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US Stresses Pakistan’s Role in Afghan Reconciliation
November 17, 2012
ISLAMABAD - The United States on Thursday welcomed Pakistan's decision to release Afghan Taliban prisoners, in a move to promote the ongoing reconciliation drive in ...
Joint Press Statement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and the High Peace Council of Afghanistan
November 15, 2012
A high level delegation of the Afghanistan's High Peace Council led by Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani visited Islamabad, on November 12-15, 2012, upon the invitation of Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina ...
WJ Summons Ministers, DAB Governor
November 15, 2012
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday decided to summon ministers of finance and economy to brief lawmakers on the afghani's free fall against major currencies in recent ...
Zardari Stoutly Supports Afghan Peace Drive
November 15, 2012
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will continue to extend all possible support to Afghanistan in its journey towards peace and socio-economic development, President Asif Ali Zardari has ...
World Pledges $150m for Afghan Elections
November 15, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission ('IEC) on Wednesday announced the international community had pledged $150 million (8.2 billon afghanis) for the upcoming presidential ...
Delhi Backs Kabul’s Efforts to Combat Terror
November 15, 2012
NEW DELHI - Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said his country fully supports Afghanistan's efforts to restore peace and prosperity and combat cross-border ...
U.S. Determined to Remain “Pacific Power”: Clinton
November 14, 2012
PERTH - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday emphasized the importance of the Indo-Pacific rim to U.S. strategic interests during an address at the launch of the Perth ...
3000 Cases of Violence against Women in 6 Months: AIHRC
November 14, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday said it has registered more than 3,000 cases of violence against women in the first six months of the current ...
Decision Near on US Troops in Afghanistan After 2014: Panetta
November 14, 2012
KABUL - United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday said that Washington will decide in the next few weeks about the presence and purpose of US troops in Afghanistan after ...
Rabbani-Led Team Talks Peace with Gen. Kayani
November 14, 2012
ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan's High Peace Council (HPC) delegation, headed by its Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani, met Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani in the garrison city of ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Should Work Together for Regional Peace: Pak PM
November 13, 2012
ISLAMABAD –Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said there is consensus in Pakistan that both Afghanistan and Pakistan should work together for peace in the region. The Prime Minister was ...
Obama Praises US Forces for Deterring Taliban, Al Qaeda
November 13, 2012
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on Sunday praised American soldiers for what he described as the breaking up of militant group Al Qaeda and the pushing back of the Taliban in ...
UCA, MoF Hold Trade Cooperation Symposium in Kabul
November 13, 2012
KABUL - The Afghan ministry of interior said on Monday that it had had held a joint symposium with the Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) here in Kabul, discussing trade and ...
India Reaffirms Vision of Strong, Stable Afghanistan: Singh
November 13, 2012
NEW DELHI - Describing Afghan President Hamid Karzai as a close friend of India and a "steadfast supporter" of their bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the two ...
Afghanistan Open for Indian Investment: Karzai
November 12, 2012
KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday urged captains of Indian industry not to shy away from investing in his mineral-rich country, pointing out the gains China has reaped, by ...
Pakistan Urges All Afghan Insurgents to Pursue Peace: Pak Envoy
November 12, 2012
KABUL - Pakistan hopes to persuade Afghan insurgent groups, including the lethal Haqqani network, to pursue peace but worries resistance from political factions opposed to the Taliban could ...
Afghan-US Security Pact Talks Due on Thursday
November 12, 2012
KABUL - Afghan foreign affairs ministry officials on Sunday announced that the Afghan and US officials are due to start formal talks on Security Pact between the two nations on coming Thursday in capital ...
Rabbani to Visit Pakistan to Discuss Reconciliation Process
November 12, 2012
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan says the head of the Afghan council for peace talks with the Taliban will visit Islamabad to discuss ...
US Security Pact Carries Great Importance: Khurram
November 12, 2012
KABUL - A security pact with the US carries greater importance for Afghanistan than the strategic agreement the two countries inked earlier this year, a senior Karzai administration official ...
Afghanistan, Indonesia Strengthen Ties with Agreements
November 11, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has signed a number of agreements with Indonesia related to political, trade, and cultural cooperation in a bid to enhance ties between the two ...
Afghanistan Ripe for Indian Investments: Karzai
November 11, 2012
MUMBAI - President Hamid Karzai, currently on visit to India's commercial capital Mumbai, said on Saturday his country was "ripe and ready" for Indian investments in mining and ...
Islamabad hosts Regional Ministerial Conference on Counter-Narcotics
November 11, 2012
ISLAMABAD - At the invitation of the President of Pakistan, Ministers from twelve regional countries would be participating in the Regional Ministerial Conference on Counter-narcotics, which is ...
Karzai Slams UNSC Structure as 'Undemocratic'
November 10, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday criticized the structure of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying at the 5th Bali Democracy Forum in Indonesia that it was not ...
Major Challenges Ahead of Women Voters: FEFA
November 10, 2012
KABUL - Afghan women will face major challenges in the upcoming presidential election because of the "inappropriate" traditions and insecurity, the Free and Fair Election Foundation of ...
Security Agencies Probing Iran Missile Strike
November 10, 2012
KABUL - The Ministry of the Interior (MoI) and the National Directorate of Security ('NDS) said on Thursday they were investigating reports of an Iranian missile attack on border ...
National Coalition Calls for 2014 Election Date Change
November 10, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan's National Coalition party wants the date of the 2014 presidential election, set for April 5, to be pushed back in order to avoid the risk that a long winter will make voting ...
Obama Re-Elected, Makes History again
November 08, 2012
KABUL - US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt ...
MPs ask Govt. to Produce Draft Electoral Law for Debate
November 08, 2012
KABUL - Legislators on Wednesday asked the government to submit the draft electoral law to the Wolesi Jirga, lower house of parliament, for debate and approval as soon as ...
WJ Rejects Draft Domestic Policy
November 08, 2012
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ)-- or lower house of parliament -- on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the draft domestic policy and returned it to the government for a ...
India, Britain to Ramp Up Ties, Discuss Afghanistan
November 08, 2012
NEW DELHI - India and Britain will hold talks Thursday to scale up economic ties and expand cooperation in diverse areas, including civil nuclear energy, defense, counter-terrorism and cyber ...
‘We will Not Abandon Afghanistan’: Rasmussen
November 07, 2012
NATO will end its combat mission by the end of 2014 as planned, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told DW. International forces will, however, continue to offer ...
No Major Crisis after 2014: Zakhilwal
November 07, 2012
KABUL - Minister of Finance Hazrat Omer Zakhilwal on Tuesday assured lawmakers that Afghanistan, despite the fact 95 percent of its economy is reliant on foreign aid, would face no major ...
UN Slaps Curbs on Haqqani Network
November 07, 2012
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council's Taliban sanctions committee on Monday slapped global curbs on the Haqqani network, a rebel outfit in Afghanistan, and its chief of suicide operations, ...
Polls Historic Opportunity for Afghanistan: NATO
November 06, 2012
KABUL - The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Monday welcomed the Independent Election Commission's announcement of the date for the upcoming presidential and provincial council ...
ANSF Will Provide Security for Presidential Election: ISAF
November 06, 2012
KABUL - The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will be in the lead role for providing security during the presidential election in 2014, ISAF said ...