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We Brought an End to Taliban Regime: Obama
September 10, 2012
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama marked the lead up to the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York with an address lauding the US role in ...
Kabul Slams ‘Plan C’ as Illogical Nostrum
September 10, 2012
KABUL - Afghanistan on Sunday scoffed at calls for the country's division, denouncing the idea as an illogical nostrum and branding its proponents as people of imperfect ...
Senate to Draft Sayyaf’s Remarks on Suicide Attacks
September 10, 2012
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga -- upper house of parliament -- on Sunday decided to refer a draft containing Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf's remarks on suicide attacks to the government for ...
Afghanistan Commemorates Massoud Day
September 09, 2012
KABUL - The 11th anniversary of the death of national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud was marked in Kabul on Saturday with a ceremony attended by high-ranking national ...
Fahim Calls on Mujahedeen to ‘Mobilize’ to Defend Afghanistan
September 09, 2012
KABUL - Mujahedeen still alive in Afghanistan need to mobilize and fight the insurgents in places where the Afghan security forces are weaker, the country's First Vice President Mohammad ...
Haqqani Designation Won’t Harm Peace Bid: US
September 09, 2012
WASHINGTON - The designation of the Haqqani network as a terrorist organization would have no impact on Afghan reconciliation efforts, US officials said on Friday, hoping the ...
Karzai, Allen Clash over Prison Transfer
September 09, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday traded barbs with the top NATO and US military commander in Afghanistan on comprehensive security transition to Afghan forces, an official said."The ...
Hundreds of ANA Soldiers Held over Insider Attacks
September 06, 2012
KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been detained or sacked over rising insider attacks on NATO-led troops in different parts of the country, a defense ministry ...
Tehran Supports Kabul’s Peace Efforts
September 06, 2012
KABUL - Iran on Wednesday voiced its willingness to support the Afghan government's efforts at bringing durable peace and stability to the war-torn ...
Journalists Boycott WJ Coverage
September 06, 2012
KABUL - Afghan and foreign journalists on Wednesday boycotted the coverage of the Wolesi Jirga session to protest what they called censorship of house proceedings by the technical ...
No Solution to Afghanistan without Pakistan: Germany
September 06, 2012
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Tuesday said that without Pakistan, there will not be any solution in Afghanistan. He made the statement after receiving his Pakistani counterpart ...
Won’t Run for 3rd Term: Karzai
September 05, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai, pledging respect for Afghanistan's constitution, on Tuesday said he had no plan to contest the 2014 presidential ...
WJ Receives List of Karzai’s Nominees
September 05, 2012
KABUL - The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has introduced to the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) for trust vote President Hamid Karzai's picks for defense, interior and tribal affairs ministers, as well ...
Time is Running Out to Complete Voter Registration: IEC
September 05, 2012
KABUL - Head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) Fazel Ahmad Manawe said on Tuesday that he is running out of time to properly ...
Senators Call for A Rethink on Pro-Govt. Militias
September 05, 2012
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga, upper house, members on Tuesday voiced their apprehensions about pro-government ...
Afghan Corruption is ‘Like A Tumor’: US
September 05, 2012
KABUL - U.S. military officials in Afghanistan said at least one top-ranking Afghan commander was suspected of working with anti-government forces in the ...
‘Turkey Has No Hidden Agenda for Afghanistan’: Jayhoon
September 04, 2012
KABUL - Afghan Ambassador to Turkey Amanullah Jayhoon has said that Turkey, a country friendly to Afghanistan, pursues a very transparent foreign policy with regard to Afghanistan, adding that ...
Karzai Announce New Nominees for Key Ministries
September 03, 2012
KABUL – Presidential palace officials on Sunday announced the final list of nominees in key Afghan ministries and Afghan intelligence agency – National Directorate of Security ...
Senators Warn Govt.on Graft, Growing Unrest
September 03, 2012
KABUL - A number of Meshrano Jirga, upper house, members on Sunday asked the Karzai-led administration to intensify efforts at stemming widespread government corruption and escalating ...
US Urge Afghanistan to End Trade Ties with Iran
September 03, 2012
KABUL - Officials in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan announced that United States of America has urged to halt relations with 24 Iranian corporations and a number of ...
Turkey Promises to Solve the Problems of Afghan Students
September 03, 2012
KABUL - The minister of higher education Dr. Obaidullah Obaid visited Turkey and discussed the problems of afghan students studying in Turkey with Turkish officials. The press office of the ...
US Stops Training Some Afghan Forces After Attacks
September 03, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan) — The U.S. military has halted the training of some Afghan forces while it digs deeper into their background following a surge of attacks by soldiers and police on ...
Obama Vows to End War in Afghanistan ‘Responsibly’
September 02, 2012
KABUL - US President Barack Obama said Friday that the US mission in Afghanistan will end in the same way that it ended in Iraq two years ...
ANF Opposes Changes to Electoral Body
September 02, 2012
KABUL - The Afghanistan National Front (ANF), opposing changes to the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) composition, on Saturday accused the Karzai-led government of ...
Australian Troops to Stay in Afghanistan: Gillard
September 02, 2012
KABUL - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has renewed her country's commitment to staying in Afghanistan despite calls for an early pullout after the death of five ...
India is Friend of Afghans and Remains longsidethem: Singh
September 02, 2012
KABUL - The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Sing in meeting with President Hamid Karzai at the sideline of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran said that India is the friend of Afghans and would stay ...
President Karzai Expresses Support to NAM
September 02, 2012
KABUL - Hamid Karzai the president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan announced his support to the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Tehran ...
Policy to Prevent Cyber Attacks Soon
September 02, 2012
KABUL - The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology on Saturday said the government IT systems were insecure, but a policy to prevent cyber attacks was being ...
Killings will Not Speed Up Afghan Exit: Australia
September 01, 2012
SYDNEY - Australia said Friday it would complete its mission in Afghanistan despite suffering its deadliest day in combat since the Vietnam War and the prospect of further deaths caused by rogue ...
Afghanistan will Remain Fragile, Unstable and Corrupt: Patey
September 01, 2012
LONDON - The former British ambassador to Afghanistan has said that the country will remain a fragile, unstable, corrupt state long after British troops have ...
Allen Postpones Trip to Pakistan
September 01, 2012
KABUL - The top NATO and US commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen postponed his Thursday trip to Pakistan until a later date as another insider shooting rocked the foreign ...
UN to Limit its Offices to Afghan Zones: Kubis
September 01, 2012
TIRINKOT - UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Jan Kubis, who arrived in central Uruzgan province on Thursday, said the world's body mission in the ...
Anti-Taliban Public Uprising Started in Logar Province
September 01, 2012
KABUL - According to local authorities in eastern Logar province of Afghanistan, anti-Taliban public uprising has started from Pul-e-Alam district of in this ...
Karzai is Seen as Poised to Overhaul Afghan Leadership
August 30, 2012
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan appears poised to announce a major cabinet and national-security shake-up, Western officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could shift a ...
MPs Support Election Law Amendments: FEFA
August 30, 2012
KABUL - The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) said Wednesday that most Afghan parliamentarians want amendments to the ...