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Upcoming Budget Presented Before Wolesi Jirga
December 08, 2013
KABUL - Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal on Saturday presented before the “”’Wolesi Jirga the draft budget for the upcoming Afghan cylinder year, beginning from ...
‘US Pressure’ Over Security Deal to Achieve Nothing: Faizi
December 08, 2013
KABUL - Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi on Friday accused the United States of trying to pressure elements of President Karzai’s administration to accept the security ...
EU Demands Steps against Corruption
December 07, 2013
KABUL - Following the release of a recent report from Transparency International that labeled Afghanistan as one of the three most countries in the world, falling just below North ...
No Progress on BSA: Dobbins
December 07, 2013
KABUL - US government's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, visited Kabul on Thursday. In an interview with the Associated Press (AP), Mr. Dobbins described his trip to be a ...
Security Deal will Be Inked at an Opportune Time: Mousazai
December 07, 2013
BRUSSELS - The inking of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US would be a milestone for returning peace and stability in the region but conditionally the vital pact should guarantee ...
Some Media Outlets Fueling Racism: Karzai
December 07, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday accused some media outlets of spreading linguistic and ethnic fanaticism in Afghanistan, claiming such prejudicial acts had support from outside to damage the ...
Donor will Halt Aid if BSA Not Signed: MPs
December 05, 2013
KABUL - With differences between Kabul and Washington over the signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) still persistent, a number of Afghan Lawmakers warned on Wednesday that major donor ...
Gen. Bismillah Could Sign BSA: Kerry
December 05, 2013
KABUL - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Tuesday that the Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi could, instead of a reluctant President Hamid Karzai, sign the Bilateral Security ...
New India-Afghan Fair Promotes Partnership in Innovation
December 05, 2013
KABUL – Representatives of dozens of regional businesses and assistance groups met in Kabul on Wednesday at an Indian-Afghan trade fair. More than 700 participants and guests attended the ...
“Zero Option” can Be Unfortunate Outcome: Rasmussen
December 05, 2013
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday stressed the so-called “zero option” was not their planning basis because it could be the unfortunate outcome of ...
Afghanistan among World’s Most Corrupt States
December 04, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia have been viewed as the world's most corrupt countries in a survey released by graft watchdog Transparency International ...
US Deal with Afghanistan Crucial: Rasmussen
December 04, 2013
KABUL - NATO won't be able to deploy its noncombat training and advisory mission in Afghanistan after next year unless President Hamid Karzai agrees to a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with ...
Parliament Reconciles, Budget Approved
December 04, 2013
KABUL - After a chaotic day on Monday, in which a number of Senators were caught in a brawl during a heated debate, the Upper House quashed tensions on Tuesday and was able to vote and approve ...
Karzai Suggests Poll Delay to Avoid Snow: Organizers
December 03, 2013
KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has suggested delaying April elections to avoid heavy snow, organizers said, an idea that will rattle the United States and critics who fear he may be trying ...
Afghanistan, India and Iran to Ink Transit Agreement
December 03, 2013
KABUL - According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that a transit agreement is due to be signed between Afghanistan, India and ...
Muslimyar against Signing Security Deal with US
December 03, 2013
KABUL - Senate chairman Fazl Hadi Muslimyar on Monday announced his opposition to signing of a key security agreement with the US and instead supported a strategic partnership ...
Pak Rejects Karzai’s Request for Taliban Office
December 03, 2013
KABUL - According to reports, Islamabad has turned down president Hamid Karzai’s request to open a political office for the Taliban group in ...
IEC Registers 1,000 Election Observers
December 03, 2013
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said on Monday that over 1,000 individuals belonging to various media outlets and civil society groups have registered their names to be ...
Karzai's Terms for BSA Signing Impractical: Abdullah
December 02, 2013
KABUL - Key opposition leader Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has termed President Hamid Karzai’s new conditions for signing a vitally important security deal with the US until after next ...
Afghanistan's HIV Rate Up 38 Percent in 2013
December 02, 2013
KABUL - Officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday announced that cases of the deadly HIV virus in Afghanistan were up by 38 percent from last ...
Zakhilwal Urges Govt. to Spend Budget Judiciously
December 02, 2013
KABUL - Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal said on Sunday 45 percent financial aid by the international community was set to be used by the Afghanistan government for the next year ...
War Crimes Continue to Be Committed in Afghanistan: HRW
December 02, 2013
KABBUL - An influential Human Rights Watchdog (HRW) on Sunday said war crimes and crimes against humanity continued to be committed in Afghanistan, citing a report by the ...
Hikmatyar Asks Karzai to Standby His Refusal
December 02, 2013
KABUL - Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan chief Gulbadin Hikmatyar has called on President Hamid Karzai to standby his refusal to sign the security agreement with ...
Inclusive Settlement Key to Afghan Peace: Sharif
December 01, 2013
KABUL - Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, promising his support for Afghan peace negotiators to continue talks with the Taliban, on Saturday said an "inclusive political ...
WJ Reviews 2014 Budget
December 01, 2013
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga (WJ), Lower House of Parliament, on Saturday reviewed the draft budget for 2014. During their assessment, the issue of underused or misused government budgets ...
Aid Workers in Afghanistan Increasingly Under Threat: UN
December 01, 2013
KABUL - Aid workers in Afghanistan are increasingly under threat, the United Nations said on Saturday, calling it a worrying trend as most U.S.-led troops prepare to leave the country at the ...
No pact signing until arbitrary acts end: Karzai
November 30, 2013
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai has said "for as long as arbitrary acts and oppression of foreign forces continue, the security agreement with the United States will not be
HPC to Attend Islamic Conference in Saudi Arabia
November 30, 2013
Spokesman for the High Peace Council (HPC) Maulavi Shahzada Shahid said that a delegation from the Council would be attending a gathering in Saudi Arabia of religious scholars representing the ...
Meet Our Terms for BSA Signing, Karzai Tells US
November 28, 2013
KABUL - Showing little flexibility, President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) could not be signed unilaterally, asking the United States to consider the ...
Pakistan Frees 3 more Taliban Leaders
November 28, 2013
KABUL - The Pakistan government has freed three more Afghan insurgent figures, including Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar's secretary, in an effort to promote peace in Afghanistan, media ...
Early Accord Inking Vital to Cooperation: Cunningham
November 28, 2013
HERAT CITY - United States Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham on Wednesday underlined the need for early signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Kabul and ...
Parliament Calls for BSA, Questions Karzai
November 28, 2013
KABUL - Proponents of the Kabul-Washington security pact in Parliament came out in full force on Wednesday, calling for the agreement to be signed immediately and warning of catastrophe if it ...
Karzai Not Willing to Ink BSA:WH
November 27, 2013
WASHINGTON - The United States is ready to sign the bilateral security agreement in coming days, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has told President Hamid Karzai, but the later insisted ...
Senate Drops Tribe Name, Religion from CNIC
November 27, 2013
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday approved some more provisions of a draft law on population census, but decided against mentioning tribe’s name, penname and religion in ...
AIHRC Seeks End to Culture of Impunity
November 26, 2013
KABUL - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Monday voiced its grave concern over women’s continuing plight, including murder, rape and summary ...