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Khalilzad Welcomes Ghani’s Decision to Postpone His Inauguration Ceremony
February 27,2020
KABUL - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan’s reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said in a tweet on Wednesday that he welcomes President Ghani’s decision to postpone ...
Abu Dhabi Congrats Ghani’s Victory in Election
February 27,2020
ABU DHABI - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, congratulated President Ashraf Ghani’s victory in the election and stressed on the economic and strategic ...
NATO: Afghan Politicians Should Stop Escalating Tensions, Undermining Political Stability
February 27,2020
WASHINGTON - Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO SG called on all Afghan political actors to refrain taking steps that would escalate tensions and undermine political stability, NATO stated in a statement on February 25...
EU Team, Gen. Bajwa Talk Reconciliation in Afghanistan
February 27,2020
PESHAWAR - A European Union delegation has met Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Matters of mutual interest and regional security, including the reconciliation process in Afghanistan, came up for ...
Trump Talks About India’s Position on Signing of Peace Deal Between the U.S. And Taliban
February 27,2020
NEW DELHI - The U.S. President Donald Trump has said India would like to see the conclusion of peace deal between the United States and Taliban...
Ministry of Public Health: Suspected Cases of Coronavirus in Herat Tested Negative
February 27,2020
HERAT - The Ministry of Public Health announced on Wednesday, February 26 that the nine suspected coronavirus cases in Herat province were tested negative ...
Special Representative of President of Kazakhstan Appointed for Afghanistan
February 27,2020
ASTANA - Special representative of President of Kazakhstan has been appointed for Afghanistan, reports Akorda.
"By the order of the head of state, ambassador ...
US Wants Ghani to Postpone Inauguration
February 26,2020
WASHINGTON - The United States wants the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to defer his second-term inauguration over concerns it could inflame an election feud with ...
Afghanistan Reopens Border-Crossing with Iran
February 26,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan reopened border-crossing with Iran, according to the office of Security Council.
According to Jawed Faisal, the spokesperson ...
Tajikistan Toughens Control at Border Checkpoints with Afghanistan Amid Coronavirus Fears
February 26,2020
DUSHANBE - Tajikistan toughen control at border checkpoints with Afghanistan following the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in that country. All persons entering the ...
Beijing Voices Optimism About US-Taliban Pact
February 26,2020
KABUL - China hopes a potential peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban will lead to an orderly withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan.The expected deal ...
Employees of DAB Suspended for Alleged Corruption Reinstated
February 26,2020
KABUL - The Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has reversed the job suspension of its three employees accused of receiving $47,600 bribe from a firm UNICON, Pajhwok Afghan News reliably ...
PM Modi ‘Tough Negotiator’, We Will Reach A Fantastic Deal: Trump
February 25,2020
MOTERA - US President Donald Trump on Monday said that a major $3 billion defence deal would be signed on Tuesday. He was speaking at the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at Motera ...
Taliban Wants Deal, We Want Deal: Trump
February 25,2020
WASHINGTON - The US President Donald Trump on Sunday told Reuters that the Taliban want to make a deal, and “we want to make a ...
Ghani Meets Noor and Karzai Amid Controversies Surrounding Election Results, Peace Process
February 25,2020
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with Ata Mohammad Noor, the Chief Executive of Jamiat-e Islami and Mahmud Karzai, the brother of the former President Hamid Karzai...
The Embassy of Iran to Kabul Stops Council Services
February 25,2020
KABUL - The Embassy of Iran to Kabul announced Monday that it had stopped the customer services of its council to stop the coronavirus outbreak...
Polio Vaccination Ramped-Up after 4 New Cases
February 25,2020
KABUL - Following the registration of four polio incidents in the country's west zone, the vaccination campaign has intensified, Herat's health directorate said Sunday...
US Eyes India’s Support for Afghanistan Peace
February 24,2020
KABUL - President Donald Trump is all set to prod India into supporting the peace process in Afghanistan, an administration official says...
Pakistan Foreign Minister: Afghan Peace Agreement Would Be Signed in Pakistan’s Presence
February 24,2020
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said on Saturday, February 22, 2020, that the Afghan peace deal would be signed in Pakistan’s presence, Pakistani ...
Afghan Female Researcher Wins Gold Medal in Malaysia
February 24,2020
KUALA LUMPUR - Sweeta Akbari, an Afghan woman, won a gold medal in the "Citrix" research competition in Malaysia.
Akbari, a doctoral student at Yang University ...
Afghan Embassy in Iran Temporarily Suspends Consular Services Over Coronavirus Fears
February 24,2020
TEHRAN - Afghanistan Embassy in Iran on Sunday temporarily suspended consular services amid the coronavirus outbreak.
In a notice, the embassy said that cases ...
Abdullah’s Campaign Head: ‘I Was Barred from Flight’
February 24,2020
KABUL - Ali Ahmad Osmani, head of Abdullah Abdullah’s electoral campaign team, said that Kabul airport officials were not allowing him to fly to Herat province ...
Abdullah Meets Politicians in Midst of Election Dispute
February 24,2020
KABUL - Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a statement on Saturday once again rejected the presidential election results, saying the announcement is not credible and is based ...
3 Suspected Cases of Coronavirus Reported in Afghanistan
February 24,2020
HERAT - The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported three suspected cases of coronavirus in the western province of Herat.
The three infected persons are Herat residents ...
Global Support Pours in for Violence Reduction
February 23,2020
KABUL - NATO, the United Nations, the European Union (EU) and Pakistan have welcomed the start of a reduction of violence across Afghanistan...
Kabul Vows to Embrace All Peace Opportunities
February 23,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan would seize all available opportunities to achieve peace and end the suffering caused by the long-running conflict, the State Ministry for Peace Affairs ...
NYT Ticked Off for Publishing Haqqani’s Article
February 23,2020
KABUL - An influential US lawmaker has assailed The New York Times for carrying an opinion piece by Taliban’s deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani...
Partial Truce to Help Create Stable Afghanistan: Esper
February 23,2020
KABUL - US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper says reduction of violence is an important step in the Afghan peace process to create a stable Afghanistan. ...
ANDSF Will Honor Plan but Maintain Readiness: Andarabi
February 23,2020
KABUL - The Afghan acting Minister of Interior Massoud Andarabi on Friday said that the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) are on "red alert" for the reduction ...
Afghan Peace Process Moving in Right Direction: Pakistan PM
February 23,2020
ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan peace process is moving in the right direction, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday.
“It is not going to be easy because there ...
United Nations Statement on Reports of Forceful Attempts to Replace Government Officials
February 23,2020
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is extremely concerned by the events that are ongoing to replace government officials...
India: We Remain Committed to Working with The New Government of Afghanistan
February 22,2020
KABUL - India congratulated President Ghani on his re-election as the President of Afghanistan.
India’s foreign ministry, in a statement ...
Turkmenistan Approves Humanitarian Aid Program for Afghanistan
February 22,2020
ASHGABAT - Turkmenistan has approved a program for rendering humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan for 2020-2022, Trend reports referring to the president’s decree ...
Statement on Afghan Poll Results Soon: Pompeo
February 22,2020
KABUL - US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said his country has been following the results of the Afghan presidential elections very closely...
Afghan Political Parties Prepare Peace Plan
February 22,2020
KABUL - Afghan political parties have prepared a plan for peace as the United States is nearing deal with the Taliban.
The 30-page plan, obtained by 1TV, envisages ...