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Saudi to Construct 600 Schools in Afghanistan
July 27,2020
KABUL - Afghan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Sunday said the kingdom has approved construction of buildings for 600 schools in Afghanistan...
Inspector General’s Office Yet to Address Corruption Cases
July 27,2020
KABUL - Inspector General Ghezal Haris on Saturday said that her office has not managed to start its work in handling major corruption cases involving government officials. She cited a lack of legal framework as the main issue hindering ...
Taliban Reject UN Report on Ties with Al Qaeda
July 27,2020
KABUL - The Taliban have again rejected a United Nations (UN) report regarding the group’s ties with Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups and vowed not to allow the use of Afghanistan’s ...
COVID-19 Latest: 121 of 741 Test Positive
July 27,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 121 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 741samples tested over the last 24 hours...
KP Business Leaders Call for Withdrawal of Torkham Sops
July 27,2020
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-based business leaders have called for the withdrawal of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the border town of Torkham to remove hurdles to Pakistan ...
Intra-Afghan Talks Never Been Closer: Khalilzad
July 26,2020
KABUL - The US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation has blamed Iran for not properly supporting the Afghan peace process...
Russian, Iranian Envoys Talk Afghanistan
July 26,2020
KABUL - Top Russian and Iranian diplomats have conferred on fresh developments in Afghanistan, a media report said on Saturday.
Iran’s ambassador Kazem ...
More Than 350,000 Afghan Refugees Returned from Iran in Six Months: Ministry
July 26,2020
KABUL - More than 350,000 Afghan refugees returned home from Iran over the past six months amid coronavirus pandemic, Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation ...
Lords Committee Launches Inquiry into UK’s Engagement with Afghanistan
July 26,2020
KABUL - Britain’s House of Lords on Friday launched an inquiry into the UK’s engagement with Afghanistan – including its diplomatic, military and aid strategy...
Riyadh to Continue Backing Afghan Peace Process
July 26,2020
KABUL - Saudi Arabia has reiterated its commitment to providing all-out support for efforts by the Afghans to achieve lasting peace, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on ...
Iran Not Backing Afghan Peace Process: US
July 26,2020
KABUL - The US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation has blamed Iran for not properly supporting the Afghan peace process...
AGO, ACJC Failed to Pursue Major Corruption Cases: Watchdog
July 25,2020
KABUL - Integrity Watch Afghanistan, a Kabul-based monitoring organization, on Thursday said that the Attorney General’s Office and the Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center ...
US Provides More Than $36.7 Million for COVID-19 Response – Afghanistan
July 25,2020
KABUL - The United States has allocated more than $36.7 million to help the people of Afghanistan address the COVID-19 pandemic, and expedited $90 million in continued ...
Kazakhstan to Provide More Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan
July 25,2020
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will continue to render humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, according to a July 20 government decree.
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EU, UNDP Funded Education Grant for Afghan Female Students Launched
July 25,2020
KABUL - The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education ...
UNAMA Urges Govt, Taliban to Begin Intra-Afghan Talks Immediately
July 25,2020
KABUL - The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Head Deborah Lyons on Thursday urged Afghan government and the Taliban to lower violence, release necessary ...
Afghan Defense Chief: Taliban’s War Has No Justification
July 25,2020
KABUL - Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid, during the induction ceremony of General Yasin Zia as the new chief of army staff and Shah Mahmood Miakhel as the deputy minister ...
Ministry Insists on NFP Implementation
July 25,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development on Thursday insisted on implantation of the National Food Package (NFP) despite its rejection ....
Karzai, Abdullah Office Denounce Herat Airstrike
July 25,2020
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai and the National Reconciliation Council on Thursday condemned Afghan forces airstrike that killed and wounded many ...
Afghan Tribal Elder Strips Naked in Protest to Conferment of Marshal Degree to Gen. Dostum
July 25,2020
BAGHLAN - A tribal elder from nothern Baghlan province stripped naked during a large gathering in protest to conferment of Marhshal degree to General Abdul Rashid Dostum ...
Ghani’s Afghan Poverty Estimate ‘Catastrophic’: Analysts
July 22,2020
KABUL - Five years after his leadership in the National Unity Government, President Ashraf Ghani this week admitted that 90 percent of the country’s population is ...
New Rift Between Ghani, Abdullah over Cabinet Picks: Sources
July 22,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, are feuding again, say sources, this time over their picks ...
Mohib Tells Taliban to ‘Stop Killing Afghans’
July 22,2020
KABUL - National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, during a visit to eastern provinces, called on the Taliban to stop "killing their own people and destroying their homeland ...
MPs Warn of Fraud in Govt’s Relief Package
July 22,2020
KABUL - Members of the Wolesi Jirga, Afghanistan's house of representatives, on Monday raised concerns about President Ashraf Ghani's food relief plan, titled "National Dining ...
Pay Raise for Election Commissioners Faces Backlash
July 22,2020
KABUL - Monitoring organizations on Monday questioned President Ghani’s decision to adding Afs100,000 ($1,296) to the monthly salaries of members of the two election ...
Top U.S. Diplomat in Kabul Met with Karzai and Sayyaf
July 21,2020
KABUL - The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul Ross Wilson met with the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and political leader Ustad Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf in Kabul...
Taliban Prisoners Convicted of War Crimes Shouldn’t be Released
July 21,2020
KABUL - Those 592 Taliban prisoners who are behind war crimes shouldn’t be released before the start of intra-Afghan peace talks, and a thorough investigation ...
Afghan Government Drops Controversial Media Law Amendment
July 21,2020
KABUL - Proposed amendments to the media law, which were introduced to parliament last month, have been recalled by President Ashraf Ghani...
U.S. Urges for Start of Intra-Afghan Talks
July 21,2020
KABUL - The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires urged the Afghan government for concluding the stalled prisoner swap process and come to a negotiating table with the insurgent group ...
Abdullah Criticized for Not Appointing Council Members
July 21,2020
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, was once again criticized for delays in completing the formation of the council that has been formed ...
Karzai Met with Abdullah to Discuss Ongoing Efforts Aimed at Bolstering Peace Process
July 21,2020
KABUL - The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of the High Peace Council, to discuss ongoing efforts aimed at bolstering ...
China Ready to Extend CPEC to Afghanistan
July 19,2020
KABUL - Beijing has once again renewed its willing to extend the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion dollars project, to Afghanistan...
Unconfirmed, Acting Ministers Lack Legal Legitimacy: Lawyers
July 19,2020
KABUL - As the National Assembly prepares to go on summer vacation in two days, the cabinet picks are still not confirmed, with those nominated still waiting for confirmation ...
Dawood Vows to Address Concerns over Transit Trade
July 19,2020
PESHAWAR - Concerns about the Pakistan-Afghanistan transit and bilateral trade will be resolved on a priority basis, a prime ministerial aide says...
Dawood Vows to Address Concerns over Transit Trade
July 19,2020
PESHAWAR - Concerns about the Pakistan-Afghanistan transit and bilateral trade will be resolved on a priority basis, a prime ministerial aide says...