news said that presidential candidate Abdul Qayum Karzai withdraws in favor of another presidential candidate Zalmai Rasul ...
HPC, Taliban Agree to Continue Talks
February 23, 2014
KABUL - The High Peace Council (HPC) held talks with Taliban leaders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday when both sides pledging to work for ending the ongoing conflict. In ...
NATO Doubts Karzai will Sign BSA
February 22, 2014
KABUL - NATO Secretary General Andres Fog Rasmussen has spoken of the likelihood of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai referring the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Kabul-Washington to ...
Enemies out to Frustrate Peace Bid: Karzai
February 22, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Friday alleged that enemies were trying to frustrate his administration efforts for national reconciliation. At a meeting with pro-government religious ...
Candidates Must Coordinate Activities with Police: MoI
February 22, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Friday said that the presidential candidates must harmonize their election campaigns with the security institutions, informing them 48 hours ...
Afghanistan Risks Collapse with ANSF Size Decrease: Report
February 22, 2014
KABUL - A recent 368-page report by Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), a U.S. based research institute, shows that if the size of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) decreases ...
CASA-1000: Power Purchase Deal Discussed
February 20, 2014
KABUL - Kabul, Islamabad, Dushanbe and Bishkek have agreed in principle on a power purchase accord on electricity supply from Central Asia to South Asia (CASA), a report said on ...
Just Half of Authorized Investments Actually Made in 2013 in Afghanistan: Officials
February 20, 2014
KABUL - Just half of $1.4 billion in approved investments were actually made in 2013, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries said on Tuesday. The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency ...
Higher Education Ministry Needs $24m
February 20, 2014
KABUL - Higher Education Minister Dr. Obaidullah Obaid on Wednesday said his ministry needed $24 million to admit to higher educational institutes the students flunking the university ...
HPC Meets Prominent Members of Taliban in Dubai
February 20, 2014
DUBAI - 16 powerful Taliban leaders have been meeting with High Peace Council in the United Arab Emirates to launch peace talks. Delegation of the Afghan government's peace council at ...
Security Main Challenge to Elections: Kubis
February 19, 2014
KABUL - The United Nations on Tuesday described security problems as a major obstacle to the election process, urging the electoral bodies to conduct the ballot in a manner acceptable ...
US Plans Fresh Prisoner Swap with Taliban
February 19, 2014
KABUL - The US plans to revive talks with the Taliban to secure the freedom of a captive American soldier in exchange for the release of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners, a media report ...
Afghan Peace Delegation Visits Dubai to Meet Taliban Figures
February 19, 2014
DUBAI - According to reports, a delegation from Afghan high peace council has left for Dubai to meet with the Taliban group figures in a bid to pave the way for peace talks between the Afghan ...
Maulvi Takhari Sacrificed His Life for Peace: Karzai
February 19, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday strongly condemned the assassination of a senior Taliban leader, Maulvi Abdul Raqib Takhari, in Pakistan, saying the former refugee minister sacrificed ...
Karzai Orders Changes to New Draft Law Protecting Women Abusers
February 18, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Monday ordered to amend the draft of new Afghan criminal prosecution code, officials in presidential palace ...
Neighbors Not Honest in Backing Peace Talks: MoFA
February 18, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday vehemently criticized regional countries, notably Pakistan, for lack of cooperation in promoting the peace process in ...
ANA Capable Enough to Defend Afghanistan: Gen. Karimi
February 18, 2014
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Chief of Army Staff Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi on Monday said Afghan security forces were capable enough to deal with the country’s security challenges. Gen. Karimi, who visited ...
Iran Calls for Closer Relations with Afghanistan
February 18, 2014
TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, has underlined the need to forge closer ties with Afghanistan in line with the mutual interests of both nations. In a Sunday meeting ...
Kyrgyzstan Backs Afghan-Led Peace Process: FM
February 17, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan on Sunday signed three agreements on cooperation on diplomatic and political fronts and dealing with natural disasters. Speaking at a joint ...
44 MPs Back Ghani and 40 Abdullah as Future President
February 17, 2014
KABUL - Forty-four of 248 parliamentarians, interviewed by Pajhwok Afghan News over the past week, support front-line presidential runner Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. Forty lawmakers back Dr. Abdullah ...
India Backs Karzai for Delaying BSA
February 17, 2014
KABUL - The External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid, who visited Afghanistan to inaugurate the National Agriculture Science and Technology university, backed president Hamid Karzai ...
Number of Insecure Polling Sites Falls
February 17, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior on Sunday said security for 24 polling stations, previously considered as insecure in three provinces, has been ensured. MoI spokesman Siddiqui Siddique ...
Terrorism Remains Main Threat to Security, Stability of Afghanistan: India
February 16, 2014
NEW DELHI - Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the terrorism continues to pose main threat to Afghanistan's security and its internal stability. Terrorism and extremism ...
Regional Stability Linked to Peace in Afghanistan
February 16, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey have reaffirmed their joint resolve to continue enhanced cooperation in ensuring sustainable peace in the region and dismantling terrorist ...
Karzai Tells U.S. Stop Questioning Afghan Legal System
February 16, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has asked the United States to respect Afghanistan's sovereignty, asserting that decisions made by Afghan legal authorities regarding prisoners are none of the ...
U.S. Military Not Targeting Released Afghan Prisoners: Pentagon
February 16, 2014
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military said on Friday it was not actively targeting any of the 65 detainees released by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, but warned that if the freed ...
Candidates Warned Against Electoral Fraud
February 13, 2014
KABUL - Asking candidates to adhere to electoral rules during the campaign, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday warned against any attempt at rigging the April vote. The IEC said ...
Stage Set for Trilateral Summit in Ankara
February 13, 2014
ANKARA - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday arrived in Turkey to attend the 8th Afghanistan-Pakistan-Turkey Trilateral Summit, the foreign ministry announced. Pakistani ...
Insecurity Challenge to Aid Workers: ICRC
February 13, 2014
KABUL - Security Remains A Key Challenge for Afghan Civilians And Aid Workers, An International Humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, noting no major improvement in 2013. Lack of security ...
Graham Seeks End to Afghan Uplift Aid
February 13, 2014
KABUL - An influential lawmaker has demanded an end to US development assistance to Afghanistan if the administration of President Hamid Karzai freed 65 prisoners from the Bagram jail ...
Security Pact Key to Global Aid: Kubis
February 12, 2014
JALALABAD - A senior United Nations diplomat on Tuesday said international assistance to Afghanistan would increase if Kabul signed the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with ...
Presidential Runners Asked for Views on HR Issues
February 12, 2014
KABUL - An influential international watchdog has asked all presidential runners to highlight their views on human rights issues of key concern in Afghanistan, including women's ...
President Heads to Ankara for Tripartite Summit
February 12, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai, leading a high-level delegation, on Tuesday left for Ankara to attend a trilateral summit among Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey, his office ...
ECC Receives Complaints
February 12, 2014
KABUL - The Electoral Complaints Commission has received complaints about some of the presidential candidates, according to Nader Mohseni, the ECC secretary ...