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Govt. Accused of Supporting Dr. Rassoul
February 02, 2014
KABUL - The Young Activists for Reform and Change (YARC), an amalgam of 35 organizations and civil society groups, on Saturday accused the government of interfering in the election ...
U.S. Must Choose Between Afghanistan or Pakistan: Spanta
February, 01 2014
KABUL - The U.S. must choose between having Afghanistan or Pakistan as a strategic partner before Kabul is willing to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), Afghan National Security ...
WH Wants BSA Signed in Weeks
February, 01 2014
WASHINGTON - The White House (WH) urged the Karzai government to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) in the next few weeks, saying it did not want the deal to be delayed until after the ...
Afghan Ministries Can’t Manage Direct Aid: SIGAR
February, 01 2014
KABUL - The Afghan government is incapable of ensuring that direct US financial assistance to the country will be used without risk of misuse and corruption, an American watchdog said on ...
Presidential Runners Set to Receive Vehicles
February, 01 2014
KABUL - Three armored and as many Hilux vehicles will be placed at the disposal of each presidential runner on Saturday, the Election Security Commission head said on Friday. The 11 candidates ...
Small Post-2014 Force in Afghanistan: Obama
January 30, 2014
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he was ready to keep a small force in Afghanistan post 2014, once the negotiated Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was ...
British Politicians Criticize Army Chief for Comments on Afghanistan
January 30, 2014
KABUL – British military chief was attacked by MPs for declaring “mission accomplished” in Afghanistan because local forces had been trained to take control of the ...
Akhgar, the Symbol of Democratic Resistance: RWB
January 30, 2014
KABUL - Reporters Without Borders (RWB) is deeply saddened to learn that the Afghan journalist and intellectual Mohammad Qasim Akhgar, founder of the prestigious 8 sobh (8 a.m.) daily ...
MoU Inked on Access to Satellite Infrastructure
January 30, 2014
KABUL – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and the Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information ...
U.S., Not Taliban, Secretly Conducted Attacks: Karzai
January 29, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has placed the blame on America, not the Taliban, for a spate of recent attacks that have left more than 20 dead, accusing the United States of ...
Cabinet Approves 11 Demands of Investors
January 29, 2014
KABUL - In an effort to encourage investment in the country, the government has accepted 11 key demands of investors, an official said on Tuesday. On Sunday, Minister of Finance ...
Pentagon Warns over Release of Bagram Prisoners
January 29, 2014
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has warned the Afghan government over releasing the first wave of 88 prisoners from Bagram prison, saying that the released prisoners are "dangerous ...
WH Renews Support for Peace Process
January 29, 2014
WASHINGTON - The White House (WH) strongly refuted the Presidential Palace allegation on the reconciliation process, insisting the United States had long supported an Afghan-led ...
Khalili Asks for Transparent Distribution of Aids in Provinces
January 28, 2014
KABUL - Second Vice-President, Mohammad Karim Khalili, chaired a meeting of high government commission on counter-natural disasters discussing several key issues, his office said in a statement ...
MEC Alleges Rampant Graft in Key Ministries
January 28, 2014
KABUL - A fresh investigation reveals widespread corruption in the refugee and repatriation, higher education and labor and social affairs ministries. Rampant anomalies have been ...
ECC Disqualifies 25 Provincial Candidates from Election
January 28, 2014
KABUL - The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Monday announced that further review of Provincial Council candidate documents yielded evidence indicating that at least 25 ...
Govt. Orders Release of 37 of 88 Bagram Prisoners
January 28, 2014
KABUL - The US government has condemned an ordered release of the first wave of 88 prisoners from Bagram prison, saying that more than 40 per cent of the prisoners who are set to go were ...
Success of Peace Process Lies in US, Pak Hands: Karzai
January 27, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has said Afghan peace process 'directly depends upon America and Pakistan'. Karzai also demanded that the two nations, the US and Pakistan, bring the Taliban ...
Abdullah Queries Karzai’s Terms for BSA Signing
January 27, 2014
KABUL - Leading presidential candidate Dr Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that bringing peace to the country needed time, hinting at delay in signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement ...
Polls Impossible if BSA not Inked: Sherzai
January 27, 2014
KABUL - Presidential runner Gul Agha Sherzai on Sunday warned holding the April elections would be impossible if the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was not signed with ...
$58m Agro Project to be Executed in 6 Months
January 27, 2014
KABUL (Pajhwok): An agricultural project worth $58 million would be implemented in the three central provinces of Kabul, Logar and Parwan by the Ministry of Agriculture, an official ...
“Afghanistan Looks Forward to Independence, Self-Rule and Afghan Pride”
January 26, 2014
KABUL - Being a woman politician in one of the most fragile countries for women is not an easy job. But young and dynamic Member of Parliament of Afghanistan, Farkhunda Naderi (32) who ...
Gen. Dunford to Ask Obama to Keep US 10,000 Troops in Afghanistan
January 26, 2014
KABUL - The top US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford who also commands the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces in Afghanistan, is expected to urge Obama for ...
Americans Free to Exit Afghanistan: Karzai
January 26, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday reiterated his stance on signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States, saying substantive negotiations with the ...
US, Pakistan on Same Page on Afghanistan: US Admin
January 26, 2014
WASHINGTON - Ahead of the important US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue next week, the Obama administration on Friday said both Washington and Islamabad are on the same page on Afghanistan ...
Taliban on Edge of Strategic Defeat: US General
January 25, 2014
WASHINGTON - A senior US military commander in Afghanistan on Thursday said the Taliban lost the last fighting season against Afghan forces and were on the “edge of strategic ...
Oversight Lacking for Afghan Training Funds
January 25, 2014
KABUL - Program managers for a program to develop a judicial system in Afghanistan can’t account for all of the funds devoted to the project, a top U.S. watchdog warned, putting ...
Legal Framework: The Sooner the Better: NATO
January 25, 2014
KABUL - Concluding their two-day meeting in Brussels, NATO defense chiefs on Friday said an early agreement with Kabul on troop legal framework post-2014 would be better for the ...
IEC Enters Final Preparation Push
January 25, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday announced plans to begin an elections awareness campaign within ten days just as efforts to recruit and register election ...
Rebels Out to Derail Vote But Won’t Succeed: Daudzai
January 23, 2014
KABUL - Referring to recent deadly insurgent attacks, Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai on Wednesday claimed Taliban militants had been ordered by their foreign handlers ...
EU Promised Neutrality in Afghan Polls
January 23, 2014
JALALABAD - The European Union (EU) would impartially observe Afghanistan’s presidential and provincial council polls due on April 5 to ensure a credible vote, members of an EU feasibility ...
Pentagon Proposes 10,000 Troops or Zero Post-2014
January 23, 2014
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has proposed that 10,000 US troops stay in Afghanistan post-2014, or no troops by 2016 when President Obama leaves office, but the White House said no decision ...
Women’s Rights Declining in Afghanistan: HRW
January 23, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan’s human rights situation has regressed in key areas during 2013, increasing uncertainty about the country’s future, Human Rights Watch has ...
Karzai Stresses Media to Help Forge National Unity
January 22, 2014
KABUL - Lauding the role of media in forging national unity, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday the next government should leave no stone unturned to ensure the right of freedom of speech ...
170 Polling Centers Face Threats in Ghazni
January 22, 2014
GHANZNI - According to Independent Election Commission (IEC) representatives, foreign and local security officials in Ghazni Province, of the total 394 polling stations in the province ...