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Afghanistan to Release 400 ‘Hard-Core’ Prisoners to Start Peace Talks
August 10,2020
KABUL - The Loya Jirga, or grand council, on Sunday officially agreed to release 400 Taliban prisoners so as to pave the way for intra-Afghan peace talks...
Pakistan Welcomes Jirga’s Recommendation on Prisoners
August 10,2020
KABUL - Pakistan on Sunday welcomed the consultative Loya Jirga’s recommendation to release remaining 400 Taliban prisoners and hoped intra-Afghan talks ...
Sherpao Wants All Stakeholders to Attend Afghan Dialogue
August 10,2020
PESHAWAR - A veteran Pakistani politician has underlined the need for a holistic approach to pave the way for restoration of peace in Afghanistan...
Intra-Afghan Negotiations to Begin Soon: Karzai
August 10,2020
KABUL - Intra-Afghan peace talks will begin in two to three days after the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners, former president Hamid Karzai said on Sunday...
Reactions to Jirga: Decisions Should Be Implemented
August 10,2020
KABUL - Some delegates of the Loya Jirga, the grand assembly, said that decisions of past jirgas have not been implemented, but the decisions from this jirga should ...
‘Less Than 5,000’ Troops in Afghanistan by Late Nov: Esper
August 10,2020
KABUL - The United States plans to cut its troop levels in Afghanistan to “a number less than 5,000” by the end of November, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in an interview broadcast...
Pakistan Can Never be Trusted: Nabil
August 10,2020
KABUL - Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of the national directorate of security says that Pakistan is pursuing its policies in the region in any way possible and ...
Kabul to Host Global Conferences on Peace
August 05,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday Afghanistan would host two events to strengthen regional and global consensus on the peace process...
Pompeo, Baradar Discuss Start of Intra-Afghan Talks
August 05,2020
DOHA - The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a video conference with the Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and discussed the start of the intra-Afghan ...
Ghani and Pakistan’s PM Discuss Peace Efforts, Other Issues of Bilateral Interest
August 05,2020
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan’s Prime Minister discussed peace efforts and other issues of bilateral interest during a telephone conversation...
Despite Taliban Reaction, Loya Jirga Date Announced
August 03,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan's national television station, RTA, on Sunday in a tweet announced that a Loya Jirga will convene on August 7, 2020, and could last between 3-5 days...
Afghans Want Rail, Road Links with Pakistan
August 03,2020
PESHAWAR - Afghan leaders and members of society are "very keen" on motorway and rail links with Pakistan, says the Chinese ambassador in Islamabad...
Lacking Ids, Orphans Deprived of Education in Herat
August 03,2020
HERAT - More than 100 orphans in Herat who lost their parents in the war do not have identification cards. The government does not issue birth certificates to these children due ...
Pakistan Probing Sugar Exports to Afghanistan
August 03,2020
PESHAWAR - Pakistan’ Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is investigating sugar exports to Afghanistan, which led to a shortage of the commodity at home...
Kabul Says It Had Been Told by US That Talks Would Begin with Release of 4,600 Taliban Prisoners
August 03,2020
KABUL - Afghan government said on Monday that it had been told by the United States that peace talks with the Taliban would begin even if their 4,600 prisoners were released...
Prison Attack Ends but Jalalabad City Remains Under Total Lockdown
August 03,2020
JALALABAD - Afghan security forces have brought the Jalalabad prison situation under control, but the streets of the city remain empty after a total lockdown was imposed...
Iran Arrests Pro-Taliban Afghans Who Waved Group’s Flag in Park
August 03,2020
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have arrested a group of Afghans who waved a flag in celebration of Eid al-Adha in a park in Tehran.
MENAFM reported that Iranian intelligence ...
Second VP Danish Meets Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassy
August 03,2020
KABUL - Second Vice President Sarwar Danish announced on Twitter that he met with Karen Decker, the deputy chief of mission of the US Embassy in Kabul on Sunday...
Iran Determined to Cement Ties with Afghanistan: President Rouhani
August 03,2020
TEHRAN – Iran’s President described peace in Afghanistan as peace and stability for the entire region, saying, "The Islamic Republic of Iran has always stood ...
Afghan Poet Suleiman Layeq Remembered
August 03,2020
KABUL - Afghan writers and other literary figures on Saturday reacted to the death of famed Afghan writer, poet and former politician, Suleiman Layeq who passed away ...
Presidents of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Speak by Phone
August 03,2020
KABUL - On August 02, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a conversation over the phone with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ...
8% Drop in Growth Predicted for Afghan Economy: Report
July 29,2020
KABUL - A new report by the Al-Beroni research institute predicts an 8.2% drop in Afghanistan’s economic growth this year.
According to a recent report published ...
Ghani: ‘10,708 ANDSF Killed and Wounded Since Feb. 29’
July 29,2020
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday portrayed a grim picture of the situation in Afghanistan, saying that between February 29 and July 21 up 10,708 members of the ...
National Flag Day Celebrated in Afghanistan
July 29,2020
KABUL - The National Flag Day in Afghanistan is celebrated each year on Asad 07, coinciding with July 28...
Khalilzad in Norway Briefs Officials about Intra-Afghan Talks
July 29,2020
OSLO - The US peace envoy Khalilzad visited Oslo, Norway on July 25-27 and met with Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide and discussed the Afghan peace processes ...
DAB Rejects Its Cameras Went Off Due to Power Outage
July 29,2020
KABUL - Da Afghanistan Bank (central bank) has rejected media reports regarding electricity blackout, saying some security cameras went off for some time due to a technical ...
Govt to Expose Officials, MPs Hiding Assets
July 29,2020
KABUL - The government has warned high-ranking officials and Parliament members of exposing their names if they did not register assets, a statement said on Tuesday...
Atmar, Lyons Discuss Prisoner Swap, Truce
July 28,2020
KABUL - Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanif Atmar and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan have discussed the prisoner swap and start ...
President Inspects Work on Kamal Khan Dam
July 28,2020
ZARANJ - President Ashraf Ghani, who arrived here on Sunday, said the Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province would start collecting water soon and it would usher ...
NATO Urges Taliban for an Urgent Inter-Afghan Dialogue
July 28,2020
KABUL - The Taliban had agreed to enter into an inter-Afghan dialogue with the Afghan government and politicians after signing a peace pact with the United States in late ...
Taliban Political Chief Warns US to Withdraw as Per Doha Agreement
July 28,2020
DOHA - The Taliban’s political chief, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, warned on Sunday that the group “would make the necessary decisions” if the US failed ...
NSC Blames Taliban for High Civilian Casualty Toll Recorded in UN Report
July 28,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Office of the National Security Council on Monday afternoon voiced its concerns over the high number of civilian casualties recorded in the first ...
Heading High-Level Team, Ghani Reaches Zaranj
July 27,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday arrived in northwestern Nimroz province at the head of a high-level delegation, his office said...
Beekeeping Industry Expanding in Afghanistan
July 27,2020
PUL-E-KHUMRI - "I can sell around 150 kilograms of honey annually and earn 150,000 afghani (1,948 U.S. dollars) to support my family," said Matiullah, a farmer ...
Khalilzad on New Trip to Press for Intra-Afghan Talks
July 27,2020
KABUL - The US's special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is traveling to press for intra-Afghan talks, the US State Department said on Saturday, and he plans to visit ...