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More Steps Needed to Improve Kabul Security: Mohib
September 26,2020
KABUL - National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib has asked security chiefs to improve the security situation so that public gets satisfied, according to a statement on Friday...
Iran Ready to Meet Afghanistan’s Power Demand
September 26,2020
KABUL - The Energy Ministry in Tehran has devised a plan to meet Afghanistan’s electricity requirement, says the Iranian ambassador ...
US Agencies Renew Support to Afghanistan’s Agriculture Sector
September 26,2020
KABUL - The US Agency for International Development (USAID), US Department of Agriculture and the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) has renewed its commitment ...
Entry Test Result, 120 Scholarships Announced
September 26,2020
KABUL - The acting minister of high education on Thursday announced the result of the entry test and awarding of 120 scholarships to candidates with high marks...
Event Held in Memory of Afghan Poet Qahar Asi
September 26,2020
KABUL - Poets, writers and cultural figures at a special ceremony on Friday paid homage to the famed Afghan writer and poet Qahar Asi and his work...
Peace Process Not A ‘Drama Series’, Ghani Says
September 23,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – On the occasion of International Day of Peace, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said peace is possible only through a political settlement, adding ...
I Respect Ahmad Shah Baba, Amanullah Khan: Danish
September 23,2020
KABUL - Second Vice-President Sarwar Danish on Monday said he respected Ahmad Shah Baba and Amanullah Khan and his yesterday’s remarks were not ethnical or personal ...
Rahmon Backs Afghanistan’s Development
September 23,2020
KABUL - Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon hopes the Afghans themselves can determine their country’s future.
The Afghans could also establish peace and ...
Ghani Stresses Security for People, Uplift Plans
September 22,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has underlined the protection of people, security for development projects and implementation of reform plans in defence and security organs...
Khalilzad Stresses Significant Cut in Violence
September 22,2020
KABUL - The US peace envoy on Monday expressed his concern at the uptick in violence across Afghanistan over the past few days.
Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted: “There has been ...
World Urges Humanitarian Ceasefire, Halt to Civilian Casualties
September 22,2020
KABUL - On International Peace Day, the global community has urged a humanitarian ceasefire and end to the ongoing bloodshed that has been claiming innocent lives in Afghanistan...
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan Discuss Deepening Bilateral Ties
September 22,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Ashraf Haidari has held a meeting with the Marshal of the Sri Lankan Air Force Roshan Goonetileke, Governor of the Western Province, according to a statement ...
High Council for National Reconciliation Raises Voice Against ‘Violence’.
September 22,2020
KABUL - HCNR has called on the Taliban to end the violence and embrace a ceasefire, in a statement issued on the occasion of the International Day of Peace...
Ready to Facilitate Afghan Peace Process, Says Uzbekistan
September 21,2020
PESHAWAR - Uzbekistan has reaffirmed its willingness willing to facilitate the ongoing Afghan peace process...
Doha Talks’ Atmosphere Somehow Satisfactory: Sadati
September 21,2020
KABUL - The High National Reconciliation Council (HNRC) deputy chairman on Saturday said the intra-Afghan talks’ atmosphere was somehow satisfactory.00
Ghani Condemns Attack on Yet Another Government Official
September 20,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has condemned the attack on Ayub Gharwal, deputy head of Paktia Provincial Council, who was gunned down on Saturday in Gardez city...
Korea is the Example of a Friend in Need of Afghanistan
September 20,2020
KABUL - The first batch of Korea’s COVID-19-specific assistance to Afghanistan arrived at the Hamid Karzai International Airport today (September 19th)...
Peace Negotiators Need Nation’s Support: Abdullah
September 20,2020
KABUL - The High Council for National Reconciliation chairman says the government’s negotiating team is in Doha to resolve differences with Taliban...
UN Security Council Welcomes Start of Intra-Afghan Talks
September 20,2020
DOHA - The UN Security Council in a statement on Friday welcomed the start of intra-Afghan talks in Doha, saying it strongly reaffirms its commitments to the sovereignty, independence ...
Taliban Against Formation of Interim Gov’t
September 20,2020
KABUL - Mr Mujahid in an exclusive interview with DID Press agency touched on issues of ceasefire, Doha Talks, Afghanistan’s achievements during almost two decades and preserving ...
Ghani Approves Inclusion of Mother Name on Tazkira
September 19,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a decree approved inclusion of mother’s name on Tazkira (also National ID), including other personal information of ...
Trump’s Former NSA Says Withdrawal of US Troops from Afghanistan Is an Unwise Policy
September 19,2020
WASHINGTON - US President Trump’s former national security adviser, H.R. McMaster says that Trump Administration’s withdrawal plan from Afghanistan is “an unwise ...
EU to Fund Extension of Border Stability Program to Include Afghanistan
September 19,2020
NUR-SULTAN – The European Union (EU) will extend its Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) to Afghanistan and has already made a 21.75 million euro (US$25.67 million) pledge for the 10th phase of the program from 2020 to 2025 ...
Talks Must Ensure Protection of Minorities, Says Afghan Only Known Jewish
September 19,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – The country’s only known Jewish, Zablon Simintov, said the future political system in Afghanistan should ensure the protection of all minorities in the country and their humanitarian ...
Violence Remains High Despite Intra-Afghan Peace Talks
September 19,2020
KABUL - Violence remains high despite intra-Afghan peace talks opening in Doha, Afghan Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid said on Thursday...
COVID-19: 25 of 240 Cases Test Positive in Afghanistan
September 19,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 25 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 240 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported one new COVID-19 death ...
Taliban’s Key ‘Red Unit’ Commander Killed
September 19,2020
KABUL - In a government operation in the Surobi district of Kabul City, the Taliban’s assigned red unit deputy commander was killed...
Ghani Introduces 10 New Ministers-Designate
September 15,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday introduced 10 acting ministers as his Cabinet nominees at a ceremony at the Presidential ...
Afghans Will Achieve Peace, Hopes Qatari Ruler
September 15,2020
KABUL - The emir of Qatar says intra-Afghan dialogue is a historic opportunity for resolving the conflict, a moment Afghans have long been waiting for ...
Turkmenistan Supports Development of Railway Communication in Afghanistan
September 15,2020
ASHGABAT - Turkmenistan contributes to the development of railway communication in Afghanistan in different ways, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency...
Pakistan’s Exports to Afghanistan Drop by 43.6% in July
September 15,2020
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s exports of goods and services to Afghanistan dropped by 43.61 percent in July against the same period last year, the State Bank of Pakistan ...
CENTCOM Chief Discusses Peace Process with Ghani in Kabul
September 14,2020
KABUL - General Kenneth F. McKenzie, top commander of the US Central Command, met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Saturday evening to discuss the start of the peace talks between government ...
War Amid Peace Negotiation Illogical: Stanekzai
September 14,2020
DOHA, Qatar – Head of the Afghan negotiating team Masoom Stanekzai in a press conference Sunday said peace negotiation while war still going on in the country is not logical...
Khalilzad: US Will Safeguard Afghan People’s Interest in Talks
September 14,2020
DOHA - Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative for Afghanistan peace, in an interview with TOLOnews on the sidelines of the Afghan peace talks in Doha on Saturday said the United ...
No Let-Up in Taliban Attacks Amid Talks: Khalid
September 14,2020
KABUL - Despite the launch of intra-Afghan peace talks in Qatar, Taliban militants continued to attack Afghan security forces in many parts of the country, the acting minister of defense ...