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Afghan Ambassador to Italy Was Fired Following Diplomat Complaints
February 13,2020
ROME - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) fired Helena Malikary, Afghan Ambassador to Italy following a series of complaints by the Afghan diplomats in Rome, sources said....
Taliban Shares Violence Reduction Plan with Govt
February 13,2020
KABUL - Taliban have shared their plan for reduction of violence with the Afghan government, said a statement on Wednesday.
Minister of State Ministry for Peace ...
Af-Pak Trade Routes Should Stay Open: Sherpao
February 13,2020
PESHAWAR - A veteran Pakistani politician has called for the opening of all trade routes with neighbouring Afghanistan.
Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad ...
Russia Rejects Meddling in Afghan Internal Affairs
February 13,2020
KABUL - The Russian Embassy in Afghanistan on Wednesday strongly rejected as baseless accusations that Moscow interfered in the internal affairs of Afghanistan or supported any terrorist ...
Salang Highway Closed for Heavy Traffic
February 13,2020
CHARIKAR - The Salang highway, linking the capital Kabul with northern Afghanistan, was shut for cargo trucks on Wednesday, an official said...
NATO Supports US Efforts for Peace in Afghanistan
February 12,2020
WASHINGTON - The NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg addressed Afghanistan at a press conference ahead of NATO’s two-day meeting on Tuesday, saying NATO supports US peace efforts...
Special Vote Audit Postponed Due to IECC Absence
February 12,2020
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday postponed the special audit of suspicious votes due to absence of Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) observers...
Rebuilding Afghanistan Has Cost Over 2,200 Lives: US Watchdog
February 12,2020
KABUL - At least 2,214 people have been killed, most of them Afghans, in largely US-led projects to rebuild Afghanistan, a US government watchdog said in a report released ...
Ashgabat, Kabul Mull Regional Infrastructure Projects
February 12,2020
ASHGABAT - A joint Turkmen-Afghan seminar is taking place in Mary city (eastern Turkmenistan) with the assistance of the OSCE, Trend reports Feb. 11 with reference to ...
Pentagon Funding Request for Afghanistan Hits 10-Year Low
February 12,2020
KABUL - The US military has sought a $14 billion budget for 2021 for Operation Freedom Sentinel -- the lowest amount to be spent on the war in Afghanistan in 10 years...
Azerbaijan Governing Party Wins Vote, Opposition Cries Foul
February 11,2020
BAKU - Azerbaijan's governing party was leading on Monday in a snap parliamentary election called by President Ilham Aliyev to consolidate power and speed up economic reforms ...
President Ghani Discusses Expanding Cooperation with UAE FM
February 11,2020
ABU DHABI - President Ghani met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan during ...
Learning to Skateboard in A Warzone (If You’re A Girl) Wins Oscar
February 11,2020
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl), a film about Afghan girls learning to skate, won the Oscar for best documentary (short subject) on Sunday...
Afghan Female Athlete to Leave the Country after Her Dog Shot Dead by Gunmen
February 11,2020
HERAT - Unknown gunmen shot ‘Asoman’ to death on Friday evening while she was hiking with Sahba Barakzai and her family in Dasht-e-Hawz mountains, an area 20 KM north ...
U.S. Envoy for Afghan Peace Meets Mullah Baradar, Other Senior Taliban Leaders in Qatar
February 11,2020
QATAR - The U.S. envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad met with Mullah Baradar, the deputy political chief of Taliban in Qatar late on Sunday...
Ghani Suggests Compact, Sustainable Cities
February 11,2020
KABUL - The fourth industrial revolution is disrupting the definition of urban well-being and human prosperity, says President Ashraf Ghani...
NATO Defence Ministers to Discuss Afghanistan
February 11,2020
KABUL - NATO defence ministers are expected to discuss ongoing peace efforts in Afghanistan and reaffirm their commitment to long-term security of the country at an upcoming meeting ...
