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Young Female Afghan Mountaineer Makes History
August 19,2020
BADAKHSHAN - On August 6th, history was created in mountaineering in Afghanistan when an eighteen-year-old Afghan girl Fatima Sultani climbed the peak of highest mountain NAWSHAKH ...
Palace: Prisoners’ Release Process Halted, The Taliban Must Release Remaining Detainees
August 19,2020
KABUL - The Taliban prisoners’ release process has been halted, the Presidential Palace announced on Monday...
Ghani Will ‘Not Compromise’ Afghans’ Fate Despite Intl Pressure
August 19,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday warned that a possible deal made by the international community on the fate of Afghans will be rejected by Kabul, and he pledged that the republic ...
Khalilzad Calls on All Parties to Peace to Start Negotiations as Soon as Possible
August 17,2020
KABUL - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation on Sunday urged all parties to the Afghan peace process to accelerate the initiative and to start intra-Afghan negotiations as soon as possible ...
UNAMA Expresses Support for Intra-Afghan Talks
August 17,2020
KABUL – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has said the proposed intra-Afghan talks are likely to commence later this week.
It said in a statement that UNAMA ...
Taliban Doesn’t Recognize Afghan Govt: Statement
August 17,2020
DOHA - On the threshold of the intra-Afghan talks, which are expected to be held on Doha in the near future, the Taliban on Saturday issued a statement saying the group ...
France Asks Afghanistan Not to Free Taliban Convicted of Killing French Citizens
August 17,2020
PARIS - France has asked the Afghan government not to include Taliban fighters convicted of killing French citizens in a prisoner release deal, the French foreign ministry ...
Ghani, Abdullah Slammed for Incomplete Cabinet, Peace Council
August 17,2020
KABUL - Afghans on Saturday slammed President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the head of High Council for National Reconciliation, for delaying the appointments ...
Coronavirus Cases Reached 37,599 in Afghanistan
August 17,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health announced Sunday that 48 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 37,599 in the country...
Afghan Government, Taliban Urged to Avoid Statements That Damage Peace Process
August 17,2020
KABUL - High Council for National Reconciliation's spokesman on Sunday urged the Afghan government and the Taliban to avoid statements that damage peace process...
We Cannot Afford to Pay the Costs of Peace Failure: Ghani
August 16,2020
KABUL - To fail in our pursuit of a sustainable peace is not an option; it would demand a far deadlier price — one that the Afghan people, and our international ...
Intra-Afghan Peace Talks Delayed
August 16,2020
KABUL - Intra-Afghan peace talks that were expected to begin in Doha tomorrow (Sunday) has been postponed indefinitely, a member of the government's negotiating said on Saturday...
Afghan Civil Aviation Authority Reports $4 MLN Decline in Revenue
August 16,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday said it has seen a $4 million decline in revenue over the first six months of 2020, as compared to similar period last year ...
Officials’ Recent Remarks Far from Reality: Mujahid
August 16,2020
KABUL - The Taliban have called for positive intentions ahead of intra-Afghan talks and stressed that negative propaganda and unnecessary statements were in the interest ...
Ghani Greets Newly-Elected Sri Lanka Premier
August 16,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has extended sincere congratulations from himself and the Afghan nation to Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on the country ...
IMF, Afghanistan Reach Preliminary Agreement Over Extended Credit Facility
August 16,2020
KABUL - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Afghanistan authorities have reached a preliminary agreement on an economic reform program to be supported by a new ...
Peace Parleys May Be Complex, Warns Diplomat
August 16,2020
PESHAWAR - Intra-Afghan negotiations are expected to focus on an extended ceasefire and other issues, says a Pakistan-based diplomat.
The composition of an inclusive government and provision of $4 billion annually for keeping the Afghan security mechanism intact will also be on the table.
Dawn quoted the unnamed diplomat as saying a lot of focus would be on the ceasefire extension, and how it would materialise.
He asked whether the ceasefire meant an expansion to some no-combat zones or some other mechanism would be devised to achieve the goal.
While asking both sides to show flexibility to make the dialogue a success, he commended the Taliban for agreeing on the establishment of an inclusive government.
With regard to protecting women rights, the diplomat said it was for the Afghans to win guarantees from the Taliban on the issue.
Expected to begin in Doha within days, the long-awaited peace negotiations could be a long and complex process, the diplomat believed.
