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11m Afghans Need Urgent Food Assistance
October 18,2020
KABUL - Eleven million Afghans, including 3.5 million children, are in urgent need of emergency food assistance, a coalition civil society groups says...
VP Saleh Says Will Directly Look after Kabul Security for Some Weeks
October 18,2020
KABUL - As crimes rise in Afghan capital Kabul, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Friday he would directly look after the city’s security for some ...
300 Taliban Fighters Killed in Helmand Battle: Governor
October 18,2020
HELMAND - At least 300 Taliban fighters have been killed in battle against Afghan security forces over the past one week in southern Helmand province, its governor said ...
ACF Predicts Significant Drop in Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade
October 18,2020
KABUL - Trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan will significantly drop by the end of this year due to various hurdles, including “extortion,” transit issues and recent closure of crossing ...
Azerbaijan: Armenian missile killed 13, wounded over 50
October 18,2020
BAKU- Azerbaijan on Saturday accused Armenia of striking its second-largest city with a ballistic missile that killed at least 13 civilians and wounded 50 others in a new escalation of their conflict over ...
Khalilzad Claims Iran Not Entirely Supportive of Peace Process
October 17,2020
DOHA - American peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said efforts are being made to establish an international support group for the Afghan peace process and that hopefully ...
Ghani Orders Fundamental Changes in Kabul Police to Improve Security
October 17,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has ordered fundamental changes in Kabul police department to fight growing crimes in the city, a statement from Presidential Palace ....
Thousands Forced to Leave Homes in Helmand: UNAMA
October 17,2020
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday said the violence unleashed in southern Helmand province this week forced thousands of civilians to ...
ISRS: Uzbekistan, EU Stand for Uniting Efforts in Restoring the Peaceful Economy of Afghanistan
October 17,2020
TASHKENT - At the event, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Central Asia, together with the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President ...
‘Al Qaeda’ Aiding Taliban in Helmand Fight: Governor
October 17,2020
HELMAND - Foreign fighters are backing the Taliban in the ongoing attacks in Helmand, the provincial governor Yasin Khan said on Thursday as violence in the southern province continues ...
ADB Hands Over Additional Medical Supplies to Help Fight Covid-19 in Afghanistan
October 17,2020
KABUL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) handed over to the Government of Afghanistan a second batch of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth $913,000 to help ...
Khalilzad and Pakistan’s Envoy Discuss Further Facilitation of Peace Talks
October 13,2020
KABUL - Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq and US special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held a virtual conference ...
Violence ‘Increased’ Amid Peace Negotiations: Abdullah
October 13,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah Monday said historic steps have been taken for peace and the time has come to reduce ...
EU and US Envoys Call for End to Helmand Violence
October 13,2020
HELMAND - Andreas von Brandt, the European Union’s new ambassador and head of delegation to Afghanistan on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Helmand...
Ghani to Introduce Cabinet Picks Next Tuesday
October 13,2020
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga Secretariat on Tuesday said the designate-ministers will be introduced to the lower house by the president during a special meeting next Tuesday ...
30pc of Schools Without Buildings in Herat
October 13,2020
HERAT CITY - Education officials say 30 percent of schools lack buildings and students are taught in tents in western ...
US Drawdown Remains Conditions-Based: Milley
October 13,2020
WASHINGTON - US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley in an interview with NPR airing Monday morning, said that US drawdown plans are conditions-based...
Most US Bases Turned Over to Afghans: Col. Leggett
October 12,2020
KABUL - US Forces spokesperson in Afghanistan Col. Sonny Leggett on Sunday said in most cases military bases vacated by them were turned over to Afghan counterparts...
Taliban Rejects Claim of Having ‘Endorsed’ Trump’s Campaign
October 12,2020
DOHA - Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid early Sunday denied having endorsed US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and said his words had been misinterpreted...
Afghan Women Call for Ceasefire, Protection of Gains Amid Peace Talks
October 12,2020
KABUL - Afghan women call ceasefire and protection of gains amid peace talks between the government and the Taliban in Doha.
A resolution following a national campaign ...
Senators Worried Over Increasingly Insecure Kabul
October 12,2020
KABUL - Members of the Meshrano Jirga on Sunday expressed their deep concern over what they called increasing insecurity in Kabul and vowed to share their concerns with the president...
Doha Talks: Stanikzai to Brief Senators on Tuesday
October 12,2020
KABUL - The government peace negotiating team chief will address members of the upper house via a video conference on Tuesday to assuage their concerns about the ongoing parleys...
Taliban’s Claim of Jihad Now More Absurd Than Before: Danesh
October 11,2020
KABUL - Taliban’s claim of Jihad is now more absurd than before, Afghan Second Vice President Sarwar Danesh said on Saturday...
Ghani Accepts Credentials of Four New Ambassadors to Afghanistan
October 11,2020
KABUL - Earlier in the day, President Ghani accepted the credentials of the new ambassadors of Norway, Swiss, Sweden, and India to Afghanistan...
Regional States Asked to Back Afghan Peace Talks
October 11,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan, the United States and Turkmenistan have urged regional countries to support the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha ...
Abdullah Lauds India’s Support
October 11,2020
NEW DELHI - Afghanistan’s chief peace envoy said Saturday that India’s civil and military leadership are supportive of an inclusive, peaceful settlement of the Afghan ...
NDS Arrests 10-Member Cell Behind Vice President Assassination Attempt
October 11,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) announced Saturday it had arrested 10 members of a cell behind the recent assassination attempt on First Vice President ...
Illegal Import of Goods to Afghanistan on the Rise: ACF
October 11,2020
KABUL - As trade relations is increasing between Afghanistan and Iran, illegal import of goods from Iran to Afghanistan has also increased, according to Afghanistan Chambers Federation ...
No Single Group Will Impose Its Will on The Nation: Abdullah
October 10,2020
NEW DELHI - Addressing concerns about the Taliban taking advantage of foreign troops being withdrawn from Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the national reconciliation council ...
Afghan Negotiating Team, Civil Society Discuss Ongoing Peace Talks
October 10,2020
KABUL - Afghan government negotiating team has assured to defend public and government values during talks with the Taliban.
The negotiating team members made commitment ...
China Delivers $1 Million Worth Medical Aid to Afghanistan
October 10,2020
KABUL - A plane carrying medical aid worth one million US dollars from China landed in Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday. The aid is expected to be used in combating the coronavirus...
77 New Cases, 2 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
October 10,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 447 samples tested in the last ...
Ghani, Khalilzad, Gen. Miller Discuss Afghan Peace in Doha
October 07,2020
DOHA - The US peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted that he discussed Afghan peace with President Ashraf Ghani and Gen. Scott Miller, the commander ...
Afghanistan and International Partners Prepare for 2020 Afghanistan Conference
October 07,2020
KABUL – Afghanistan and international partners in Kabul yesterday officially launched preparations for the 2020 Afghanistan Conference, scheduled to take place 23-24 November ...
Insecurity: 173,000 Girls Out of School in Ghazni
October 07,2020
GHAZNI CITY - Around 173,000 girls have been deprived of pursuing their education due to insecurity and lack of schools in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Tuesday...