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Pakistan Frees more Senior Taliban Leaders
January 01, 2013
KABUL - Pakistan has released four more Afghan Taliban prisoners, including a former justice minister, said a Pakistani government official on Monday, in another sign that Islamabad is ...
Afghanistan Offers Investment Incentives for 2013
January 01, 2013
KABUL - Companies that invest $1 million or more in 2013 will enjoy tax exemptions for 10 years and will receive free land to establish their businesses, according to a new Ministry of Finance draft ...
Parliament to Impeach 7 Instead of 11 Ministers
January 01, 2013
KABUL - After two weeks of discussions, the parliament decided in its general session on Monday to impeach 7 ministers, revising an earlier decision to ...
NSC Discusses Fourth Phase of Security Transition Process
January 01, 2013
KABUL - Chaired by president Karzai the National Security Council (NSC) took up the fourth phase of the security transition at the presidential palace on ...
Over 1,000 ANA Personnel Killed in 2012: Official
December 31, 2012
KABUL - More than 1,000 personnel of Afghan army had lost their lives in Taliban-led attacks, bombings and military operations in 2012 in the insurgency-hit country, said a spokesman of the ...
Afghan-US Company to Build Oil Refinery
December 31, 2012
KABUL - An oil refinery with an investment of $700 million will be constructed in northern Afghanistan by a joint US-Afghan company, Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) said ...
Afghanistan Finalizes Plan for Taliban Office in Qatar
December 31, 2012
KABUL - The government has finalized a plan for opening a Taliban liaison office in Qatar, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday, adding that talks with the government ...
Khalili Laments Lack of Government Capacity
December 30, 2012
KABUL - Second vice president on Saturday expressed concerns that despite progress in workforce development, acute shortages of skilled workers remain in the ...
Parliament to Review Draft Election Law
December 30, 2012
KABUL - The Ministry of Justice on Saturday presented the draft of the Afghan elections law to the lawmakers. Speaking before the MPs, Justice Minister Habibullah Ghalib ...
Kubiš Details Progress and Challenges in Afghanistan
December 30, 2012
KABUL - While Afghanistan continues to face significant challenges in areas such as human rights and protection, the country has realized strong political and development gains, ...
‘Powerful Figures’ Involved in Land Grabbing: Parliament Commission
December 30, 2012
KABUL - The newly formed parliament commission on supervising the government's activities said Saturday that 1.25 million acres of land have been confiscated illegally over the past few years across ...
MoF Amending Budget after Parliament Rejection
December 30, 2012
KABUL – Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Saturday said that its budget committee is reworking the draft budget that was rejected by parliament last week and will send it for approval ...
Respond to Student Needs, Karzai Asks Private Institutes
December 29, 2012
KABUL - Private sector education institutes are required to respond effectively to emerging student needs, President Hamid ...
Efforts to Bring Standards in Production Sectors
December 29, 2012
KABUL - The technical committee of the National Norms and Standards Agency has approved 150 standards in 13 production sectors to improve the quality of the Afghan ...
Karzai to Visit Washington in January
December 29, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to visit the United States on 7 January to discuss issues related to the bilateral ...
WJ Split on Summoning Ministers
December 27, 2012
KABUL - Divided over a summoning nearly a dozen ministers for under-spending development funds for the outgoing year, the Wolesi Jirga deferred on Wednesday a decision on evolving a proper ...
MPs Seek Prosecution of War Criminals
December 27, 2012
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga - or the lower house of parliament -- on Wednesday strongly denounced the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and called for the prosecution of the war criminals for killing thousands ...
ISAF to Monitor Afghan Policewoman Investigation Process
December 27, 2012
KABUL - NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan on Wednesday announced they are prepared to assist Afghan police with the investigation of the recent incident in ...
Rights Violators Should Be Kept Out of Elections: Activists
December 27, 2012
KABUL - A group of more than 20 Afghan civil society organizations Wednesday urged the Afghan government not to allow human rights violators to participate in the upcoming ...
Talks with US: Karzai to Protect National Interest
December 27, 2012
KABUL - Jihadi leaders and political figures on Wednesday urged President Hamid Karzai to ensure that Afghanistan's national interests and sovereignty were protected in talks with the US on a ...
War Vs Peace
December 26, 2012
The world suffers and it suffers because of terrorist activities against, children, women, young and old people with no mercy. Their continuous terror attacks on innocent people in Afghanistan, Pakistan ...
Ministers, Governors, Deputies Accused of Corruption: AG
December 26, 2012
KABUL - The Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that 62 corruption-related cases are currently under investigation, and those implicated include ministers, provincial governors and deputy ...
Over 90 MlnkWh of Electricity Supplied to Afghanistan in Oct-Nov
December 26, 2012
DUSHANBE - In October-November this year, Tajikistan reportedly supplied more than 90 million kWh of electrical power to Afghanistan. Findings of the monthly report for December 2012, Monitoring ...
Agreement on Taliban’s Doha Office in Final Stages: Rassoul
December 26, 2012
KABUL - A formal agreement between the governments of Afghanistan and Qatar on the opening of Taliban's political bureau in Doha had entered final stages, the foreign minister told ...
Kabul Shopkeepers Claim Property Loss before Fire
December 26, 2012
KABUL - The shopkeepers of the recently burnt Kabul market claimed Monday that their shops were robbed ahead of the fire that engulfed about 600 ...
US Pushing for Election Reform
December 25, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Hamid Karzai's weak government riddled with corruption and the continued presence of militant safe havens in Pakistan will threaten Afghanistan's stability after the ...
Afghanistan Ready to Negotiate with the Haqqanis: HPC
December 25, 2012
KABUL - The High Peace Council (HPC) expressed readiness to negotiate with any opposition group, including the notorious Haqqani Network, which was recently put on a UN ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Trying to Turn Taliban into Political Movement
December 25, 2012
KABUL - Pakistan is genuine about backing a nascent Afghan peace process and shares the Kabul government's goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into a political movement, a senior Afghan ...
Lawmakers React to Paris Meeting
December 25, 2012
KABUL - Afghan lawmakers criticized the absence of government response at the Paris meeting when Taliban representatives demanded ...
Five National and Int’l Companies Bid for New Kabul Bank: MoF
December 24, 2012
KABUL - Three national and two international companies have bid for New Kabul Bank, Ministry of Finance (MoF) said ...
Taliban Softening Stance, Believe Politicians
December 24, 2012
KABUL - Seeing a softening in the Taliban's stance at the three-day gathering in Paris, political parties hope sustained negotiations would help bring normality to the ...
Gen. Kayani Makes Afghan Peace ‘Top Priority’
December 24, 2012
WANA - Pakistan's powerful army chief has made reconciling warring factions in Afghanistan a top priority, military officials and Western diplomats say, the newest and clearest sign yet that ...
Environment Law Forgotten in Afghanistan: Official
December 24, 2012
KABUL - The law for the environment had been forgotten since its establishment over the last several years in the country, chairman of environment protection, Mustafa Zaher told lawmakers ...
Lower House Rejects Proposed Budget
December 23, 2012
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga on Saturday rejected the draft budget for the new financial year that began on Friday, amid complaints that the approval process was always inordinately delayed, creating ...
Foreigners Fuelling Graft in Afghanistan: Karzai
December 23, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday accused foreigners of fuelling administrative corruption in the country, hoping the level of graft would come down after the 2014 withdrawal of NATO-led ...