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Poll Recount to Be Completed in Three Days: IEC
December 15,2019
KABUL - Poll recount in the remaining seven provinces will be completed in three days, the Independent Election ...
Afghanistan Grants Long-Term Permits to Afghan-Origin Hindus, Sikhs Living in India
December 15,2019
KABUL - No visa will be required by Afghan origin Hindus and Sikhs citizens living in India to travel to Afghanistan as the country has granted long-term permits and national ...
Afghanistan to Make Haj Application Process Electronic
December 15,2019
KABUL - Afghan authorities on Saturday signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make Haj application process electronic.
The agreement was signed between Acting ...
UN Refugee Agency Calls for Intensified Support for Displaced Afghans
December 15,2019
GENEVA - The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday appealed for intensified support for displaced Afghans, saying that Afghans are the single largest group of asylum seekers arriving ...
Senate Panel’s Summons for Danish Slammed as Illegal
December 15,2019
KABUL - Media support organisations have slammed the summoning of the Pajhwok Afghan News director by the Senate’s Public Welfare Commission as a violation of the law. ..
23 Local Army Personnel Killed in Ghazni Attack
December 15,2019
GHAZNI CITY - At least 23 local army personnel have been killed in a militant attack in southern Ghazni province.
A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity ...
Afghans Deserve an End to Senseless Acts of Violence, Pompeo Says after Bagram Attack
December 14,2019
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has strongly condemned Taliban's coordinated attack near military base in Afghanistan's Bagram district on Wednesday...
Kazakh Company to Construct 43-Km Railway in Herat
December 14,2019
HERAT - Afghanistan Railway Authority on Thursday signed a contract with Kazakh company to build a 43-kilometer rail track in western Herat province...
US-Taliban Talks ‘Pause’ after Suicide Attack on American Airbase
December 14,2019
DOHA - US officials have announced a “brief pause” in talks with the Taliban after the armed group launched a suicide attack on a US base in Afghanistan, killing two ...
Sources: IEC Head Signed Decision to Announce Results
December 14,2019
KABUL - Sources told TOLOnews that Hawa Alam Nuristani, head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), signed the decision to announce the initial presidential election results and ...
Rula Slams US Media over Negative Afghan Image
December 14,2019
KABUL - First Lady Rula Ghani on Thursday criticized the US media for what she said disseminating ‘wrong information’ regarding Afghanistan...
Madena’s Removal as Chargé D’affaires from Washington Embassy Untrue: MoFA
December 14,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has rejected news of the removal of Madina Qasami from the post of chargé d'affaires at the Afghan Embassy in Washington DC and said ...
US Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Iran
December 14,2019
KABUL - The US has imposed a new round of sanctions against Iran, hitting a shipping network for smuggling lethal aid to Yemen.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced ...
ACB Members Oppose Asghar’s Return as Skipper
December 14,2019
KABUL - Two members of the Afghanistan Cricket Board have opposed the reappointment of Asghar Afghan as captain of the national squad...
Baghlan: 1st Polio Case Detected in 8 Years
December 14,2019
PUL-I-KHUMRI - A new polio case has been registered in the Dand-i-Ghori district of northern Baghlan province ...
Peace Talks Continue into Fourth Day
December 12,2019
DOHA - The US and Taliban delegates continued their negotiations in Doha for the fourth day on Tuesday and a Taliban spokesman said there is agreement on some issues related to ...
Karzai Wants US to Announce Unilateral Ceasefire
December 12,2019
KABUL - Ex-president Hamid Karzai has urged the US to announce a unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban for the sake of peace in Afghanistan...
Abdullah: IEC”S Results Will ‘Not be Acceptable’
December 12,2019
KABUL - Following the Independent Election Commission’s statement that they may announce election ...
Dr. Nakamura’s Killers to Be Nabbed Soon: Mohib
December 12,2019
KABUL - National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib says the security forces will arrest soon the killers of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura.
In a statement, NSC said Mohib met Japanese ...
Border Markets Being Set Up, Says KP Chief Minister
December 12,2019
PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan says border markets are being set up to revive business activities in tribal districts...
Initial Presidential Vote Results Likely Today
December 12,2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says initial results from the presidential election may be announced by today (Wednesday)...
Car Bomb Hits Bagram Air Base
December 12,2019
>BAGRAM - An explosion took place close to Bagram military base in Bagram district of Parwan province, local sources said on Wednesday morning...
US Legislators Seek Open Debate on Afghan Conflict
December 12,2019
KABUL - Influential American senators have sought a comprehensive congressional debate on the conflict in Afghanistan.
The call comes hard on the heels of a Washington ...
Youth Crucial to Ensuring Respect for Human Rights of All Afghans – UN
December 11,2019
KABUL - Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) joined the global campaign ‘Youth Stand Up for Human Rights’ to highlight ...
Turkey, NATO Committed to Supporting Afghanistan, FM Çavuşoğlu Says
December 11,2019
ISTANBUL - Turkey and NATO will continue to provide support to Afghanistan as long as Kabul seeks their help, the Turkish foreign minister said late Monday...
Iran’s FM, Afghan President Discuss Trend of Peace Talks in Afghanistan
December 11,2019
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting in Kabul reviewed peace talks among Afghan groups in the war-torn country....
Pakistan FM: Istanbul Talks on Afghanistan Sets Tone for Future
December 11,2019
ISTANBUL - Pakistan’s top diplomat on Monday praised a recently adopted declaration in Istanbul on the war-torn country of Afghanistan as part of a meeting of Heart of Asia countries...
Afghanistan War Will End in Weeks if Pakistan Denies Safe Haven to Taliban: US Senator
December 11,2019
WASHINGTON - The war in Afghanistan will end in a matter of weeks if Pakistan denies safe haven to the Taliban, US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Monday...
Ghani Calls for Regional, Int’l Support for Afghan Peace
December 11,2019
ISTANBUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday addressed the eighth ministerial conference of the “Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process” in Turkey and emphasized the need for a political ...
Govt Needs Stronger Anti-Corruption Measures: Danish
December 10,2019
KABUL - Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan’s second vice president, addressed a gathering on Monday-- International Anti-Corruption Day-- and said: “Despite some achievements ...
MoMP Sees Significant Progress on TAPI Project
December 10,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says significant progress on the multibillion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project ..
Turkey Calls for More Int’l Investment in Afghanistan
December 10,2019
ISANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the international community on Monday to boost investments in Afghanistan during "sensitive" times the country ...
Japanese Envoy Vows to Complete Nakamura’s Projects in Afghanistan
December 10,2019
KABUL - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Mitsuji Suzuka on Monday pledged to complete projects launched by slain ...
SAARC Development Fund Celebrates SAARC Charter Day
December 10,2019
Thimphu Bhutan, 8 December 2019 – The SAARC Development Fund (SDF) celebrated 35th SAARC Charter Day today. The SAARC Charter establishing South Asian Association for Regional ...
US-Taliban Negotiations in Doha Enters 3rd Day
December 10,2019
KABUL - The new round of talks between the US and Taliban will enter third day today (Monday) in Doha, the capital of Qatari.
The United States and Taliban resumed ...