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Croatian Flag Lowered as Last of Their Troops Leave Afghanistan
September 14,2020
MAZAR -E- SHARIF - A flag lowering ceremony was held at Marmal camp in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Saturday to mark the official end of the Croatian army’s presence in the country. . .
Peace Process Being Forwarded in Prudent Way: Ghani
September 13,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said his government would move forward the peace process in a prudent way to see the conflict ending in the country ...
Taliban Strive to Make Peace Talks a Success: Baradar
September 13,2020
KABUL - Taliban’s co-founder and political office head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Saturday stressed full implementation of the group’s peace agreement with the US, saying ...
Khalilzad Expresses Hopes for Intra-Afghan Negotiations
September 13,2020
DOHA - On the sidelines of the opening of Afghan peace talks on Saturday, the US envoy to Afghanistan expressed hope for the process...
Entire World Wants You to Succeed, Pompeo Says in Doha
September 13,2020
KABUL - US secretary of state Michael Pompeo on Saturday said the Kabul and Taliban delegates in Qatar would write next chapter in history of Afghanistan and hoped the new ...
NATO Commander Supports Afghan Peace Process
September 13,2020
KABUL - NATO Resolute Support Commander Gen. Miller says the people of Afghanistan deserve the moment of the launch of intra-Afghan negotiation (after 40 years of conflict and sacrifices ....
Seize The Opportunity, Khan Asks Afghan Leaders
September 13,2020
PESHAWAR - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday renewed his call for Afghan leaders to seize the historic opportunity for bringing peace to their country...
No Compromise on National Security Forces: Ghani
September 12,2020
KABUL - Ruling out any compromise on the defense and security forces, President Ashraf Ghani has said the national forces are defenders of the democratic system...
Afghanistan, Fortescue Sign Five Agreements
September 12,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government signed five agreements with Australian Fortescue Metals Groups Limited company, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Thursday...
Pompeo Welcomes Decision to Start Afghan Peace Talks
September 12,2020
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has welcomed the announcement of the start of long-awaited peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban...
Afghanistan’s Negotiating Team Heads to Doha for Talks
September 12,2020
KABUL - Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Friday said that he strongly supports the peace talks with the Taliban, but said that the Taliban are not as strong as some might think...
Tehran, Kabul Stress Expansion of Economic Ties
September 12,2020
TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who is the chairman of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic Committee, met with Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Tehran ...
US Calls for Ex-Afghan Football Chief’s Arrest on Sexual Abuse Charges
September 12,2020
WASHINGTON - The United States has called for Keramuddin Karim, the former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation, to be arrested and prosecuted so that justice can prevail...
Afghan Electricity Company Cuts Power Supply to Dozens of Major Defaulters
September 10a,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan's national power utility has cut power supply to 48 of major bill defaulters in Kabul.
The defaulters include high-level government ...
Attack on Saleh Motorcade Widely Condemned
September 10a,2020
KABUL - Politicians strongly condemned a bomb attack on first vice president Amrulah Saleh and said such cowardly terrorist attacks would not weaken the Afghans’ resolve for ...
Pakistan Desires Economic Prosperity in Afghanistan
September 10a,2020
PESHAWAR - Pakistan says it has been making sincere efforts for the restoration of peace and stability to neighbouring Afghanistan.
President Dr Arif Alvi, at a meeting with Ambassador-designate ...
Herat Rice Production Up 25% This Year: Officials
September 10a,2020
HERAT - Rice production has increased by 25 percent in Herat province and farmers are expected to harvest over 60,000 metric tons, the Herat Agriculture Department said ...
Khalilzad Meets with High-Ranking Taliban Members in Doha
September 09,2020
DOHA - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban’s head of their Qatar office, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar ...
Enmity with Taliban Must End: Abdullah
September 09,2020
KABUL - Enmity with the Taliban must end, chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, said on Tuesday.
“We have opposing views, sometimes ...
Afghan Government Says Technical Issues for Taliban Talks Almost Resolved
September 09,2020
KABUL - Afghan government said on Monday that the technical issues for peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar were almost resolved.
Sediq Sediqi, a presidential spokesman ...
Afghanistan to Provide Banking Services Through Branchless Banking
September 09,2020
KABUL - In an effort to facilitate access to the banking services through branchless banking, a trilateral MOU was signed between Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), Afghan Post, and Afghanistan Banking ...
Talks with Taliban Not Mean Surrendering to Their Demands: VP Saleh
September 09,2020
KABUL - First VP Amrullah Saleh, on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud and martyr’s week. Emphasized that ...
President Vows to Reach Out to Families of Martyrs
September 09,2020
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that he has adopted a strategy to reach out to the families of martyrs and directed all institutions to ensure the provision ...
Afghan Premier League to Begin in 2 Weeks
September 09,2020
KABUL - The country’s Afghan Premier League to start is 9th season of in two weeks, officials said. A Memorandum ...
Security Pact Reinforces “Militarization”: Rahmani
September 09,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – The speaker of the House of Representatives Mir Rahman Rahmani, in response to the government’s draft on security pact, said Monday it promotes and reinforces ...
Khalilzad Travels to Qatar for Intra-Afghan Talks
September 07,2020
DOHA - The US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is bound for Qatar for the start of the intra-Afghan talks, said the US State Department in a statement on Saturday...
138 Afghan Sikhs Settle in Delhi
September 07,2020
DELHI - The Indian government announced a total of 138 Afghan Sikh families have been relocated in the country, as they sought safety from the ongoing thread against them in Afghanistan....
Mesharano Jirga Decides to Summon Security Bosses Next Week
September 07,2020
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga members on Sunday accused security institutions for not being able to prevent target killings and demanded security bosses to be summoned next week to the house...
India, Iran Exchange Views on Afghanistan
September 07,2020
TEHRAN - Defence Ministers of India and Iran discussed ways to take forward bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional security issues, including peace and stability in Afghanistan during their meeting in Tehran, the Defence Ministry said...
Intra-Afghan Talks: Government Interlocutors Travel to Doha on Monday
September 07,2020
KABUL - The government negotiating team may travel to Doha, the capital of Qatar tomorrow (Monday), one of the negotiating team members said on Sunday...
Mohib Praises Security Forces’ Coordination in Khost
September 07,2020
KHOST CITY - National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday said the enemies of Afghanistan did not want a permanent and strong system, but instead wanted to destroy ...
Taliban Intensified War Despite Peace Process: Khalid
September 07,2020
LAGHMAN, Afghanistan – Head of the Ministry of Defense Asadullah Khalid during a press conference Sunday said the Taliban intensify was in the country to get credit...
Kabul-Taliban Negotiations to Begin on Monday
September 06,2020
PESHAWAR - Long-awaited peace negotiations between Afghan government and the Taliban are expected to get under way on Monday in Doha, says a diplomatic source...
Atmar, Qureshi Stress Regional Connectivity
September 06,2020
KABUL - Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi have underlined the need for enhancing regional connectively through rail projects...
Mamundzay Hails India as Generous Neighbour
September 06,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s new ambassador in New Delhi has hailed India as a generous neighbour and traditional friend of his country...