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Afghan Government Revenue Rises 8 Percent in 2019: Officials
February 09,2020
KABUL - Afghan government said on Saturday it collected more than 208 billion afghanis in national revenue in 2019.
It is an increase of over 8 percent compared to ...
Afghanistan Poppy Cultivation Declines; Opium Production Rises
February 09,2020
WASHINGTON - The White House in a statement, issued on February 7, 2020, released the results of the annual estimate of the US Government assessing the ‘poppy cultivation’ and ‘potential ...
Ex-Spokesman for TTP Flees Military Custody
February 09,2020
KABUL - A former spokesman for the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has escaped from the custody of the military.
In an audio clip that has gone viral on social media ...
Eight Die, Dozens Wounded in Southern Kazakhstan Clashes
February 09,2020
NUR SULTAN - A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan's southern Zhambyl province have left eight people dead, officials said...
Afghanistan Begins Work on CASA-1000 Power Project
February 08,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday officially inaugurated the work on the CASA-1000 hydro power project, one of the biggest power projects in the region ...
Taliban an “Umbrella of Intl. Terrorism” in Afghanistan: MOI
February 08,2020
DOHA - The Taliban is the "key provider" of drugs in Afghanistan and are an "umbrella of international terrorism" in the country, the Afghan acting Minister ...
Ghani Meets Delegation Probing Sattar’s Killing
February 08,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has directed the delegation concerned to share findings of its investigation into the killing of Amir Sattar with relevant organs, a statement said on Friday...
Trump Renews Pledge to Bring Back US Troops from Afghanistan
February 06,2020
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has renewed his pledge to bring back US troops from Afghanistan as his administration aims to end the United States’s longest war...
Special Care Center for Coronavirus in Kabul
February 06,2020
KABUL - On February 4th, 2020, the first special care center to fight coronavirus was established in Afghan-Japan Communicable Disease Hospital in Kabul...
Pakistan to Continue Aiding Afghan Peace Process
February 06,2020
KABUL - Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah Khan on Wednesday said Islamabad played a vital role in the US-Taliban peace talks and would continue facilitating ...
Last Decade Marks over 80,000 Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan
February 06,2020
KABUL - The latest statistics by the Independent Human Rights Commission shows that over 80,000 civilians, either killed or wounded, in the last decade in Afghanistan...
We Want Peace That Protects Women’s Rights: Ghani
February 06,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday stressed protection of women’s rights and solution to their problems, saying he did not want to change the peace process into a political ...
ECC Announces Decisions on Hundreds of Thousands of Disputed Votes
February 06,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission on Wednesday announced its decisions about hundreds of thousands of disputed votes from September 28 presidential election...
ESG Asks Election Bodies to Act Impartially
February 06,2020
KABUL - The Election Support Group (ESG) on Tuesday said it recognized the patience all Afghans displayed awaiting the announcement of presidential election ...
Withdrawal of US Troops Will Boost Taliban
February 06,2020
WASHINGTON - Retired US General Jack Keane told US news outlet The National Interest that the Taliban’s leaders calculate that a withdrawal of US troops would produce ...
IECC to Announce Afghanistan’s Presidential Election Final Results on Wednesday
February 05,2020
KABUL - The Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) announced on Monday that they are getting ready to announce the final election results by Wednesday...
85 Percent of Bombs Used in Afghanistan Originate from Pakistan
February 05,2020
WASHINGTON - Eighty-five percent of improvised explosive devices used by militants in Afghanistan originate from Pakistan, a retired US general has said...
Critics: Ghani’s VP Candidate Taking Unauthorized Role in Govt
February 05,2020
KABUL - Presidential Palace pictures of President Ghani’s meetings show his running mate Amrullah Saleh sitting next to him, which adds fuel to speculation among critics ...
Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Meets Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation
February 05,2020
JEDDAH - Afghanistan Deputy and Acting Foreign Minister met with the Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday...
1,000 Pakistani Trucks Denied Entry into Afghanistan
February 05,2020
PESHAWAR - Hundreds of goods-laden trucks are stranded on the Pakistan side of the Durand Line at Torkham border, officials say.
The Afghan government has barred the vehicles ...
US, Taliban Must Continue Talks: Pakistani Envoy
February 05,2020
KABUL - The US, having exhausted all its military options in Afghanistan, is left with little choice but to continue peace talks with the Taliban, says a senior Pakistani diplomat. . .
Taliban Set Ablaze a School in Takhar
February 04,2020
TAKHAR - The Taliban militants set ablaze a school in Takhar province, local officials confirmed.
Hessamuddin Nazari, the program director ...
Still Long Way to Go for Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan, Says US Congressman Bera
February 04,2020
Chairperson of the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, Ami Bera, last week cast aspersions on the short-term prospects of a peace agreement between the United States and Afghan ...
Taliban Has to Deliver Demonstrable Evidence of Their Will and Capacity to Reduce Violence: US
February 04,2020
WASHINGTON - The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that it can and will reduce violence before signing a deal ...
Hekmatyar Wants Turkey to Host Intra-Afghan Peace Talks
February 04,2020
KABUL - Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has said that he wants Turkey to host intra-Afghan peace talks.
This comes as Germany has offered host such talks ...
Afghan Girls Skateboarding Film Wins Bafta Award
February 04,2020
KABUL - The short film “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” won the British Short Film award at this year's Bafta Film Awards on Sunday ...
Bajaur: Blast Inside House Kills 7 Of A Family
February 04,2020
EUROPEAN UNION - The European Union's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell is on his way to Iran, his first trip since taking office in December, aimed at reducing tensions ...
No Significant Progress Made in Talks with Taliban: US Peace Envoy
February 03,2020
KABUL - No significant progress was made in renewed talks with the Taliban in Doha, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad told Afghan ...
Iran, Afghanistan Call for Fighting against Terrorism, Extremism
February 03,2020
Kabul – Iran's Ambassador to Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian conferred on Sunday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on expansion of bilateral ties, fighting against terrorism and extremism as well as drug trafficking....
US Commander Sees Increased Iran Threat in Afghanistan
February 03,2020
KABUL - There has been an increase in Iranian activity in Afghanistan that poses a risk to American and coalition troops there, a senior US commander said, as the threat from Tehran continues ...
2,873 Afghan Civilians Killed, 14,377 More Wounded Since Start of 2019
February 03,2020
KABUL - At least 2,873 civilians were killed while 14,377 in the conflict in Afghanistan since over the last 13 months and since the start of 2019, according to the country's Public Health ...
Afghan Old Man Donates Private Land to A Girl’s School in His District
February 03,2020
istry of Education for building a girl’s school. The Education Ministry has committed to building a girl’s school on the land donated by Faizullah which will enable the female ...
Five Security Force Members Killed on Kunduz-Baghlan Highway
February 03,2020
BAGHLAN - At least five security force members were killed in a Taliban attack on the Kunduz-Baghlan highway early Sunday morning, a source said...
30 Taliban Militants Surrender in Herat
February 03,2020
HERAT - At least 30 Taliban militants, including a group commander, have handed in their weapons to the Afghan security forces in western Herat province, said the Defense Ministry in a statement ...
Govt Must Crack Down on Illegally-Armed Men, Says AIHRC
February 03,2020
KABUL - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and residents on Saturday criticized the government for not arresting illegally-armed security guards or other men ...