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Afghanistan is Advancing Towards Stability: UN
December 19, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan continues to make progress in enhancing its stability as the drawdown continues for the international forces that have sought to bring security there for the past 12 ...
Abdullah to Implement Transitional Justice
December 19, 2013
KABUL - Leading presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday stressed the need for credible, impartial and accountable legal institutions to implement transitional justice in the ...
Migration Presents Challenges, Opportunities: IOM
December 19, 2013
KABUL - The issue of migration in Afghanistan is complex and multi-faceted and presents both challenges and opportunities, a global organization said on Wednesday -- marking International ...
Cameron Under Fire for Mission Accomplished Remark
December 18, 2013
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron faced criticism Tuesday for saying that foreign troops had accomplished their mission of providing security in Afghanistan, in an echo of former ...
Senators Worried about Election Security
December 18, 2013
KABUL - Senate Chairman Fazel Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday confirmed that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) would be in charge of providing security for the upcoming elections, but added that he ...
S. Korea Funds Bamyan Museum, Cultural Center
December 18, 2013
KABUL - Officials from the United Nations (UN) and the Afghan Ministry of Information & Culture (MoIC) on Tuesday confirmed that the Bamyan Museum and Cultural Center would be fully ...
BSA can Be Signed By Karzai’s Successor: Kerry
December 17, 2013
KABUL - US Secretary of State John Kerry, insisting on the early conclusion of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), has said the deal could be inked either by President Hamid Karzai or ...
India Closely Watching US Withdrwal from Afghanistan: Tewari
December 17, 2013
NEW DEHLI - India is closely watching withdrawal of the United States-led troops from Afghanistan as this will have implications on the region as well the neighbors of the war-torn country, Indian ...
Presidential Stance Sentimental: Abdullah
December 17, 2013
KABUL - Leading presidential contender Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday slammed President Hamid Karzai’s recent remarks that Washington was acting like a colonial power as “an emotional ...
Karzai Stresses India’s Role in Afghan Uplift
December 16, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said India was among the countries supporting Afghan youth in the education sector, acknowledging New Delhi’s crucial role in enhancing his ...
Hindus Slam Decree Rejection as Bigotry
December 16, 2013
KABUL - Some Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Sunday slammed as bigotry the Wolesi Jirga rejection of a legislative decree reserving a parliamentary seat for ...
Respect Jirga Decision on BSA, Senators Ask President
December 16, 2013
KABUL - Some members of the Meshrano Jirga -- or the upper house of parliament -- on Sunday asked President Hamid Karzai to ink the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US instead of seeking ...
Abdullah Warns Against Raking Up Ethnic Issues
December 15, 2013
KABUL - Leading presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday accused certain elements of raking up linguistic, ethnic and sectarian issues at a critical juncture in Afghanistan’s ...
India Denies Karzai’s Request for Military Aid
December 15, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on his trip to New Delhi this week met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to encourage him to provide military equipment to Afghanistan. However, so far he has ...
Parliament Denies Seat for Hindus
December 15, 2013
KABUL - The Lower House on Saturday rejected President Hamid Karzai's legislative order that created a seat for Hindus in ...
Karzai Rules Out to Be Intimidated on BSA
December 14, 2013
NEW DELHI - Amid growing wrangle with US over signing of the bilateral security agreement (BSA), President Hamid Karzai ruled out to be “intimidated” or coerced into signing the vital ...
BSA Not Up for Renegotiation: Dempsey
December 14, 2013
KABUL – The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martine Dempsey on Thursday said that the U.S. was not planning for any further negotiations over the Kabul-Washington security ...
US Praises India’s Role in Afghanistan; Wants Karzai to Sign BSA
December 14, 2013
WASHINGTON: The US has praised India's role in Afghanistan and welcomed any move by it that could convince President Hamid Karzai to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement ...
Afghanistan Looks for New Security Guarantors
December 12, 2013
BAKU - Afghanistan is looking for partners who will ensure security in the country after U.S. troops ...
Put Human Rights on Top of Agenda: EU to Candidates
December 12, 2013
KABUL - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday called on Afghan presidential candidates for the April 5 elections to put human rights on top of their political ...
US Hopes India, Other Countries to Persuade Karzai on BSA
December 12, 2013
WASHINGTON - Warning that prolonged uncertainty over the bilateral security agreement (BSA) will erode larger international support for Afghanistan, the Obama Administration Tuesday hoped that neighboring ...
65,000 Clerics Hired Under Pressure from MPs: Wardak
December 11, 2013
KABUL - Education Minister Ghulam Farooq Wardak on Tuesday said 65,000 religious scholars had been appointed as schoolteachers under pressure from members of both houses of ...
Karzai Rebuffs U.S. Pressure to Sign Security Deal
December 11, 2013
PARIS - President Hamid Karzai has criticized what he said was pressure from the United States to accept a security agreement, accusing Washington of behaving like a colonial ...
$6.2b for Afghan Forces in US Defense Bill
December 11, 2013
WASHINGTON - Two key Congress committees reached a deal on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2014, approving $6.2 billion for Afghan forces, $1.5 billion less than the budget ...
Mahmud Karzai, Haseen Fahim Yet to Return Due Banks’ Loan
December 11, 2013
KABUL - After passing four long years, as many as $11 million loan paid to Afghan Investment Company (AIC) by four banks--- with guarantors Mahmud Karzai, Haseen Fahim and Mirwais Azizi--- to the ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Have Mutual Interests: Hagel
December 10, 2013
KABUL - Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel, who departed from Islamabad after a brief visit, said on Monday Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan had a “lot of common and mutual ...
Afghanistan Keen to Ink Mining Contract with India: Rahimi
December 10, 2013
NEW DEHLI - Afghanistan is keen to sign the contract with India for the Hajigak iron ore mines near Kabul which was offered to a consortium led by Steel Authority of India Ltd ...
Next Year’s Elections Should Be Better than Previous: US Group
December 10, 2013
KABUL - An American organization tasked with furthering democracy in developing nations said Monday that while elections next April in Afghanistan are unlikely to be perfect, they should ...
Lawmakers Caution Building Ties to Tehran
December 10, 2013
KABUL - A number of Afghan lawmakers on Monday spoke out against the recent announcement of a "Friendship & Cooperation Pact" to be signed between Kabul. The representatives were ...
Karzai-Rouhani to Sign Comprehensive Pact of Friendship and Cooperation
December 09, 2013
TEHRAN - Iranian and Afghan presidents are to sign a comprehensive pact of friendship and cooperation between Tehran and Kabul in order to bolster mutual ties, IRNA ...
U.N. Decries ‘Low, Uneven’ Use of Law Protecting Afghan Women
December 09, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan is failing to use a law designed to protect women from violence in a country regularly voted one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, the United Nations said ...
Iran Opposes Presence of Foreign Military Forces in Afghanistan: Rouhani
December 09, 2013
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his country opposes the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan and the ...
Hagel Gets Assurances from Mohammadi on BSA
December 09, 2013
KABUL - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said his Afghan counterpart Bismillah Khan Mohammadi had assured him the delayed security agreement between the two countries would be signed ...
U.S. Warns Afghanistan of Civil War if No BSA Deal: Afghan Official
December 09, 2013
KABUL - James Dobbins, U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has warned the Afghan government that failure to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) would lead to a civil war in ...
Hagel in Kabul to Meet Mohammadi, Daudzai
December 08, 2013
KABUL - US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrived in Kabul for an unannounced visit on Saturday afternoon, but he is not scheduled to meet with President Hamid Karzai, amid chaos over the terms of a ...