“We are hoping that something concrete would happen in about next 10 days,” said the envoy, who has been closely following the developments related to the peace and reconciliation drive.
“There would be no simple solutions,” he cautioned, while commenting on the talks, for which no formal agenda has been firmed up so far. (Pajhwok)
International Conference on Afghanistan
August 15,2020
KABUL - An international virtual conference on “Efforts of Uzbekistan and Pakistan in resolving the situation in Afghanistan: Prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation” has been held...
Prisoner Release ‘Dangerous’ But ‘Necessary’: Ghani
August 15,2020
KABUL - As the release of 400 high-value Taliban prisoners begins, President Ashraf Ghani in a conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday said that those who are released might pose ...
All-Afghan Talks: Kabul Asks Doha to Facilitate Media Reps
August 15,2020
KABUL - The State Ministry for Peace on Thursday asked the Qatari government to support and facilitate media during direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban...
Seize Peace Opportunity, Qureshi Asks Afghans
August 15,2020
PESHAWAR - Days ahead of the launch of intra-Afghan negotiations, Pakistan has urged all Afghan leaders and stakeholders to seize the opportunity for peace...
Taliban Infiltrators Have a Huge Presence in Kabul: Gov’t
August 15,2020
KABUL - An advisor to President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday at a Youth Day event that Taliban infiltrators and fighters have established a firm footprint in Kabul and many live ...
Tourists Flock to Nuristan
August 15,2020
NURISTAN - The number of tourists has been on the rise after the announcement of Nuristan province as a national park, local officials said, hoping that more facilities ...
Historical Takhar School Gutted in Blaze
August 15,2020
TAKHAR - The historical Abus Osman Taloqani High School in Takhar province was believed to have been intentionally set on fire on Thursday, local officials confirmed...
Private Sector Welcomes Peace Move Which Could Bring Enormous Investment Opportunities
August 12,2020
KABUL - Peace in Afghanistan would provide enormous opportunities for local and international businesses to invest in the country, in turn boosting the economy and aiding ...
Stoltenberg Says NATO ‘Adjusting’ Its Presence to Support Afghan Peace Process
August 12,2020
WASHINGTON - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said he welcomes the planned peace talks between the government and the Taliban and said NATO is adjusting its presence ...
Polio Vaccination Resume to Immunize Kids in Afghanistan and Pakistan: UNICEF
August 12,2020
KABUL - Polio immunization campaigns have resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan – the last two polio-endemic countries in the world – months after COVID-19 left 50 million children without ...
Second Group of Afghan Sikhs Due to Leave for India Wednesday
August 12,2020
KABUL - A group of as many as 180 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus are expected to leave Afghanistan for India on Wednesday.
The Times of India reported Tuesday ...
Afghan Peace Talks Team Expected to Leave for Doha in Two Days
August 11,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government’s peace negotiations team is expected to leave Kabul on Wednesday for Doha, Qatar, for the start of intra-Afghan peace talks with the Taliban...
Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Launch Major Transit Corridor
August 11,2020
TEHRAN – Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan on Monday activated a transport corridor that will give Uzbekistan access to the Persian Gulf, an official with the Islamic ...
Afghanistan’s Exports Through Air Corridors Up by 29pc
August 11,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s exports through air corridors increased by 29 percent in the first seven months of the ongoing year compared to the same period last year ....
Ghani Slams Deadly Explosions in Kabul, Kandahar
August 11,2020
KABUL - Outraged by blasts in Kabul and southern Kandahar, President Ashraf Ghani has said attacking civilians and public places is an unforgivable crime. . .
Transit Trade Issue to be Resolved in A Week: Khan
August 11,2020
PESHAWAR - As the Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade (APPT) issue lingers on, businesses of both countries are suffering mounting losses, the Pakistan prime minister has ...
Sulaiman Laiq to be Laid to Rest Tomorrow
August 11,2020
KABUL - The funeral and burial ceremony of writer and poet Sulaiman Laiq would be held in capital Kabul tomorrow (Tuesday).
Laiq breathed his last in a Germany hospital ...
Indian Authorities Seize Drug Smuggled from Afghanistan
August 11,2020
KABUL - Indian Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) personnel in a joint operation seized 191 kg of heroin worth Rs 1000 crore from Nhava Sheva port of Navi Mumbai on Saturday ...