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Russia Needs to Up Defense against Afghan Threats: Putin
May 09, 2013
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia must strengthen its defenses in the south and work with Central Asian allies to protect itself against the threat of ...
Man Plotting to Kill Abdullah Detained: NDS
May 09, 2013
KABUL - A man has been detained for plotting an assassination attempt on top opposition leader Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Afghan spy service claimed on ...
Afghanistan Faces Growing Unemployment: MoE
May 09, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Economy said that short term projects have been invested during the last 11 years in Afghanistan, and the country now faces growing ...
Zakhilwal Accuses Lawmakers for Illegal Activities
May 08, 2013
KABUL - Finance Minister Hazrat Omer Zakhilwal accused a number of Afghan lawmakers for being involved in illegal ...
Kerry, Russians to Talk Afghanistan
May 08, 2013
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry would discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the post-2014 transition with leaders of Russia and Italy during his trip to ...
Karzai Stresses Joint Efforts against Terror
May 08, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned an attack on the election campaign of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) party in Pakistan, the Presidential Palace ...
Fair Polls Essential for Foreign Aid: NATO
May 07, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan government should conduct transparent elections, combat corruption and improve governance for continued international assistance, a NATO official said on ...
Pakistani Forces Suffer Casualties in Border Clash: Officials
May 07, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan and Pakistani forces have resumed clashes in Ghosta district of eastern Nangarhar province early Monday, inflicting heavy casualties on Pakistani forces, local Afghan ...
ISAF Distances Itself from Border Clash
May 07, 2013
KABUL - The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday distanced itself from the border clash in the Goshta district of Nangarhar province, saying Afghanistan and Pakistan ...
Durand Line A Settled Issue: Islamabad
May 07, 2013
KABUL - Pakistan on Monday insisted that Durand Line was a settled issue, scorning President Hamid Karzai’s remarks that Afghanistan would never recognize the British-mandated ...
80,000 Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Fate in Europe
May 06, 2013
KABUL - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday expressed concern over worse condition of Afghan refugees in Greece and Sweden adding that more than 80 thousands are in an ...
Afghan Filmmaker Shortlisted for ‘World’s Best Job’
May 06, 2013
KABUL - Moska Najib does not fit in with any stereotype of an Afghan woman. The 29-year-old documentary filmmaker is among the top 25 shortlisted for one of the six ‘best jobs in the ...
Taliban Vanquished in Faryab: Mohammadi
May 06, 2013
MAIMANA - A delegation, led by Defense Minister Gen. Bismillah Mohammadi, visited northern Faryab province for assessing the security situation there, officials said on ...
$300 Million Invested in Afghanistan in 3 Fiscal Months: AISA
May 05, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Investment Support Agency (AISA) officials on Saturday announced that $300 million have been invested in three months of current fiscal year in the ...
Political Feud May Fuel Chaos in Nangarhar: Hamidzai
May 05, 2013
JALALABAD - Wolesi Jirga Interior Security Commission member Mohammad Naeem Lalai Hamidzai on Saturday feared eastern Nangarhar province could plunge into a deep political crisis as a result of an ...
Afghanistan Never Recognized the Durand Line: Karzai
May 05, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday has said that Afghanistan has never recognized the ...
We Won’t Allow Foreign Posts on Our Soil: Karzai
May 04, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai’s administration would not allow foreign military installations on the Afghanistan side of the Durand Line, his office said on ...
ANSF can Ensure Poll Security: Dunford
May 04, 2013
KABUL - Gen. Josef Dunford, top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, on Thursday said that local security personnel were capable of conducting independent operations and maintaining ...
Press Freedom Key to Credible Elections in Afghanistan: UNAMA
May 04, 2013
KABUL – On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls on all political stakeholders in the country to join hands in securing ...
Long-Term Partnership Pact Signed with Denmark
May 04, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has returned to Kabul from a visit to three European nations, signing long-term cooperation agreements with Finland and Denmark, his office said on ...
Karzai, Cameron Confer on Peace Campaign
May 04, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai -- currently on a visit to Poland -- discussed issues of bilateral interest, including the reconciliation drive, with British Prime Minister David Cameron in ...
Karzai Implements Personal Demands in Election: Parties
May 02, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan political parties on Wednesday accused President Karzai of implementing his own demands in election through new changes on the law of governing Independent Election ...
Hagel, German Minister Talk Afghan Transition
May 02, 2013
WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met his German counterpart Thomas de Maizière on Tuesday to discuss the security transition process in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman ...
The War Winding Down in Afghanistan: Obama
May 02, 2013
KABUL - The US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said that the "the war is winding down in Afghanistan and we're having success in defeating al Qaeda ...
200 School Girls Poisoned in Kabul
May 02, 2013
KABUL - As many as 200 school-girls were poisoned in Sultan Razia high school in Kabul on Wednesday, local officials said. The incident took place at about 10:00am in the 7th district of ...
MI6 Paid Afghan President as Well: Guardian
May 01, 2013
KABUL - British intelligence agency the MI6 has as well provided money to the office of President Hamid Karzai, however it has been on a smaller scale, British newspaper The Guardian wrote ...
Karzai Violated National Sovereignty by Receiving Cash from CIA: Senators
May 01, 2013
KABUL - Afghan senators, in reaction to remarks by the President Karzai confirming receiving cash from CIA, said Tuesday that "the president has violated national sovereignty and ...
CIA Paid Karzai Office Millions in Ghost Money: NYT
April 30, 2013
KABUL - In a costly influence-peddling attempt, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) delivered tens of millions of dollars to the office of President Hamid Karzai over the past decade, an ...
Pakistan asked to Walk the Talk on Peace Drive
April 30, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan on Monday asked Pakistan to go beyond statements of pious intent and take practical and immediate measures to help it restore peace and stability. Pakistan should ...
WJ Votes for IEC to Announce Election Results
April 30, 2013
KABUL – Wolesi Jirga (WJ) approved elections law's paragraph 20 of article 4 on Monday in which it has concluded that Independent Election Commission (IEC) will be in charge of ...
Regional States Underline Afghan Stability
April 29, 2013
KABUL - Foreign ministers and high-ranking representatives from ‘Heart of Asia’ countries have described the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan as an important regional ...
Kabul Seeks US Help in Retaking Pak Border Posts
April 29, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has written a letter to his US counterpart Barack Obama, seeking America's help in retaking nearly a dozen border security posts that were captured by Pakistani forces in ...
Afghanistan to Sign Agreements with Finland, Denmark
April 29, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai left Kabul for Europe Sunday to sign two long-term assistance agreements with Finland and ...
Karzai Announces Relief for Prisoners
April 29, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday issued a decree for the release of a number of prisoners and granting remission to others, including women and ...
Some MPs Visit MoI, Violate House Decision
April 29, 2013
KABUL - Some members of the ’Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of parliament -- were on Saturday accused of violating the assembly’s decision that lawmakers would not visit the ...