Insecurity Deprives 4,000 Ghazni Children of Education
February 11,2020
GHAZNI CITY - Nearly 4,000 children, a majority or 70 percent of them girls, have been deprived of education in southern Ghazni province due to insecurity and shortage of schools, an official ...
US Soldiers Killed in Sherzad Shootout Identified
February 11,2020
NANGARHAR - The Pentagon has identified the two special operations soldiers killed in a shootout in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar Province...
43 Taliban Militants Killed in Balkh, Jawzjan Operations
February 11,2020
BALKH - At least 43 Taliban militants were killed in ground and air operations by Afghan forces in Balkh and Jawzjan provinces, the Defense Ministry said in a statement, Monday...
ADB Pledges $12M for Highway Reconstruction
February 10,2020
KABUL-KANDAHAR - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged $12 million for reconstruction of the country’s northern and western highways, which, according to drivers ...
65% of Afghanistan Citizens Deprived of State Electricity
February 10,2020
KABUL - A research carried out recently by Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) showed that only 35 Percent of Afghanistan citizens have access to states electricity...
NATO to Stay in Afghanistan Until There Is a Peace Agreement: Kay
February 10,2020
QALAT - NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Nicholas Kay on Saturday said the alliance would remain in Afghanistan until there is a peace agreement in the country...
No Possibility of Uniting Afghanistan: Joe Biden
February 10,2020
WASHINGTON - There is no possibility of uniting Afghanistan, US presidential candidate and former vice president ...
Mohaqiq’s Son Killed by Brother
February 10,2020
>KABUL - A son of Chief Executive's second deputy Mohammad Mohaqiq has killed his brother Baqir Mohaqiq, the politician's aide told 1TV on...
ADB Pledges $12M for Highway Reconstruction
February 10,2020
KABUL-KANDAHAR - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged $12 million for reconstruction of the country’s northern and western highways, which, according to drivers ...
Wang Yu: China Takes Necessary Measures to Control and Prevent Coronavirus
February 10,2020
KABUL – World leaders have expressed their confidence that China will overcome the novel coronavirus pneumonia and control and prevent the outbreak, said Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan...
US Must Refrain from ‘Further Demands’ in Talks: Taliban
February 10,2020
DOHA - While the talks between the US and the Taliban continue in Doha, the Taliban meanwhile insisted that the US take responsibility for delays in the peace negotiation talks...
What Do Ordinary Afghans Want for The Future?
February 10,2020
KABUL - The peace process and the elections are two important topics about which every ordinary Afghan has a perspective. But what do Afghans in the Taliban-controlled areas think about ...
Bamiyan Winter Festival Begins with Buzkashi Match
February 10,2020
BAMIYAN - The 2nd Winter Tourism Festival kicked off in the central province of Bamiyan with a match of buzkashi on Friday.
Horse riders from all over the country ...
Qaisari Requests Probe into Raid on His Mazar Residence
February 10,2020
BALKH - Nizamuddin Qaisari, the former police chief of Faryab’s Qaisar district, in a video message recorded from an unknown location, has said that the Afghan legal ...
Afghan Gov’t Pushing to Reactivate Bakhtar Airline
February 09,2020
KABUL - The Afghan government is trying to reactivate Bakhtar airline company which will compete with private companies on domestic flights...
Afghan Snowboarders Take to the Hills in Kabul
February 09,2020
KABUL - The hills outside Kabul were once used by the Taliban to pound the Afghan capital with rockets and mortars. Today, the Hindu Kush mountain range is home to a group of enthusiastic ...
Interior Ministry Pledges Crackdown on Drug Dealers
February 09,2020
KABUL - Police have started a serious fight against drug dealers in Kabul city, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said on Friday.
According to the ministry, police have made ...
120 Medical Students Graduated – Baghlan
February 09,2020
BAGHLAN - Head of the Baghlan Public Health said that 120 students had graduated in fields of midwifery, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy adding that most of the graduates were ...