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Spain Wants to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond 2014
December 23, 2012
KABUL - The Spanish prime minister on Saturday expressed his country's willingness to stay in Afghanistan after 2014, when all ...
Political Parties Hopeful after Paris Meeting
December 23, 2012
KABUL - Some political parties participating in the Paris meeting have expressed hope about its outcomes, while the Taliban representatives read a statement calling for changes to the ...
‘No Major Mistakes’ in 13 Years: Putin
December 22, 2012
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that looking back on his 13 years in the top job, he could not recall any major mistakes that he would like to ...
Afghan Development Gains at Risk, Warns Kubiš
December 22, 2012
KABUL - Sustainability of development gains in Afghanistan is at risk because of inadequate sub-national governance systems, lack of support from the centre, capacity constraints and insufficient ...
UK’s Troop Pullout Decision Well-Timed: Karzai
December 22, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai, hailing the British prime minister's announcement on the withdrawal of 3,800 troops from Afghanistan next year, said his country was prepared to take over ...
Political Mileage Being Derived from Peace Process: Abdullah
December 22, 2012
KABUL - Attempts at deriving political mileage from the ongoing reconciliation process in the country have sparked concerns among the masses, a key opposition leader alleged on ...
Afghans Urged to Take Part in Election Process
December 20, 2012
KABUL - Religious scholars on Wednesday asked people, political parties, civil society organisations and warring parties to participate in the next presidential and provincial council polls ...
WJ Approve Formation of Provincial Affairs Ministry
December 20, 2012
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) approved a bill Wednesday to create a provincial affairs ministry, upgrading the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) for the ...
Putin Urges CSTO to Draft Actions Program on Afghanistan
December 20, 2012
KABUL - The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should work out a pattern of practical actions in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said ...
Peace Efforts on Despite Attacks: Karzai
December 19, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai, supporting all sincere reconciliation efforts, on Tuesday asked the Taliban to prevent foreign-aided elements from disruptive activities in the ...
Pakistan Agrees to Release Senior Taliban Leaders
December 19, 2012
KABUL - According to reports Pakistani and Afghan officials have reached to an agreement to release senior Taliban leaders imprisoned in Pakistan in a bid to support Afghan peace ...
UN Eases Travel Curbs for Blacklisted Taliban Leaders
December 19, 2012
KABUL - The UN Security Council renewed its sanctions regime against the Afghan Taliban but adapted it to help those on the blacklist who travel outside of Afghanistan for peace ...
UN Eases Travel Curbs for Blacklisted Taliban Leaders
December 19, 2012
KABUL - The UN Security Council renewed its sanctions regime against the Afghan Taliban but adapted it to help those on the blacklist who travel outside of Afghanistan for peace ...
Senate Summons FM on Afghans’ Execution in Iran
December 19, 2012
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga -- or upper house of parliament -- on Tuesday asked the government to break its silence on the execution of Afghan citizens in neighbouring ...
No Security Vacuum after 2014: Ghani
December 18, 2012
KABUL - The fourth and fifth phases of the transition process may be full of challenges, but there will be no security vacuum after 2014, when all foreign combat troops are to leave the ...
Britain to Announce Troop Reduction in Afghanistan
December 18, 2012
KABUL - British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to announce a major draw-down of UK troops in Afghanistan this week, British media ...
Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Andrey Avetisyan: Russia to Strengthen Bilateral Economic Ties with Afghanistan
December 18, 2012
KABUL - Russia is trying to strengthen its economic involvement in Afghanistan on a bilateral basis, the Russian envoy to Afghanistan
Kabul, Islamabad Pursue Plan for Talks with Taliban
December 16, 2012
KABUL - In a joint peace initiative, Pakistan and Afghanistan are trying to get some Taliban leaders off a UN list of terrorists to enable them to join negotiations and hold ...
Karzai Wants NATO Forces to Leave Afghan Villages
December 16, 2012
KABUL - While insisting on war on terrorism, President Hamid Karzai on Saturday hoped that NATO-led troops would quit Afghan villages and remain confined to their ...
Lawmakers to Vote Secretly on 11 Ministers’ Impeachment
December 16, 2012
KABUL - Afghan lawmakers on Saturday decided to vote by secret ballot on the impeachment of 11 "incompetent" ministers who spent less than 50 percent of their budget last fiscal ...
More Trust Needed Between Afghanistan, Pakistan: Karzai
December 15, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan and Pakistan need to take practical steps to build the trust and confidence between the two in order to better combat extremism and radicalism in the region, President ...
Khalid Assassin was Former Prisoner: Saleh
December 15, 2012
KABUL - The man who attempted to kill Afghan spy chief Asadullah Khaled last Thursday was a Taliban prisoner who was released by the Afghan government, former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh claimed ...
Corruption Poses Key Threat to Afghanistan: Lodin
December 15, 2012
KABUL - The anti-corruption efforts in Afghanistan will fail if they are not taken seriously, the High Office of Oversight and Anti Corruption (HOO) chief said ...
Ban Stresses Jobs for Afghans
December 15, 2012
WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, warning that the withdrawal of NATO-led troops would have economic consequences, has urged the international community to redouble its efforts to create ...
Ankara Urges Focus on Better Pak-Afghan Ties
December 13, 2012
KABUL - Turkey has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to avoid harsh exchanges over a recent suicide attack on the Afghan spymaster and focus on improving their relations at the trilateral ...
MPs Reject 2011 Accounts, Summon 11 Ministers
December 13, 2012
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga, or the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday rejected the 2011 annual accounts of several ministries and decided to summon 11 ministers for failing to spend their ...
Pak, Afghan MPs Call for Candid Talks on Issues
December 13, 2012
ISLAMABAD - Parliamentarians from Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday called for candid and continued discussions on critical issues of mutual concern, stressing that diplomacy be conducted ...
Washington to Kabul, Islamabad: Talk Out Rifts
December 12, 2012
WASHINGTON - Following testy exchanges between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the assassination attempt on the Afghan spy chief, the United States on Monday asked leaders of the two countries to ...
Afghan, Pakistani, and Turkish Presidents Hold Talks
December 12, 2012
ISTANBUL - The presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey are meeting for talks in Turkey. Turkish President Abdullah Gul is hosting the two-day trilateral ...
Afghans Fail to Prevent Cash Exodus from Kabul Airport: US
December 12, 2012
KABUL - US government following a report on Tuesday announced despite US-led effort to curb laundering Afghan authorities have made little effort to stem the flow of billions of dollars in cash ...
‘Pak-Afghan-Turkey Hotline Operational’
December 11, 2012
ANKARA - A hotline has been established to facilitate communication among the presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey "in times of crisis," a Turkish official said ...
Govt. Blamed for Increase of Human Rights Violations
December 11, 2012
KABUL - Human rights workers in Afghanistan on Monday blamed the government for the ongoing abuses in the country, saying that the situation was largely undermined by the government's weak response ...
Turkey to Host Pak-Afghanistan Summit
December 10, 2012
ISTANBUL - The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold talks in Turkey on Tuesday and Wednesday in a bid to resolve a row after Kabul claimed an attack against its spy chief was planned in ...
Karimov Considers Establishing Dialogue Group on Afghanistan Necessary
December 10, 2012
TASHKENT - Uzbek President Islam Karimov considers it necessary to establish a dialogue group on Afghanistan with participation of the neighboring countries, the U.S., NATO and ...
UNAMA Hosts Intra-Afghan Consultations
December 10, 2012
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has convened consultation meetings in preparation for an inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue. This dialogue is non-official ...