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Afghan President Arrives in Qatar Amid Peace Talks
October 06,2020
KABUL- Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Qatar for a bilateral meeting with top leaders but will not hold a meeting with Taliban officials even as peace talks ...
Turkey Bars Flights from Kabul Over Covid-19 Risks
October 06,2020
KABUL - Flights from Kabul to Turkey have been stopped until October 17 as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority said. . .
Pakistan Quietly Reaches Out to All Afghan Players
October 06,2020
ISLAMABAD - Dr Abdullah is one of the key figures in Afghanistan, who visited Pakistan after a long gap of 12 years.
“He (Abdullah) is a very important ...
UN Chief Condemns Nangarhar Attack, Urges Speedy Political Settlement
October 06,2020
UNITED NATIONS- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide attack on a government compound in Nangarhar province that killed at least ...
Writers, Directors Push to Revitalize Theater in Kabul
October 06,2020
KABUL - Theater artists on Sunday said their shows have been confined to holiday celebrations, while instead they want to have regular performances for the people to ...
Abdullah First Meeting with President Ghani Since Pakistan Visit.
October 05,2020
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, visited President Ashraf Ghani Sunday.
The Presidential Palace said in a statement ...
Afghanistan: 44 Of 357 Cases Test Positive for COVID-19
October 05,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 44 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 357 samples tested in the last 24 ...
Ghani Discusses Corruption, Geneva Conference with Int’l Allies
October 05,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed government’s action with international allies in the fight against corruption and its consequence ...
Govt: ‘90%’ of Pledges to Intl Donors Fulfilled
October 05,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government has fulfilled 'almost 90 percent' of its commitments made to international partners in order to secure continued assistance, the acting ...
Afghans Remain Concerned over Delay in Direct Talks
October 05,2020
KABUL - Afghans remain concerned about the future of the peace process amidst delay in the start of direct negotiations between negotiating teams representing the Islamic Republic ...
Miller: Taliban Must Reduce Violence
October 04,2020
KABUL - The US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, in a visit to the northern province of Faryab last week said the Taliban must reduce violence as it remains ...
Afghanistan Reports 7 New Cases of Covid-19
October 04,2020
KABUL - Ministry of Public Health reported Saturday, that out of 59 samples, seven cases have turned positive in the last 24 hours.
At least 111,580 people have so far been tested ...
Afghanistan’s Fawzia Kofi Among Nobel Peace Prize Favorites
October 04,2020
KABUL - The Norwegian Peace Council has included Afghan politician Fawzia Koofi’s name among five Nobel Peace Prize favorites for 2020 for her continued efforts ...
U.S. Elections Not Affect ‘Much’ Its Agreement with Taliban, Peace Process: Abdullah
October 03,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in an interview with Reuters Wednesday said the upcoming United States Presidential ...
Afghan Gov’t ‘Strongly Welcomes’ European Parliament Call for Immediate Ceasefire
October 03,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan government “strongly welcomes the European Parliaments call for immediate and permanent ceasefire” in Afghanistan, said Presidential ...
Taliban ‘Not Allow’ Interference in ‘Internal Affairs’: Intra-Afghan Negotiations
October 03,2020
DOHA, Qatar – Addressing an apparent deadlock to the ongoing peace talks between the negotiators in Qatari capital Doha, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem says they do not feel ...
Iran, Afghanistan to Complete Border Railway Station Soon
October 03,2020
TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi announced that the Khaf-Herat railway station will be completed by the end of autumn...
Ghani Sacks 17 Advisors on Various Affairs
September 30,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday sacked his 17 advisors on various affairs as suggested by the Administrative Affairs Office (AAO), an official said...
Kam Air Launches Kabul-Kunduz Flights
September 30,2020
KUNDUZ CITY - The Afghan Kam Air Airlines conducted flights from Kabul to northern Kunduz province on Tuesday.
Mohammad Qasim Wafai, the Afghanistan Civil ...
US Asks Iran to Join Afghan Peace Talks
September 30,2020
PESHAWAR - The Trump administration has urged Iran to join the Afghan peace negotiations, says US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
The Pakistani leadership had been sending ...
No Winner in War, No Looser in Peace: Abdullah
September 30,2020
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah said Tuesday there is no winner in war and there is no looser in peace, as he encourage ...
Trump Was ‘Absolutely Wrong’ To Negotiate with Taliban: McMaster
September 30,2020
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has been “absolutely wrong” in its negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan, former US national security adviser HR McMaster ...
Abdullah Discusses Peace Process with Pakistani Minister
September 29,2020
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), met with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi ...
Peace Top Public Demand, Cannot Be Ignored: Ghani
September 29,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has stressed that peace was the desire of people and could not be ignored, a statement from Presidential Palace said on Sunday...
Afghan Peace Negotiator Says They Hope to Finalize Agenda Soon
September 29,2020
KABUL - Afghan Peace Negotiator, Mawlawi Attaullah Lodin said Sunday that the Afghan team and the Taliban peace talks team have not yet reached a consensus on the agenda and framework ...
Rahmani Praises Top 3 Passers of National University Entrance Exam
September 29,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Mir Rahman Rahmani, Speaker of the House of Representatives, praised the top three passers of national university entrance exam (also Kankor), after hosting them ...
Bayat Foundation Steps in to Help Vulnerable Surobi Residents
September 29,2020
KABUL - Afghan charity organization, the Bayat Foundation, stepped in to help needy Afghans again this week when they distributed food packages to victims of recent floods ...
Balanced Development of Provinces ‘Gov’t Priority’, Ghani Says
September 27,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said western zone of the country has been paid enough attention for development and investment, adding balanced development ...
Stanikzai Briefs Abdullah on Doha Parleys
September 28,2020
KABUL - The High National Reconciliation Council (HNRC) chairman has discussed recent developments in the ongoing peace talks in Doha through a video conference...
Ghani and Pakistani PM Discuss Need for Ceasefire
September 27,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan’s Prime Minister held a telephone conversation Friday where both parties agreed there was an urgent need for a ceasefire...
Pakistan, China Back Afghan Peace Initiative
September 27,2020
PESHAWAR - Chinese and Pakistani special envoy for Afghanistan have exchanged views the latest developments in the Afghan peace process...
24th Anniversary of President Najibullah’s Death Observed
September 27,2020
KABUL - The 24th anniversary of former president Najibullah Ahamdzai was marked in a special ceremony in Kabul on Friday with his supporters vowing full support for the peace process ...
Focus on Domestic Production of Medicines: Usmani
September 27,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has said the import of medicines worth millions of dollars is a huge loss to Afghanistan’s economy and pledged ...
Poverty Is a Multi-Dimensional and Historic Issue in Afghanistan: Ghani
September 26,2020
KABUL - President Ghani says that the Covid-19 pandemic has plunged the world into turmoil, uncertainty, and unprecedented risk.
Addressing a side event – Poverty at the Cross ...
Khalilzad ‘Would Welcome’ Talks with Iran to Help End Conflict
September 26,2020
DOHA - US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Thursday Washington had offered to meet with Iran in a bid to garner their assistance to end the war in Afghanistan...