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Kabul Ready for Talks on Durand Line: Fahim
June 12, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan government is ready to find a negotiated settlement of the long-running dispute over the British-mandate Durand Line with Pakistan, the 1st vice-president said on ...
Officials Behind Increased Terror Attacks: Senators
June 12, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan Senators on Tuesday said that several high ranking officials within the government are helping the insurgents carry out their activities in different parts of the ...
War on Terror Fuelling Radicalism: Karzai
June 11, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai, raising questions about the success of the US-led war on terror, has said the Muslim world is in a state of tumult, asking whether the campaign has reduced or further ...
5th Phase of Transition to Start Soon: Azimi
June 11, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Defense on Monday announced that the 5th phase of security transition would start soon, stressing the war on terror should continue as long as its sanctuaries existed outside ...
Islamabad Ready to Wipe Out Terrorist Havens
June 11, 2013
KABUL - The new Pakistani government, serious about an end to US drone strikes in the restive tribal region near the Afghanistan border, is ready to wipe out terrorist safe havens on its ...
Taliban Warm to Outsiders, Hostile to Afghans: MoFA
June 10, 2013
KABUL - While maintaining cordial relations with the outside world, the Taliban are harboring hostility toward Afghans, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on ...
Karzai Should Consider National Interest in BSA Negotiations: Yasini
June 10, 2013
KABUL - The First Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament, Mirwais Yasini, said that President Hamid Karzai should consider the national interest while negotiating the Bilateral Security ...
Presidential Vote A Major Challenge: Medley
June 10, 2013
KABUL - Dominic Medley, spokesman for the NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan over the past three years, has urged the global fraternity to stay committed to the war-torn ...
US Not Pulling Out of Region: Blake
June 09, 2013
WASHINGTON - Assuaging concerns among countries in South and Central Asia about the impact of a US troop drawdown on regional security, a top Obama administration official on Friday said the ...
MPs Approve 2 Presidential Suggestions
June 09, 2013
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of parliament -- on Saturday accepted two suggestions of President Hamid Karzai about a draft election law, but could not take any decision on others ...
Sharif to Visit Kabul Next Week for Talks with Karzai
June 09, 2013
KABUL - Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to visit Kabul next week for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a media report said on ...
We Won’t Forget Afghanistan: Westerwelle
June 09, 2013
KABUL - Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Zalmai Rassoul met his German counterpart Dr. Guido Westerwelle at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Saturday. The visiting dignitary also met ...
Hagel Ties Future Assistance to Fair Elections
June 08, 2013
BRUSSELS - The US defense secretary said Washington and its partners had made it crystal clear to Kabul that a free, open and fair election was an essential part of any future ...
Karzai, Kerry Spar over Peace Drive
June 08, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State John Kerry recently had testy exchanges on the issue of reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban, an official said on ...
Afghans Themselves Should End War: Dunford
June 08, 2013
BRUSSELS - The conflict in Afghanistan has to be ended by the Afghans themselves, as this goal cannot be achieved by a third party, the top American military commander in the war-torn country ...
Sharif Stresses Regional Support for Afghan Govt.
June 08, 2013
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif on Thursday called for developing regional consensus on supporting a stable government in Afghanistan and stepping up the reconciliation ...
NATO Stresses Fair Polls, War on Graft
June 06, 2013
BRUSSELS - The NATO secretary-general on Wednesday renewed his call for the Karzai administration to focus on better governance and combat corruption to ensure continued international assistance to the war-torn ...
$173m Kabul Bank Loans Recovered So Far
June 06, 2013
KABUL - Kabul Bank’s loans worth $173million, including $41 million from the auction of defaulters’ properties in Dubai, have been recovered so far, a senior official said on ...
WJ Takes Exception to AGO Decision
June 06, 2013
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) on Wednesday took strong exception to the Attorney-General Office’s decision on putting five its members on the Exit Control List (ECL) for their alleged involvement ...
Sharif Elected as Pak PM for Record 3rd Time
June 06, 2013
ISLAMABAD - Mian Nawaz Sharif was elected on Wednesday for a record third time as Pakistan’s prime minister, defeating his rivals Makhdoom Amin Fahim of PPP and Javed Hashmi ...
5 WJ Members Put on ECL
June 05, 2013
KABUL - The Attorney-General Office (AGO) on Tuesday announced putting five Wolesi Jirga (WJ) members on the Exit Control List for their alleged involvement in corruption and misuse of their ...
NATO’s New Mission to have Sound Legal Basis
June 05, 2013
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday said after an end to the combat mission in 2014, military commanders on the ground would decide on providing air support to ...
NATO Ministers to Discuss New Afghan Mission
June 05, 2013
BRUSSELS - Defense Ministers from NATO countries are all set to begin their two-day meeting here on Tuesday, with the mission in Afghanistan and cyber defense on the agenda, officials ...
NATO Reaffirms Commitment to Afghanistan
June 04, 2013
KABUL - Fifty defense ministers from NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) nations are scheduled to meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the current situation ...
Karzai Talks to Kerry about Peace Process
June 04, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai talked to the US Secretary of State John F. Kerry about peace process, Karzai's office said Sunday. Speaking over phone, President Karzai told John Kerry that the peace ...
NSC Seeks Report on Kabul Bank Loan Recovery
June 03, 2013
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday voiced its displeasure over the lack of progress in recovery of Kabul Bank loans, directing the attorney general and central bank chief ...
ANSF to Lead All Military Operations in Few Weeks: MoD
June 03, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will take over the responsibility of all military operations in the country within 20 ...
Return to Anarchy Won’t Be Allowed: Karzai
June 03, 2013
KABUL - The Afghans would never allow their country’s return to instability and anarchy, President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday, stressing the need for national reconciliation. In an hour-long ...
Senators Split on Tribe’s Name in CNICs
June 03, 2013
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga -- upper house of parliament-- members on Sunday failed to take a decision on the issue of tribe’s name in new computerized identity cards ...
NATO to Hold Summit on Afghanistan Next Year: Obama
June 02, 2013
KABUL - The US President Barack Obama has said on Friday that he and the NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen have agreed to focus the Organization’s 2014 summit on Afghanistan. While Obama ...
Pakistan Announces Scholarships for Afghans
June 02, 2013
KABUL - The Pakistan embassy in Kabul on Saturday announced 600 scholarships for Afghan students for 2013-14 to study in colleges and universities in the neighboring ...
6 Million Afghan Children Deprived of Education
June 02, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan officials on Saturday said that more than six million children are deprived of education across Afghanistan. The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled ...
Foreigners Taking Advantage of Afghan Peace Talks: Karzai
June 01, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan in the past four months, with several meetings held outside and within the country has realized that foreigners are misusing Kabul's dream for peace to fulfill their selfish motives in ...
Attacks on Donor Organizations Unacceptable: ICRC
June 01, 2013
KABUL - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday condemned the Wednesday's attack on its office in the eastern Nangarhar province, calling it unacceptable.The ...
ANP Moving Up Rapidly: Miller
June 01, 2013
WASHINGTON - Although they lag behind the Afghan National Army in terms of training and capabilities, the Afghan National Police (ANP) was fast catching up, a top US general in Afghanistan said on ...