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Afghanistan Remains Source of Terror: Nazarbayev
April 27, 2013
KABUL - Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Friday called Afghanistan a continuing source of terrorist and extremist activities in the region, urging collective efforts to ward off the ...
Air Force will Need NATO Support after 2014: Ghani
April 27, 2013
KUNDUZ CITY - The Security Transition Commission head says the combat ability of Afghan forces has considerably improved but the air force will continue to need NATO support after ...
Rassoul Drums Up Regional Support for Peace Drive
April 27, 2013
KABUL - Pursuing a comprehensive effort for a political solution to the ongoing conflict, the Afghan government on Friday urged Pakistan to lend its full weight to the Kabul-led reconciliation ...
Investment in Afghanistan has Yielded Results: USAID
April 27, 2013
WASHINGTON - America’s developmental assistance for more than a decade has created favorable conditions for US troops’ return and a stable and secure country, a top official of Obama ...
We have to Learn from Past Mistakes: Ušackas
April 25, 2013
BRUSSELS - European Union Special Representative Vygaudas Ušackas on Wednesday noted positive changes in Afghanistan, saying at least 65 percent of the population had access to basic health ...
Civilian Casualties Increased By 30 Percent: UN
April 25, 2013
KABUL - According to United Nations, civilian casualties in Afghanistan has risen by almost 30 percent during the first three months of the year. UN special representative for Afghanistan, Jan ...
Afghan Troops Able to Defend Country: Official
April 25, 2013
ABUL - The Afghan deputy chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General Mohammad Akram, said Wednesday that the army forces have now gained good incentive and are able to defend the ...
WJ Approves 2 Paragraphs of 4th Article of Election Law
April 25, 2013
KABUL – Wolesi Jirga (WJ) approved 16th and 20th paragraphs of the fourth article of election law on Wednesday. The 16 paragraph of the fourth article is on the quarantine of ballot boxes, and ...
Rasmussen for Military Pressure on Rebels
April 24, 2013
BRUSSELS - The NATO secretary-general on Tuesday reiterated his support for efforts at a political process in Afghanistan, stressing the role of Pakistan and other neighbors in stabilizing ...
US to Maintain Presence in Afghanistan and CA After 2014
April 24, 2013
ASTANA - The United States of America will maintain its presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia after 2014, United States Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake ...
Foreign Members Could be Effective on Polls Transparency: TEFA
April 24, 2013
KABUL - The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) on Tuesday said that presence of two foreigners in the Electoral Complaints Commission could increase people's trust in ...
Rassoul Hints at Post-2014 Ties with NATO
April 24, 2013
KABUL - Thousands of Afghans, many of them innocent civilians, had laid down their lives to let their compatriots live with dignity and look to a future of lasting peace and prosperity, he ...
Patang’s Remarks Generate Heat in Senate
April 24, 2013
KABUL - Some members of the Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday denounced as an insult to the parliament Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang’s recent remarks on being repeatedly summoned by ...
Patang Accuses MPs of Illegal Interference
April 23, 2013
KABUL - Afghan Minister of Interior Mujtaba Patang, during a National Security Council meeting on Sunday expressed concern over illegal interference of Senators and MPs in the affairs of the ...
Kerry to Meet Karzai and Pak Officials
April 23, 2013
RUSSELS/KABUL - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and senior Pakistan officials in Brussels on Wednesday, officials said, with the aim of ...
World Bank to Fund IT Training
April 23, 2013
KABUL - Afghan Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) will train 50,000 staff in Information Technology for three years, with funding from the World ...
NATO Helicopter Crash Landing in Taliban Held Area
April 23, 2013
PUL-I-ALAM - The Taliban kidnapped six Turkish engineers and two foreign pilots after their helicopter made an emergency landing in central Logar province, an official said on ...
Corrupt MPs Should be Identified, Referred to Judiciary: Senate
April 22, 2013
KABUL - Complaints commission of Afghan senate urged Sunday that all the MPs involved in corrupt dealings should be identified and referred to the judiciary organisations, for which a number of MPs ...
US Envoy to Visit to Pakistan, Afghanistan
April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON - Acting US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan David Pearce will travel to Islamabad, Kabul, Brussels, and Almaty from April 21-26 for meetings focusing on ...
No Deadline Set for Signing Afghan-US Security Pact: MoFA
April 22, 2013
KABUL - Afghan Foreign Minister stated Sunday that the Afghan government has not specified any deadline for signing the security agreement with the United States and that once signed the agreement ...
MPs Call to Stop Releasing Taliban Prisoners
April 21, 2013
KABUL - High Peace Council has been incapable of progressing peace talks with the armed opposition, first vice speaker of Wolesi Jirga said Saturday while a number of MPs suggested many of the ...
Karzai Seeks to Curb CIA Operations in Afghanistan
April 21, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai is determined to curb American CIA operations in his country, his spokesman ...
Iran Seeks Development of Economic, Cultural Ties with Afghanistan: Envoy
April 21, 2013
TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Abolfazl Zohrehvand underlined Tehran's enthusiasm for the further expansion of relations with Afghanistan, specially in economic and cultural ...
Govt. Lacks Political will to Hold Fair Polls: Abdullah
April 21, 2013
HERAT CITY - Opposition leader Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday said the Karzai administration lacked political will to hold fair and free presidential elections taking place next ...
Empowered Private Sector Critical to Afghanistan's Future: Cunningham
April 20, 2013
KABUL - US Ambassador James B. Cunningham, who met with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kabul last night, hailed their pivotal role in Afghanistan’s future prosperity with ...
US Should Stay in Touch with Karzai: Hagel
April 20, 2013
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday said the United States needed to stay engaged with President Hamid Karzai to responsibly transition out from ...
Pakistan Urges All Stakeholder to Devote Efforts for Peaceful Afghanistan
April 20, 2013
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Friday urged all concerned stakeholder including the United States to devote their energies towards making Afghanistan peaceful, progressive, prosperous and stable ...
Political Parties Call for Clearer Role in Election Law
April 20, 2013
KABUL - The election law in its current draft will not ensure a transparent and fair poll if it is approved by parliament as expected, political parties and civil society groups said ...
Provincial Polls Should Precede Presidential Vote: MPs
April 18, 2013
KABUL - WJ members on Wednesday said they would talk to President Karzai and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) over conducting provincial elections ahead of the presidential polls ...
“Precise Talks” on Security Pact with US: Karzai
April 18, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said his administration was holding "precise negotiations" with the US over a bilateral security agreement, keeping in mind Afghanistan's ...
Afghan Forces Able to Cope with Challenges: TOLA
April 18, 2013
HERAT CITY - A group of the Transatlantic Opinion Leaders to Afghanistan (TOLA) wrapped up a two day visit to western Herat province after meetings with ISAF commanders and local ...
EU Concerned about Increasing Poppy
April 18, 2013
KABUL - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday said it was concerned about a UN report that indicated opium production in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and headed for a record ...
India, China to Hold First Dialogue on Afghanistan
April 18, 2013
BEIJING - India and China would hold their first-ever dialogue on Afghanistan here tomorrow aiming to cooperate to deal with the impact of US troops' pullout from the war-torn country by 2014 amid ...
Dunford Lists Obstacles to Afghanistan Stability
April 17, 2013
WASHINGTON - A top American general based in Kabul on Tuesday said Afghanistan's stability was threatened by militant safe havens in Pakistan and corruption and weak institutional capability of the ...
Azimi Tells ISAF Civilian Casualties No Longer Tolerable
April 17, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesman on Monday said international troops should avoid carrying out airstrikes in residential areas, calling civilian casualties no longer tolerable for ...