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1 NDS Personnel Killed, 3 Wounded in Paktia Blast
July 12,2020
GARDEZ - One National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel was killed and three others wounded in a roadside bomb blast in southeastern Paktia province on ...
World Bank Pledges $200M to Protect Afghan Businesses
July 11,2020
KABUL - The World Bank Board on Friday approved a $200 million grant to help Afghanistan mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and provide relief to vulnerable people and businesses ...
US Defense Sec. Esper Was Briefed on Russian Bounties
July 11,2020
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Thursday confirmed that he had been briefed on information about Russian payments to the Taliban in Afghanistan ...
DABS to Supply Fiber Optics to Telecom Industry
July 11,2020
KABUL - The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) said Wednesday that the country's power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, also known as DABS ...
Strong and Positive Signal Needed in Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Efforts: Donors
July 11,2020
KABUL - International donors on Thursday expressed deep concern about the slowdown in Afghanistan's ant-corruption efforts, as recently reported by the United Nations. ...
‘Addressing Widespread Corruption Crucial for Sustainable Peace’
July 11,2020
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said addressing widespread corruption was crucial for sustainable peace and prosperity in Afghanistan ...
Taliban Gives Afghan Government Revised List of Prisoners
July 11,2020
KABUL - The Taliban has provided with the Afghan government a revised list of several hundred of their prisoners, according to Afghan officials...
Afghanistan Coronavirus Updates: 34,194 Cases, 971 Deaths
July 11,2020
KABUL - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has jumped to 34,194 with 971 deaths in Afghanistan.
According to daily Coronavirus, updates released the Public ...
MP’s Brother Accused of Bullying in Takhar’s Rustaq District
July 11,2020
TAKHAR - Residents in Rustaq district in the northern province of Takhar on Thursday accused armed men associated to the brother of an Afghan lawmaker of mistreating ...
Ghani Seeks Regional Support for Peace
July 08,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday afternoon spoke at the opening of an international meeting on “strengthening regional consensus for peace," stressing ...
Pakistan Calls for Early Start to Intra-Afghan Talks
July 08,2020
PESHAWAR - Pakistan has called on the global fraternity to focus on ensuring an early start and successful completion of intra-Afghan negotiations...
Pakistani Drone Crashes in Kunar
July 08,2020
ASADABAD - A Pakistani drone has crashed in Sarkano district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Tuesday.
Abdul Ghani Musaman, the governor’s spokesman, told ...
Regional Countries Will Have 2% More Economic Growth If Afghanistan Has Peace: Ghani
July 08,2020
KABUL - Regional countries will have two percent more economic growth if peace prevails in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday...
Palace Awaits Abdullah’s List on Cabinet
July 08,2020
KABUL - Two months after the signing of the political agreement between President Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the list of those who will find their way to the cabinet has still ...
Peanut Farmers in Helmand Estimate 23,000 Metric Ton Yield
July 08,2020
HELMAND - Officials in Helmand province said Tuesday that 5,000 hectares of land has been cultivated in the province this year, and estimate that 23,000 metric tons of peanuts ...
NDS Says It Arrests Two Daesh Militants Aiming to Attack Hospital, Media Outlet in Kabul
July 08,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Tuesday that two Daesh militants who were aiming to attack a hospital and a media outlet in Kabul were arrested...
Kabul-Hosted Intl Conference on Peace Process Begins
July 07,2020
KABUL - Kabul is hosting a meeting of 19 representatives from nations as well as international organizations today in a virtual event organized by the Presidential Palace to discuss ...
Abdullah to Visit to Pakistan in The Near Future
July 07,2020
ABUL - The Chairman of the High Council for Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah will visit Pakistan in the near future, it has been reported...
Kabul, Ashgabat Confer on Joint Projects
July 07,2020
KABUL - Top diplomats from Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have underlined the importance of cooperation on executing joint projects in different fields. . .
Acting Minister Replacing Officials with Relatives, Allege MPs
July 07,2020
KABUL - A number of Wolesi Jirga members on Monday reiterated their call for introduction of ministers-designates to the lower house for a trust vote, accusing some acting ministers ...
Logar Provincial Council Member Shot, Wounded
July 07,2020
LOGAR - Nafisa Hijran, a member of Logar's provincial council, and her driver were wounded in a shooting on Monday morning in the province, said Logar police officials...
‘90% of Herat Customs Tax Lost to Fraud’: Governor
July 07,2020
KABUL - The ministry also reported 239 new positive cases in the past 24 hours out of 668 tests...
Motocross Gains Interest Among Afghan Youth
July 07,2020
KABUL - Enthusiasm for motocross is growing among Afghan youths who want to compete internationally but say costs are prohibitive.
Kabul got its first and only official ...
India Signs MoUs Worth $2.6 Million for Construction Projects in Afghanistan
July 06,2020
KABUL - India signed five memorandums of understanding worth $2.6 million for constructions projects in Afghanistan education sector on Sunday...
Britain Urges Taliban to Reduce Violence
July 06,2020
KABUL - The British Embassy in Kabul on Sunday called for reduction in violence to create the conditions for intra-Afghan negotiations.
The embassy said that it was deeply ...
Taliban Violence Is Unacceptable, It Has to Go Down: NATO SCR
July 06,2020
The NATO called on the Taliban group to decrease violence as the country is going towards an intra-Afghan peace dialogue.
Stefano Pontecorvo, the NATO Senior Civilian ...
Russia Answers Bounty Claims, Says US Is ‘Drug Trafficking’
July 06,2020
KABUL - The Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan affairs, Zamir Kabulov, on Saturday accused US intelligence in Afghanistan of "drug trafficking," reported ...
Nine Taliban Insurgents Killed in Kandahar, Ghazni Clashes
July 06,2020
KANDAHAR/GHANI - At least nine Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Afghan forces in Kandahar and Ghazni provinces.
Jamal Nasir Barikzai, a spokesman for ...
Saudi Arabia to Build 100 Religious Schools in Afghanistan
July 06,2020
KABUL - Saudi Arabia has pledged to build 100 religious schools in Afghanistan and has approved financing of 35 development plans.
Riyadh will also build a hospital in Afghan ...
Afghan Senate Members, MPs, Infected by COVID-19
July 06,2020
KABUL - The members of parliament who tested positive, according to the source, didn’t attend the House and that the meetings have been postponed. . .
Govt Mulls Final Say on Taliban Prisoners
July 06,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government will make a final decision on the remaining Taliban prisoners after an all-out probe, the Presidential Palace said Sunday ...
Senators Unhappy over Deteriorating Security Situation
July 06,2020
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga members on Sunday expressed their concerns over growing incidents of insecurity in the country and said elements within the Taliban and government ...
Government Urged to Protect National Values, Prides
July 05,2020
KABUL - The Tghir and Omaid Tolana (Change and Hope Association) have registered their protest and said that disgrace to the empire of Ahmad Shah Baba was not acceptable ...
Agriculture Cooperatives Financially Sound, Says Ministry
July 05,2020
KABUL - The economic and financial condition of Agriculture Cooperatives has improved nation-wide compared to their situation four years back and their number surged from ...
Gold Prices Up, Petroleum Down in Kabul
July 05,2020
KABUL - The price of gold increased while that of petroleum products declined in Kabul this week, Pajhwok Afghan News ...