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Kabul, Islamabad Jointly Fighting Terror: Khar
January 17, 2013
KABUL - Pakistan, reaffirming its support for an Afghan-led reconciliation process, has said Kabul and Islamabad have joined hands against the scourge of terrorism in the ...
MoD Trains Staff to Take Over Military Procurement
January 17, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) will take over military procurement responsibilities for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) from the NATO-led forces in line with the ...
IEC Opposes Karzai's Comments on Old Voter Cards
January 16, 2013
KABUL - There will be no transparency in the 2014 presidential election if the old voter cards are reused, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Tuesday in response to President ...
No Jirga for Decision on US Forces: Political Parties
January 16, 2013
KABUL - A number of political leaders have opposed President Hamid Karzai's plan for a Loya Jirga of tribal elders to decide on the question of US forces immunity from Afghanistan's legal ...
Panetta to Brief Allies on Karzai Visit
January 16, 2013
WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday left for a week-long European trip to brief allies and partners on consultations that American leadership had with Afghan President ...
Lower House Prorogued Amid Uproar
January 15, 2013
KABUL - An important session of the Wolesi Jirga was adjourned amid uproar on Monday when four of the 11 cabinet ministers refused to appear before the lower house over their failure to ...
Loya Jirga to Decide on Immunity for US Troops
January 15, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Monday linked immunity for American troops to a Loya Jirga decision, warning the bilateral security agreement (BSA) would be not implemented if commitments ...
US Vows $1 Billion in Annual Aid: Zakhilwal
January 15, 2013
KABUL - The United States of America has vowed to provide $800 million to $1 billion in annual aid to Afghan government, Afghan finance minister Hazrat Omer Zakhilwal on Sunday ...
President Stresses Need for Doha Peace Talks
January 15, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Monday said the United States had agreed that peace talks in Qatar should take place between the Taliban-nominated representatives and High Peace Council (HPC) ...
US Goal in Afghanistan Within Reach: Obama
January 13, 2013
KABUL - US President Barack Obama highlighted the progress made against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and said America's goals in the war-torn country are "within reach" in his weekly radio ...
Corruption will Bring Afghanistan to its Knees: Mojaddadi
January 13, 2013
KABUL - Corruption in Afghanistan will bring the country to its knees if it continues, the former head of the senate told government officials and civil society activists on Sunday at a gathering to ...
Nationwide Equal Health Services in 9 Years: Dalil
January 13, 2013
KABUL - Public health minister Dr. SurayaDalil on Sunday said her ministry was working on a new policy to ensure equal health services across the nation over next nine ...
Afghanistan Needs Pre-Election Provisional Govt.: Massoud
January 13, 2013
KABUL - A provisional government should be set up prior to the presidential election of 2014 to protect the fair outcome of the poll, the head of the National Coalition Party Ahmed Zia Massoud said ...
Afghanistan’s New Era is Beginning: Karzai
January 13, 2013
KABUL - The years after 2014 will be better for Afghanistan than the past years of conflict, President Hamid Karzai said at a US university late Friday, emphasizing the country is reaching ...
Obama Notes Progress Towards Afghan War Drawdown
January 13, 2013
WASHINGTON - After weeks of focus on fiscal policy, President Barack Obama turned the conversation to foreign policy - and specifically the war in Afghanistan - in his weekly address on ...
ANSF Given $10b Equipment: ISAF
January 10, 2013
KABUL - The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Wednesday said equipment worth $10 billion had been given to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) by NATO and American troops over the ...
Significant Drop in Troop Levels: WH
January 10, 2013
WASHINGTON - Ahead of a crucial Afghan-US summit later this week, the White House (WH) on Tuesday said there would be a considerable reduction in the presence of American troops in Afghanistan after ...
US Links Afghan Aid to Good Governance
January 10, 2013
WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday asserted an increase in the percentage of its aid routed through the Afghan government would depend on the progress in anti-corruption ...
Ministers to Appear Before WJ
January 10, 2013
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga (lower house) members were finally able on Wednesday to settle their differences over summoning nearly a dozen ministers who failed to effectively utilize their last fiscal ...
Karzai, Obama to Discuss Ticklish Issues
January 09, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai is due to enter crucial talks with the Americans on issues including Washington's stance on the Taliban political bureau in Qatar and the US military ...
MoF Issues Mandatory Insurance Deadline to Businesses
January 09, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued a two-month deadline Tuesday for all commercial establishments in the country to get insurance to be able to operate in the ...
Focus on Merit in Fight against Graft: Khalili
January 09, 2013
KABUL - Second Vice-President Karim Khalili on Tuesday said the government had appointed provincial governors and district chiefs on merit in the hope to overcome administrative corruption and ...
NATO Backs Political Settlement in Afghanistan
January 09, 2013
KABUL - NATO on Tuesday reiterated its stout support for the Afghan-led reconciliation process and a political settlement in the ...
Atta Meets Gen. Dostum, Discusses Elections
January 09, 2013
KABUL - Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Sunday met Afghanistan National Front (ANF) Leader Abdul Rashid Dostum, now chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the army, to discuss the upcoming elections ...
Abdullah Slams Govt. for Violating Constitution
January 07, 2013
KABUL - National Coalition of Afghanistan Chairman Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday praised efforts of the Independent Commission for monitoring the implementation of the ...
Khalili Denies Allegations of Land Grabbing
January 08, 2013
KABUL - The second vice president denied Saturday that he is involved in land grabbing and said that government officials and politicians should not be accused without proper ...
1,400 Held Over Violence against Women
January 08, 2013
KABUL - More than 1,400 perpetrators of violence against women have been arrested across the country during the ongoing Afghan calendar year, officials said on ...
Logar Chromites Being Smuggled Abroad
January 08, 2013
PUL-I-ALAM - Chromites mines are being dug up unprofessionally by people in central Logar province, Minister of Mines Wahidullah Shahrani said on ...
Goal is to have Afghans Able for Own Security: Nuland
January 05, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration said on Thursday that the goal of the United States in Afghanistan is to enable Afghans to fully manage their own ...
Zakhelwal Assuages Investors’ Concerns
January 05, 2013
KABUL - Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhelwal has asked foreign and local investors not to worry about post-2014 Afghanistan's scenario, assuring no change is going to take place in the ...
Afghanistan Release 250 Taliban Militants from Jails
January 05, 2013
KABUL - The Afghan government released 80 Taliban militants from Pul-e-Charkhi prison in eastern part of capital Kabul. According to officials around 67 of the freed Taliban militants were ...
Afghanistan Faces Uncertain Future: Ghani
January 05, 2013
KABUL - Afghanistan will face major threats post-2014 if its national forces are not fully trained and equipped, Head of the Transition commission Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai said ...
ANSF Prepping to Take on more Security
January 03, 2013
KABUL - Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are prepping to lead in protecting more of the country, in line with assuming full responsibility by the end of 2014, President Hamid Karzai ...
Karzai Meets French DM
January 03, 2013
KABUL - President Karzai met the visiting French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday in Kabul and discussed the security ...
Panetta, Allen Praise Security Transition Progress in Afghanistan
January 03, 2013
KABUL - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the Afghan government's announcement of a new step in putting Afghan forces in charge of the nation's security is evidence that the country is on ...