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It Will Be Clear Next Week When Talks with Taliban Will Begin: Ghani
July 04,2020
KABUL - It will be clear next week when talks with the Taliban will start, President Ashraf Ghani has said.
In an interview with national broadcaster ...
Khalilzad: Intra-Afghan Talks Should Begin Without Delay
July 04,2020
KABUL - Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Representative of the United States to Afghanistan’s Reconciliation, has said that in a recent virtual meeting with President Ashraf Ghani ...
UN, Pakistan Warn of ‘Spoilers’ Seeking to Derail Afghan Peace Process
July 04,2020
KABUL - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, on Thursday warned of spoilers who seek to derail the country's peace process...
Jamiat-E-Islami Party Picks New Chairman, Remove Salahuddin Rabbani
July 04,2020
KABUL - At least 47 members of the Jamiat-e-Islami leadership council on Wednesday voted and removed Salahuddin Rabbani as the executive chairman of the party. ...
3-Way Meeting Agree to Promote Regional Trade, Connectivity
July 04,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have agreed to create a joint working committee for promoting transit, trade and transportation between the three nations ...
Senate Criticizes Inaction on Ex-Finance Minister Case
July 04,2020
KABUL - Senators in Afghanistan’s Meshrano Jirga (the upper house of parliament) on Thursday criticized the Afghan government for its ambiguity towards the corruption case ...
Homes of 2 Journalists Searched Against Law: AJSC
July 04,2020
KABUL - The Afghanistan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) on Thursday termed searching homes of two journalists by intelligence operatives in southeastern Khost province ...
Afghan President’s Statement on Youth Sparks Backlash
July 04,2020
KABUL - A controversial statement by President Ashraf Ghani about Afghan youth during a live TV debate has sparked heated discussion from Afghan journalists, members of civil society ...
Afghan Govt Welcomes EU Statement on Afghanistan
June 01,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government on Friday welcomed the statement issued about Afghanistan by the Council of the European Union in which the bloc reaffirmed its political commitment ...
Coronavirus Cases in Afghanistan Cross 15,000 Mark
June 01,2020
KABUL - The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Afghanistan has climbed to 15,205, the country's Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday...
Islamic State Claims Blast That Killed Afghan Journalist, Technician
June 01,2020
KABUL - The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast that killed an Afghan journalist and a technician in a minibus carrying ...
Ceasefire Must to Start, Advance Peace Talks – Abdullah
June 01,2020
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council of Reconciliation, speaks of some progress in starting the Intra-Afghan talks...
Nangarhar Airport’s Phase-I to Cost 79m Afghanis
June 01,2020
JALALABAD - The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Sunday singed a contract worth 79.9 million afghanis with Afghan Global Operation (AGO) firm for construction of ...
Balkh Urea Factory Teeters on the Brink of Collapse
June 01,2020
KABUL - Workers of the Fertilizer and Power Plant in northern Balkh province say the Afghan Gas Enterprise has given the gas they need to Bayat company in Shiberghan city, bringing ...
Academic Women to be Hired Next: MoHE
June 01,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has recently made high ranking appointments on nine posts, but no female was hired, women’s rights activists said Sunday ...
UNAMA announces stance on announcement of final results of Afghan presidential elections
May 19,2020
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) announced its stance on announcement of the final results of presidential elections....
Taliban reacts to signing of agreement of between Abdullah and Ghani
May 19,2020
The Taliban group reacted to the signing of an agreement between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, calling it a repeat of the past failed experience. ...
47 killed, wounded in car bomb attack in Ghazni province of Afghanistan
May 19,2020
A car bomb attack killed or wounded at least 47 people in South-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, the provincial government said. ...
Afghan government gets $200 million incentive grant from WB
May 19,2020
Afghan government has received $200 million from the World Bank (WB) incentive policy development grant after completing some reform programs, a statement...
Baghlanis demand uplift project in urban areas
May 19,2020
Hundreds of residents of northern Baghlan province on Monday attended a protest gathering and asked the government to launch development projects in urban areas of the province...
Agrees in principles with Presidential Palace: Abdullah
May 03,2020
Former Chief Executive Office Abdullah Abdullah on Friday said progress has been made during talks with Presidential Palace and an agreement in principles had been reached. ...
Taliban, Afghan government need to accelerate release of prisoners and lower violence: Khalilzad
May 03,2020
The Taliban and the government need to accelerate efforts to release prisoners and lower violence, which is the fastest means to intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive permanent ...
US troop drawdown ahead of schedule: CNN
May 03,2020
The Trump administration is ahead of troop pullout from Afghanistan in line with the US-Taliban peace pact, CNN reports...
Union: 2 Million Afghans Lose Jobs Amid COVID-19
May 03,2020
The National Union of Afghanistan Workers & Employees said on Friday that approximately two million workers and employees have lost their jobs due to the spread of the coronavirus ...
Afghan Govt Assures Transparency in Allocating COVID-19 Funds
May 03,2020
The Ministry of Finance on Friday reassured the international community of accountability and transparency in the spending of the foreign assistance ...
Helmand's Bost Castle to be Restored: Officials
May 03,2020
Officials of the southern province of Helmand said that the historical Bost castle (Qala-e-Bost), and four other historical heritage sites in the province, will be rebuilt in ...
179 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan, Total 2,469
May 03,2020
The Ministry of Public Health spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said on Saturday that in the past 24 hours, 179 positive cases have been recorded across the country, and the country ...
EU Welcomes Afghan ‘Inclusive’ Negotiation Team
April 01,2020
“The EU Delegation in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission based in Kabul welcome the agreement by political leaders on an inclusive negotiation team. This constitutes an important step ...
OIC urges all-Afghan talks, joint coronavirus fight
April 01,2020
KABUL: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) chief Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen on Tuesday again appealed to all leaders and parties in Afghanistan to work together ...
Arghandiwal appointed as acting finance minister
April 01,2020
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has appointed Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal as acting finance minister through a presidential decree, an official said on Tuesday...
Badakhshan locks down for 3 weeks
April 01,2020
FAIZABAD: The governor on Tuesday announced a three-week lockdown period to prevent the spread of coronavirus in northeastern ...
Ex-Canada Envoy in Kabul Replaces UNAMA Head
March 26,2020
KABUL - Former Canada ambassadress to Afghanistan Deborah Lyons has been appointed as the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) chief...
Govt, Taliban to Discuss Swapping Prisoners
March 26,2020
KABUL - The government and the Taliban are expected to hold a video conference in the presence of Qatar, the US and Red Cross representatives on prisoners releases today (Wednesday)...
Civilians, Policeman Killed in Kapesa Mortar Shell Attack
March 26,2020
MAHMOOD RAQI - Three civilians were killed and three others, including a child, wounded when mortar shell fired by militants landed on their vehicle in the Tagab district ...
Trade Ports with Uzbekistan to Stay Open: Ahmadi
March 26,2020
KABUL - Industry and Commerce Minister Ajmal Ahmadi on Tuesday said commercial ports between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan would stay open...