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Suicide Attack Investigators are Inept: Senate
December 10, 2012
KABUL - The delegations assigned by the Karzai government to investigate suicide attacks in Afghanistan are incompetent, senators said Sunday, pointing to the persistently inconclusive findings of ..
Lawmakers Call for ‘Incapable’ Ministers to Be Prosecuted
December 09, 2012
KABUL - Afghan lawmakers on Saturday called for any ministers who had not spent more than 50 percent of their ministry's development budgets to be ...
France to Host Meeting on Afghanistan
December 09, 2012
KABUL - Representatives from Afghan government, political and military oppositions will participate in the next month's gathering in France, officials said on ...
Peace Talks, Intelligence Failing in Afghanistan: MPs
December 09, 2012
KABUL - Lawmakers on Saturday lashed out at the government for the apparent failure of peace negotiations and security in the wake of the assassination attempt against Afghanistan's spy ...
U.S. Special Envoy Holds Talks in Pakistan
December 09, 2012
ISLAMABAD - The U.S. special regional envoy Friday held talks here with senior Pakistani officials "to continue discussions regarding how the United States and Pakistan can work together to ...
End Afghan Conflict Amicably and Quickly: Clinton
December 08, 2012
BRUSSELS - The United States on Thursday sent another strong signal that it backs Afghanistan and wants all Afghans to reach an amicable political solution ...
UK Vows to Support Afghan-Pak to Promote Peace
December 08, 2012
LONDON - The United Kingdom on Thursday said it would continue to support the Afghan-led peace process and lauded both Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan for their peace and reconciliation ...
Karzai Slams US, NATO for Insecurity in Afghanistan
December 08, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai blamed the United States and NATO forces for triggering insecurity in the country. The president made the remarks during an exclusive interview with ...
Afghanistan Stock Market Planned for 2014: AISA
December 08, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan may have a national stock exchange as early as 2014, head of the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) ...
Hillary Clinton: NATO Must ‘Step Up’ for Afghanistan
December 06, 2012
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has called on NATO allies to stand by their funding commitments to Afghanistan following the December 2014 international troop ...
NATO Reaffirms Chicago Commitments to Afghanistan
December 06, 2012
KABUL - NATO Foreign Ministers on Wednesday reaffirmed their Chicago summit commitments toward Afghanistan to contribute to the long-term support of the national security forces, NATO ...
Govt. Decision on ECC ‘Ridiculous’: MPs
December 06, 2012
KABUL - Lawmakers have lambasted the Council of Minister's decision to do away with the independent Election Complaints Commission in its redraft of Afghanistan's election law, hailing ...
NATO Mission in Afghan on Track: Rasmussen
December 06, 2012
BRUSSELS - The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said their mission in Afghanistan was progressing in line with the proposed timetable and security responsibilities for many ...
Council of Ministers Okay Election Draft
December 04, 2012
KABUL - The Council of Ministers Secretariat on Monday verified the new draft of the election laws and it would be submitted to the parliament for approval, an official ...
No Security Pact without Complete Prison Handover, Karzai Tells Obama
December 04, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has told US President Barack Obama in a letter that until the matter of the Bagram prison is settled, Afghanistan will not sign the security agreement with the ...
10,500 People Die from Tuberculosis Every Year in Afghanistan
December 04, 2012
KABUL - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 53,000 people contract tuberculosis (TB) every year in Afghanistan. The available figures indicate that 66 percent of ...
New Kabul Bank Draws Five Possible Bids
December 03, 2012
KABUL - Five possible bids have come in for New Kabul Bank, the remnant of the Afghan financial institution at the center of a storm over fraud allegations in the ...
Afghanistan Hails Trilateral Meeting with Pakistan, China
December 03, 2012
KABUL - The Afghan government on Sunday hailed a trilateral meeting with Pakistan and China which was held recently in Pakistani capital Islamabad, saying the event would further ...
HIV Cases Rising in Afghanistan
December 03, 2012
KABUL - The incidence of HIV is increasing in Afghanistan and Eastern Mediterranean countries, the Afghan Public Health Minister said Sunday. Suraya Dalil said that more than 1 million people worldwide died ...
No Favorites for Post-2014 Kabul: Khar
December 02, 2012
ISLAMABAD - The Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) will be extended to Tajikistan in the next few months and thereafter to other Central Asian republics. This was decided by ...
MoPH to Start Pneumonia Vaccination for Kids
December 02, 2012
KABUL – Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) would begin pneumonia vaccination program for Afghan children ...
MPs Threatened for Summoning Minister Ismael Khan
December 02, 2012
KABUL - Several members of Wolesi Jirga said they were asked by some officials to review the decision to summon Water and Energy Minister Mohammad Ismael Khan next ...
Karzai Posing Challenges to 2014 Election: Politicians
December 01, 2012
KABUL - Political leaders who met with President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday to discuss the 2014 presidential election fear Karzai is using his power to challenge measures intended to combat ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan to Hold Religious Talk in Kabul
December 01, 2012
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Afghanistan Friday decided to hold a conference of religious scholars of the two countries in Kabul in January to seek their help for the peace process, foreign ministers ...
US to Have “Enduring Presence” in Afghanistan Post-2014: Panetta
December 01, 2012
WASHINGTON After the completion of security transition in 2014, the United States wants to have an enduring presence in Afghanistan to focus on three critical ...
Pak-Afghanistan Must Work Closely to Counter Terrorism: Pak PM
December 01, 2012
ISLAMABAD – Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, Afghan Foreign Minister called on Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Prime Minister House in Islamabad on Friday and discussed with him matters of important ...
No Guarantee for Fair Election without Registrations: IEC
November 29, 2012
KABUL - There is no guarantee for a transparent and fair presidential election in 2014 if the registration of voters is not complete, the head of Afghanistan's Independent Election ...
UN General Assembly Debates Afghanistan
November 29, 2012
WASHINGTON - UN General Assembly held a debate on its annual resolution on "The Situation in Afghanistan." The resolution was adopted by consensus, reaffirming the body's ...
Germany Criticizes Lack of Progress in Afghanistan
November 29, 2012
KABUL - The government of Germany following its latest report 'Afghanistan Report' says Afghanistan is making little progress towards lasting peace and security. The Taliban remains an ...
Proposed Budget Presented to Wolesi Jirga
November 29, 2012
KABUL - Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal presented the draft budget for the next fiscal year to the Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday, a day after the proposed accounts were approved by the upper ...
Electronic IDs Ready in 2 Months: Officials
November 29, 2012
KABUL - The distribution of electronic identification cards will begin nationwide in two months but may only reach 80 percent of the population within three years, Afghan security and IT officials ...
Senate Approves Draft Budget for Next Year
November 28, 2012
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga -- or upper house of parliament -- on Tuesday approved the draft budget for the next financial year, beginning on December 21. The draft budget was presented to the ...
US, Afghanistan Seeking Mutual Interests in Security Pact: Karzai
November 28, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan and the United States are both looking out their own interests in the security deal expected to be signed between the two next year, President Hamid Karzai said on ...
Drop Neutron Bomb on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border: UK MP
November 28, 2012
LONDON - In a bizzare suggestion to crackdown on terrorism, a former British Labor defense minister has suggested to drop a neutron bomb on the Pak-Afghan border for creating an impassible ...
Karzai: Afghanistan on Road to Stability
November 28, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday that there would be no major crisis in post-2014 Afghanistan, insisting that the country was on the road to progress and ...