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Critics Warn Political Rifts Are Perilous for Peace Process
September 06,2020
KABUL - On the threshold of the intra-Afghan negotiations, concerns are on the rise among politicians over the political disagreements between President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah ...
Report Indicates Serious Flaws in ACB Governance
September 06,2020
KABUL - The Integrity Watch in a new research released on Saturday said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) New research by Integrity Watch lacks transparency, accountability ...
Negotiating Team Likely to Depart for Doha on Saturday
September 05,2020
KABUL - The trip of the delegation representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the peace talks with the Taliban to Doha, Qatar, was delayed today for unknown reasons...
Naderi Officially Introduced as State Minister for Peace Affairs
September 05,2020
KABUL - Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi was officially introduced on Thursday as the State Minister for Peace Affairs.
Naderi said that the opportunity for peace ...
UN Envoy Calls for ‘Humanitarian Ceasefire’ Ahead of Doha Talks
September 05,2020
Deborah Lyons, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, on Thursday spoke during a UN Security Council Open VTC (videoconference) and called ...
Past Work Insufficient to Curb Land-Grabbing: Amarkhel
September 05,2020
JALALABAD - The governor of eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday said ineffective and insufficient work had been done in the past to prevent land-grabbing and corruption ...
Without Women’s Rights in Afghanistan, Democracy Will Never Be Complete
September 05,2020
KABUL - Without women’s rights in Afghanistan, democracy will never be complete, veteran Afghan politician Fawzia Koofi told Al Arabiya in an exclusive interview shortly ...
President Ghani Warns of ‘Second Wave’ of Coronavirus in Afghanistan
September 05,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has warned that the threat of a “second wave” of coronavirus in Afghanistan should not ...
Talks with Taliban to Start Soon: Chief Negotiator
September 05,2020
KABUL - The government’s chief negotiator Massoum Stanikzai says the team would soon start intra-Afghan talks with Taliban on behalf of the nation...
Afghans Need World’s Help More Than Ever: Raz
September 05,2020
KABUL - As intra-Afghan talks loom, Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations has said her country needs international community’s support more than ever...
Afghan Legislation Approves Inclusion of Mother Name on Tazkira
September 02,2020
KABUL - The Afghan legislation committee has approved the inclusion of the mother’s name on national identity cards upon the request of Civil Society activists. ...
Rabbani, Hekmatyar Also Say No to HCNR Slots
September 02,2020
KABUL - Ex-foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani and Hezb-i Islami Afghanistan chief Gulbadin Hekmatyar have declined joining the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR)...
Afghan Negotiators Expected to Travel to Doha Within Two Days
September 02,2020
KABUL - Afghan negotiating team is expected to travel to Qatari capital Doha within two days for talks with the Taliban, sources said Tuesday...
U.S. Official Stresses Need for Quick Launch of Intra-Afghan Talks
September 02,2020
KABUL - In a telephone conversation with President Ghani, Trump’s National Security Adviser stressed the need for an early start to inter-Afghan talks and a reduction ...
Afghanistan to Implement TAPI Project in Early 2021
September 02,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan will implement TAPI pipeline project in early 2021, after completing land acquisition....
Female Surgeons in Herat Perform Complex Neurosurgery
September 02,2020
HERAT, Afghanistan – A group of female surgeons in western province of Herat performed a complex brain surgery “successfully,” according to health officials as local ...
Afghan Cabinet Nomination Completed
September 01,2020
KABUL - Afghan government on Monday announced more nominees for cabinet posts, completing the process more than three months after a political deal between President Ashraf Ghani ...
Another Prominent Afghan, A Former Senator, Killed in Kabul
September 01,2020
KABUL - Former Afghan senator from southern Zabul province Mohammad Hassan Hotak was gunned down in Kabul on Sunday night ...
Karzai Receives 12m Afs Per Year Not 400m Afs
September 01,2020
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai office on Monday rejected it received 400 million afghanis each year from the Presidential Palace but confirmed receiving 12 million afs ...
Iran Launches Trade Routes Through Afghanistan for Central Asia
September 01,2020
TEHRAN - Two new key trade corridors between Iran and Central Asian countries, through Afghanistan, have been launched and are expected to considerably boost trade activities ...
Kabul, Paris Discuss Ties, Intra-Afghan Talks
September 01,2020
KABUL - Acting Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar held a telephonic conversation with his French ...
President Inaugurates Local Vehicle Producing Plant
September 01,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said his government had always supported industry development and facilitated investors.
Ghani made these remarks during ...
1400 Afghan Returnees Test Positive for Covid-19
September 01,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – At least 1400 Afghan refugees, who returned home within the past few months, have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus 2019, according to Herat Public Health ...
Peace Does Not Mean Power-Sharing Deal: Ghani
August 31,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and other officials on Sunday participated in an Ashura ceremony held in western Kabul to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain ...
In Peace Talks Move, Ghani Appoints 48 as Reconciliation Council Members
August 31,2020
KABUL - In a major step towards kick-starting intra-Afghan peace talks, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday approved 48 candidates as members of the High Council for National Reconciliation....
China Promises Afghanistan New Food Aid
August 31,2020
KABUL - Beijing has pledged to help Afghanistan with food items in near future, the Afghan ambassador to China says.
Javed Qaim wrote on his Facebook page he ...
Taliban Leader Had Sent Team to Helmand for Talks, But President Was Not Ready: Khalili
August 31,2020
KABUL - Some years ago, Taliban leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada had sent a delegation to Helmand province for peace talks, but the president said the government was not ready ...
Wardak Rural Rehabilitation Dept Head Arrested on Bribery Charge
August 31,2020
KABUL - The Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department head for central Maidan Wardak province has been arrested over taking 1.5 million afghanis in bribe 15 days earlier ...
Local Govt Given 10 Days to Improve Mazar-I-Sharif Security
August 31,2020
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Lawmakers from northern Balkh province on Saturday set a 10-days ultimatum to the provincial government for improving the province security situation...
Rahmani Foundation Assists 1,340 Floods-Hit Families
August 31,2020
KABUL - Rahmani Foundation assisted 1,340 families affected by recent floods in central Parwan, Kapisa, Panjshir and Sorobi district of Kabul province on Saturday...
Intra-Afghan Talks to Begin Next Week: Abdullah
August 29,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – The chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah said the long-awaited Intra-Afghan dialogues on peace in Afghanistan will begin next week...
Majority of Afghans Want Republic System to be Preserved in Taliban Talks: Poll
August 29,2020
KABUL - A majority of Afghans want the republic system to be preserved in peace talks with the Taliban, a poll showed on Thursday...
NATO Supports Afghan Forces Against Taliban Aggression: Miller
August 29,2020
KABUL - NATO forces commander in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Millar on Thursday said the western military alliance would support Afghan forces as long as the Taliban continued their violence...
Rescue Teams Continue Search Three Days after Parwan Floods
August 29,2020
PARWAN - The search for missing bodies under rubble is underway for the third day after floods swept the Charikar city in the central province of Parwan early on Wednesday, August 26, leaving ...
Govt Inks NFP Scheme Finance Document with WB
August 29,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government has signed a financial document of the National Food Package (NFP) scheme with the World Bank (WB) to assist 4.5 million families, a statement from the Presidential ...