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US Peace Envoy Khalilzad in Kabul
February 02,2020
KABUL - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Saturday, a source told 1TV.
Khalilzad's visit to Kabul comes ...
Crimes on the Rise; Forensic Medicine Directorate Daily Admitting Up to 50 Cases
February 02,2020
KABUL - Doctors in the Forensic Medicine Directorate indicate that criminal activities have increased in Kabul compared to the last two months...
Coronavirus Affects Afghan Exports to China
February 02,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan's exports to China have been affected as the only airline that used to carry the country's goods to the neighboring country suspended its flights due to the coronavirus ...
Gov’t Offices Reopened After 10 Days Protests in Ghor
February 02,2020
GHOR - “A 12-member delegation of the Presidential Palace including President’s top adviser, Asadullah Falah, president’s adviser in tribal affairs ...
IEC Recounting Less Stations Than IECC Requested: Nang
February 02,2020
KABUL - Officials from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday told the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) that the votes of 1,372 polling sites weren’t in need of a ...
US Senator Criticizes Pentagon Plans to Cut Black Hawks for Afghan Air Force
February 02,2020
WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questioned what he saw as an “abrupt change in aviation procurement and unclear ...
New Arrests of PTM Protesters, Says Pakistan People’s Party
February 02,2020
ISLAMABAD - There are reports that the Pakistani government has made new crackdowns against several political activists who were demanding the release of Manzoor Pashteen ...
General Mackenzie Meets President Ghani – ARG
February 01,2020
KABUL - The commander of US Central Command, Kenneth Mackenzie, met with President Ghani, Friday, Jan 31st, in the presidential palace.
In a statement, the presidential palace ...
AREU Ranked Top ‘Think Tank’ in Afghanistan
February 01,2020
KABUL - The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation (AREU) is pleased to let you know that this year too, it maintained its position as top research Think Tank in Afghanistan, while it has ...
Afghanistan Will Need ‘Billions in Foreign Aid,’ US Agency Warns
February 01,2020
KABUL - A US agency warned on Friday that Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024. International money pays for roughly 75 percent of all of Afghanistan’s costs, while government revenue ...
MoD, MoI Contracts Not Transparent
February 01,2020
KABUL - Some parliament members say that a number of their fellow MPs, together with contractors, benefit from the contracts of the security forces. However, the National ...
Khalilzad Resume Talks with Taliban in Doha
February 01,2020
KABUL - The US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation has returned to Doha for resuming talks with Taliban negotiators, a source said on Friday...
Supreme Court Accused of Delaying Shansab Trial
January 30,2020
KABUL - The people injured in a clash that occurred during the arrest of Tamim Shansab on December 3, 2018, on Tuesday accused the Afghan Supreme Court and other judicial organizations ...
Ghani Warns Companies to Reduce Internet Prices
January 30,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has asked telecommunications companies to reduce internet price otherwise their licenses would be revoked...
Tashkent’s Interest in Stabilising Afghanistan Hailed
January 30,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan has hailed Uzbekistan’s consistent interest in the promotion of peace and stability in the war-torn country ...
US Presence in Afghanistan a Big Problem: Iran
January 30,2020
KABUL - Efforts for bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan will gather pace if the United States leaves the country, believes an Iranian official...
Ata M. Noor’s Peace Plan Inclusive, Comprehensive
January 30,2020
BALKH - Sayed Alireza Mahmoodi, the head of Majma-e Milli Mardom-e Afghanistan says that Ata Mohammad Noor’s plan for comprehensive peace in Afghanistan is the second one which ...
Afghanistan Joins Media Freedom Coalition
January 29,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan has joined the 35-country Media Freedom Coalition, working together to advocate for media freedom and the safety of journalists...
Have No Mercy on Enemies, But Pay Maximum Attention to Protecting Civilians
January 29,2020
SHEBERGHAN - NSA Hamdullah Mohib at head of a high-level delegation went to northern Jawzjan to assess the security situation, where he met with General Abdul Rashid Dostum ...
Herat-Based Ghor Residents Rally for Demands
January 29,2020
HERAT CITY - Hundreds of residents of western Ghor province based in western Herat province on Monday staged a protest rally against what they called government’s negligence of their ...
US Dropped 7,423 Munitions in Afghanistan Last Year, Highest in A Decade
January 29,2020
KABUL - The United States dropped 7,423 munitions in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number recorded in any year over the last one decade, according to US Air Force data...
Afghanistan, Pakistan Sign MoU to Cooperate Against Drug Trafficking
January 29,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking...
Afghanistan Improves Its Growth by an Estimated 2.9 Percent
January 28,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s economy has grown by an estimated 2.9 percent in 2019, driven mainly by strong agricultural growth following recovery from drought, but lingering political ...
Afghan Politicians Prepare ‘National Reconciliation Plan’
January 28,2020
KABUL - A group of prominent Afghan politicians has prepared a national reconciliation plan with the help of a research organization for moving forward the ...
Afghanistan Opens Its First and Only DNA Diagnostics Center
January 28,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah opened the country’s first and only DNA diagnostics center on Sunday. Abdullah emphasized that ...
UNAMA Head in Iran to Discuss Situation in Afghanistan
January 28,2020
TEHRAN - Tadamichi Yamamoto, chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), is in Tehran for a two-day visit to discuss the situation in Afghanistan with Iranian and ...
TAPI Pipeline Project Implementation Faces More Delays
January 28,2020
KABUL - The joint regional economic project by Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI), has faced more delays inside Afghanistan due to issues of land acquisition and ...
Most Afghans Want Peace with Taliban, Stress Ceasefire
January 28,2020
KABUL - Nine of every 10 Afghans support peace with the Taliban and 68 percent want a ceasefire ahead of open-ended intra-Afghan talks, shows a new survey by ...
Nearly 40,000 Kunar Children Miss Polio Drops
January 28,2020
ASADABAD - Tens of thousands of children could not be administered polio drops in the previous campaigns in Taliban-controlled areas in eastern Kunar province, an official said ...
Journalists Demand Access to Supreme Court Information
January 28,2020
KABUL - A group of journalists on Sunday criticized Afghanistan’s Supreme Court for not providing them essential information for their stories on certain cases, which, according to them, are important for the ...
Mohib Vows Multi-Pronged Probe into Balkh Airstrike
January 28,2020
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib has assured the residents of northern Balkh province of investigating all dimensions of an ...
Farah Historical Sites in A State of Neglect
January 28,2020
FARAH CITY - Historical sites in western Farah province may be damaged if funds are not set aside for their maintenance and restoration, as no allocation was made for the ...
Deal Inked on 3-Nation Power Transmission Line
January 28,2020
KABUL - Turkmenistan and a Turkish company have inked an agreement on building the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan power transmission line. The project would cover the ...
Ghani Returns to Kabul after Attending WEF in Switzerland
January 27,2020
KABUL - Besides addressing the World Economic Forum, Mr. Ghani met world leaders and discussed the economic development and improvement in the ...
Residents: Crime Level Increasing in City of Kabul
January 27,2020
KABUL - Residents of Kabul city complained on Saturday that the crime level has increased in the city recently, and officials are not acting to reduce the crime level as ...