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Dunford Slams Assaults on Police, Children
July 07, 2013
KABUL - The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander on Saturday condemned the killing of civilians, particularly children, in a spate of bombings in different parts ...
Talks with Taliban Yet to Begin, MPs Told
July 07, 2013
KABUL - Government officials briefed Wolesi Jirga members behind closed doors on the Taliban’s Qatar office, but some lawmakers believed the session should have been open, not ...
Foreign Meddling Won’t Be Brooked: Karzai
July 06, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has reiterated his vow to conduct free and fair elections on schedule, making clear Afghanistan will not put up with foreign interference in the ...
Germans Want in on Untapped Afghan Resources
July 06, 2013
BERLIN - Afghanistan is rich in resources. The first German-Afghan dialogue on natural resources aims to create perspectives for mineral deposits. But there are many ...
Taliban Can’t Wait Us Out: Rasmussen
July 06, 2013
KABUL - The NATO secretary-general on Thursday admitted the Taliban remained undefeated, but the combat role of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) would end next ...
Taliban Dithering on Talks with Karzai Govt.: Dobbins
July 04, 2013
WASHINGTON - Ready for negotiations with the United States, the Taliban are not willing to talk to the Afghan government, the Obama administration’s point man for Afghanistan and Pakistan has ...
Kazakh Traders Ready for Investment
July 04, 2013
KABUL - Kazakhstan Ambassador Omirtay Bitimov on Wednesday asked the private sector of his country to invest in Afghanistan before losing the ...
UN to Encourage Long-Term Aid to Kabul
July 04, 2013
KABUL - The United Nations on Wednesday promised it would encourage the global fraternity to extend long-term assistance to Afghanistan, stressing foreign aid must be used in a transparent ...
Donor Nations Demand Afghan Laws to Ensure Fair Elections
July 04, 2013
KABUL – Donor nations funding Afghanistan's recovery piled pressure Wednesday on the government to pass election laws seen as crucial to proving the 12-year war and billions of dollars of aid ...
WJ again Fails to OK Education Law
July 04, 2013
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga members, debating a draft law on higher education that has been delayed for seven years, on Wednesday once again clashed over the expressions used for university and academic ...
Inclusive National Consensus Needed to Fight Security Challenges: MoI
July 03, 2013
KABUL - Looking at the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, Abdul Rahman Rahman, the Deputy Security Minister of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that neighboring ...
UN Promises Long-Term Support to Afghans
July 03, 2013
KABUL - UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Tuesday reaffirmed the commitment of the world body to Afghanistan’s future as it undergoes its political and security transition next ...
Donors Want Human Rights Panel Reconsidered
July 03, 2013
KABUL - That call will come along with an announcement by the donor countries that Afghanistan has so far lived up to only 3 of the 17 commitments it made to qualify for billions of dollars in ...
New Poll Law Approved with Changes
July 02, 2013
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga on Monday approved the new election law, amid calls from the poll panel, political parties and civil society groups for early adoption of the amended ...
High Turnout Expected in Presidential Election
July 02, 2013
KABUL - A new survey report reveals a high election turnout as 76 percent of Afghans are willing to participate in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled in April 2014. Democracy International which conducted ...
MoI Reports on Last Month’s War Causalities
July 02, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of the Interior (MoI) on Monday reported that Security Forces causalities have grown 22% from 2012 to this year, and in Jawza solar month (22 may to 21 of June) alone, 299 soldiers ...
Afghanistan’s Breakup Won’t Be Allowed: MPs
July 01, 2013
KABUL - Some foreigners were making hectic efforts to divide Afghanistan, a number of parliamentarians alleged on Sunday, saying the Afghans would never allow such sinister conspiracies to ...
Qatar Office Fuels Divisions among Taliban
July 01, 2013
KABUL - The opening of the Taliban's political bureau in Doha has touched off rifts within the insurgent movement, with hardliners weighing the creation of a new group, knowledgeable sources revealed ...
UN Slams Government Over AIHRC Appointments
July 01, 2013
KABUL - Reacting to the recent appointments made to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), the United Nations Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay has warned that the step will ...
Peace Process to Continue Despite Attack: Karzai
June 30, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai made clear on Saturday his government would press on with the reconciliation process, saying last week’s Taliban attack on his office would not disrupt the ...
Stable Afghanistan, Iran Critical to India’s Energy Security: Khurshid
June 30, 2013
NEW DEHLI - A stable Afghanistan and Iran are critical to India's energy security as these two countries can provide greater access to Central Asian region which has abundance of hydrocarbon ...
Kabul Bank Crisis: Foreign Firms Face Action
June 30, 2013
KABUL - A prosecutor at the Attorney General Office (AGO) on Saturday said four foreign firms whose wrong audit reports compounded the Kabul Bank crisis would be brought to ...
Senate Adopts Govt. Version of Council Polls
June 30, 2013
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga on Saturday approved another 20 articles of the new election law, but rejected a lower house-amended provision on district and village council elections. Instead the ...
Taliban’s Qatar Office A Conspiracy: Karzai
June 29, 2013
KABUL - The confusion and debate over Taliban's office in Qatar seems far from coming to an end, as President Hamid Karzai in a recent radio speech on Thursday night said that opening of the office in ...
UK to Create Over 50,000 Jobs for Afghans
June 29, 2013
KABUL - The British government on Friday announced its plan to create more than 50,000 new jobs for Afghan men and women by 2015 in business, agriculture and textile ...
Better Indo-Pak Ties Good for Afghanistan: US
June 29, 2013
KABUL - Improved relations between Pakistan and India would help normalize the situation in Afghanistan, the US special representative said on Thursday, saying there was no prospect of any agreement with ...
Afghanistan Leading Producer and Cultivator of Opium: UNODC
June 27, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan has retained its position as the lead producer and cultivator of opium globally, with 74 percent of the world's illicit opium production in 2012, according to the 2013 ...
Foreign Elements Trying to Create Differences: Karzai
June 27, 2013
KABUL - Looking at the ongoing differences between the US, Afghan government, Taliban and Afghan citizens over peace negotiations, it has become clear that the foreign elements are trying their level best in ...
Kabul for Talks, Ball All in Taliban Court: Dobbins
June 27, 2013
ISLAMABAD - President Hamid Karzai is willing to engage with Taliban leaders, the Obama administration's point man for the region said on Tuesday, stressing the ball was firmly in the insurgent ...
Obama Supports Afghan-Led Peace Campaign
June 27, 2013
WASHINGTON/KABUL - US President Barack Obama, in a video-conference with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, reiterated his commitment to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and ...
Senate Approves 19 Articles of Election Law
June 26, 2013
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday approved 19 articles of the amended election law, hinting at a special session on Wednesday to pass the remaining ...
Come to Negotiating Table, US Tells Militants
June 26, 2013
KABUL - The United States on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack near the Presidential Palace, extending condolences to all Afghans affected by “these senseless ...
Some Taliban Leaders Ready for Negotiations: Karzai
June 26, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday claimed some Afghan Taliban leaders had contacted him after the opening of their office Doha, saying they were ready to hold talks with the High ...
EU Concerned at Afghan Security, HR Situation
June 26, 2013
KABUL - The European Union has called for Kabul to finalize negotiations rapidly on the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (CAPD) in order to establish an appropriate ...
US, India Discuss Security Issues, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan
June 25, 2013
NEW DELHI - India and the United States held the fourth edition of the India-US strategic dialogue here on Monday, which focused on regional security issues, India's relations with Iran, and ...