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Reform, Master Plan Being Implemented at MoPH: Usmani
October 31,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (PoPH) through the implementation of master plan and reforms has expressed optimize that it would get international community’s support ...
UK Warns Peace Talks ‘Fail Without Women’
October 31,2020
KABUL - The UK has urged countries and UN agencies to give more women a meaningful role in peace talks and protect them from violence while they are on the frontline of negotiation ...
Afghan Govt Failed to Compensate War Victims: New York Times
October 31,2020
KABUL - The Afghan political crisis has derailed payments to the victims of the war in Afghanistan, according to a report published on New York Times ...
Despite Peace Talks, Civilian Casualties Stay High
October 28,2020
KABUL - The number of Afghan civilians killed and injured in the conflict has failed to slow since the start of intra-Afghan peace talks, the United Nations said on Tuesday...
Khost Attack Ends as All 10 Assailants Killed
October 28,2020
KHOST CITY - The attack on a special police base in south-eastern Khost province came to an end on Tuesday with the killing of five soldiers and 10 assailants, an official said ...
Int’l Contact Group Expected to be Formed to Advise Parties to Afghan Peace Talks
October 28,2020
KABUL - Some countries have suggested that an international contact group should be formed to advise parties to advise parties to Afghan peace talks, US charge ...
World to Renew Afghanistan Support in Geneva: Finland
October 28,2020
KABUL - Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Monday said the international community in upcoming Geneva Conference would reaffirm its strong financial and political support for ...
3,000 Cases of Violence on Women Addressed: AGO
October 28,2020
KABUL - The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Tuesday said a man who sexually assaulted a minor girl in Faryab province has been sentenced to 20 years in jail while 3,000 cases of violence ...
Saudi Funds $10 Million Program to Help Returnees and IDPs
October 28,2020
KABUL - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) have launched a $10 million program, funded by Saudi Arabia, to provide essential services ...
Thousands of Clerics Gather in Kabul to Call for Ceasefire
October 26,2020
KABUL - Some 2,500 Afghan clerics gathered in Kabul on Sunday to call for ceasefire as violence rages in the country despite the ongoing peace talks between the government and the Taliban ...
Saleh Lashes Out Over Kabul Blast, says ‘Rotten Ideology’ Must Be Rooted Out
October 26,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Saturday night that ISIS Afghanistan (IS-K) and the Taliban share the same ...
Putin Says US Presence in Afghanistan Good for Security
October 26,2020
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is beneficial for overall ...
Senate Asks US to Review Doha Pact with Taliban
October 26,2020
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Sunday stressed tangible outcome from the ongoing peace talks and asked the US to review its agreement with the Taliban who have increased ...
18 Killed in Suicide Attack Near Educational Center in Kabul
October 25,2020
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that the Doha talks are “fragile” but the best chance for peace.
Stoltenberg following the second day ...
Doha Talks Fragile but Best Chance for Peace: NATO
October 25,2020
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that the Doha talks are “fragile” but the best chance for peace.
Stoltenberg following the second day ...
Some Criminals Surrender to Police: Saleh
October 25,2020
KABUL - First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Saturday that after the destruction of installations on grabbed lands and disclosure of criminals, grabbers voluntarily started ...
Rahmani, Qaiser Hope for Peace in Afghanistan
October 25,2020
PESHAWAR - Afghan and Pakistani parliament speakers are optimistic about the outcome of the ongoing peace negotiations in Doha.
At a meeting in Islamabad on Friday night ...
Taliban Plan to Overrun Lashkargah Foiled: Governor
October 25,2020
HELMAND - Helmand governor Yasin Khan said the Taliban’s attempt to overrun Lashkargah city has been foiled and that the security situation in the city will improve...
Trump: I Think 19 Years in Afghanistan Is Enough
October 24,2020
WASHINGTON - The United States has had enough of 19 years in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, reiterating that US troops are leaving the country...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Sign Cooperative Agreements
October 24,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the Afghan and Uzbek sectoral agencies have signed two cooperation agreements.
A statement from the ministry’s press office said ...
Rahmani in Pakistan to Discuss Ways to Enhance Bilateral Relations
October 24,2020
ISLAMABAD - The speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) Mir Rahman Rahmani, on Friday afternoon, arrived in Islamabad where he will meet with Pakistani officials ...
Nearly $800m Smuggled Out of Afghanistan: Saleh
October 24,2020
KABUL - First vice-president Amarullah Saleh on Friday said nearly $800 million in cash was smuggled out of the country last year.
Saleh, who also has taken charge of Kabul security ...
Afghanistan Records 61 New Cases in Past 24 Hours: COVID-19
October 24,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – The country has recorded 61 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health reported...
Baghlan Civil, Military Spheres Being Reformed: Ghani
October 24,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said fundamental reforms are being brought to the civil and military sectors of northern Baghlan province to improve their efficiency...
SIGAR Finds Almost $19 Billion Lost to ‘Waste, Fraud and Abuse’
October 21,2020
KABUL - Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in their most recent report that as of December 19, US Congress appropriated nearly $134 billion since ...
Afghan National Security Adviser Warns of Civil War as US Troops Leave
October 21,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib has warned that the country is facing real threat of civil war as US withdraws its troops...
NATO Affirms Financial Support to Afghan Forces Through 2024
October 21,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO Allies and partners reiterated their commitment to provide financial support to the Afghan security forces through 2024, after attending the plenary ...
Lack of Accurate Statistics Undermines Public Trust: Afghan VP
October 21,2020
KABUL - Lack of accurate and reliable statistics undermines public trust in the government, Afghan Second Vice President Sarwar Danish ...
Pakistan Calls for Dignified Return of Afghan Refugees
October 21,2020
PESHAWAR - Pakistan and the United Nations have conferred the Afghan peace process and the dignified return of refugees to their homeland...
NATO Ministers to Discuss Afghan Peace Talks
October 20,2020
KABUL - NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels this week to discuss the Afghan mission and the ongoing ...
UN Secretary General Condemns Ghor Attack
October 20,2020
GHOR - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the attack in Ghor province on Sunday that killed and wounded dozens of civilians...
Rouhani: Solution to Afghanistan’s Problems Inter-Afghan Political Talks
October 20,2020
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that it is important that the people of Afghanistan achieve a real peace to preserve their successes after years of war ...
People of Afghanistan Consider Pakistan as Their Second Home, Says Hekmatyar
October 20,2020
ISLAMABAD - Former Afghan prime minister and Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has said that the people of Afghanistan consider Pakistan as their second home...
Taliban Continue War Despite Prisoners’ Release: ARG
October 20,2020
KABUL - The Presidential Palace on Monday said the Afghan government released thousands of Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture, but the militants continued the war in the country...
Trump’s NSA Says Thousands of US Forces Will Remain in Afghanistan Beyond Christmas
October 18,2020
WASHINGTON - US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said Friday that 2,500 American soldiers will remain in Afghanistan beyond Christmas, dismissing US President ...