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Zaman, Botsali Discuss OIC Role in Afghan Peace Process
November 30,2019
KABUL - Acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman met with the Ambassador of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to Kabul Huseyin Avni Botsali on Thursday, a statement from ...
China Funds Passenger Service Center at Torkham Port
November 30,2019
JALALABAD - China has provided 21 million afghanis in assistance for building a passenger service center at Torkham border township in eastern Nangarhar province ...
Lucknow Test: Windies in Commanding Position
November 30,2019
KABUL - Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Thursday released a list of defaulters, mostly wealthy individuals, and gave them a week to pay the arrears. . .
Power Utility Releases List of 28 Defaulters
November 30,2019
KABUL - Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Thursday released a list of defaulters, mostly wealthy individuals, and gave them a week to pay the arrears. . .
Hundreds of Less Fortunate Families Receive Cash Assistance in Farah
November 30,2019
FARAH CITY - Six-hundred poor families in western Farah province have been provided cash assistance from a Qatar-based welfare organization.
Indian-American Killed in Attack on UN Vehicle in Kabul City, Confirms Pompeo
November 28,2019
WASHINGTON - The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that an Indian-American lost his life in the attack on United Nations vehicle in Kabul city on Sunday. . .
Afghan Drugs a Threat to Our Security: Russia
November 28,2019
KABUL - Russia says illicit drugs from Afghanistan are one of the worst problems for its national security.
"Afghan drugs are one of the main ...
Germany, Allies Asked to Stop Deporting Afghans
November 28,2019
KABUL - The Afghans deported from Europe run the risk of being recruited and radicalised by militant outfits ...
Joint Parliament Body to Assess Peace Process
November 28,2019
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of Parliament on Wednesday announced appointing a joint committee with the upper house to assess the peace process, saying the panel would ...
WB Approves $52.5m Grant for Afghanistan Gas Project
November 28,2019
KABUL - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $52.5 million grant for the Afghanistan Gas Project that will provide sustainable natural gas supply ...
US Ambassador Bass Condemns Arrest of Logar Activists by NDS
November 28,2019
WASHINGTON - The US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, followed by envoys from other nations including Germany and the Netherlands, on Tuesday night strongly reacted to the arrest ...
Iran’s FM Meets Taliban Delegation Over Afghan’s Peace Process
November 28,2019
TEHRAN - A Taliban delegation has met with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Iran's capital Tehran to discuss developments over Afghanistan peace ...
Jawzjan Protestors Bury Symbolic Road Corpse
November 28,2019
SHIBERGHAN - Civil society activists in northern Jawzjan province buried a symbolic corpse of a non-asphalted road in Shiberghan, the provincial capital, on Monday...
Windies 68/2 In Reply to Afghanistan’s 187
November 28,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan were bundled out for 187 runs on the opening day of the one-off Test match against West Indies in Lucknow on Wednesday. ..
Ghani Warns Taliban of Facing Same Fate as Daesh
November 27,2019
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday warned the Taliban they would face same fate as Daesh militant group, which he said, was obliterated in its eastern stronghold Nangarhar ...
Abdullah’s Team Sets Saturday Deadline for Election Commission
November 27,2019
KABUL - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s team on Tuesday set a four-day deadline for the election commission to meet their demand for removal of fraudulent ...
NAI Rejects Claims of President Ghani
November 27,2019
KABUL - A media advocate organization on Tuesday rejected the claims of President Ashraf Ghani against this organization, saying the President has received incorrect information. . .
Parents: Teenage Daughters Forced to Marry at Gunpoint
November 27,2019
BAGHLAN - Parents claim that their two daughters—aged 13 and 17--were forced to marry men from a strongman’s family in the northern province of Baghlan. The parents claim ...
Afghan Soldier Given Death Sentence for Deliberately Killing an Army Officer
November 27,2019
KABUL - A court sentenced a soldier of 209th Shaheen Corps to death for deliberately shooting and killing an Army officer in North of Afghanistan...
Cold Weather Comes, No Relief in Sight for Bosnia’s Migrants
November 27,2019
BOSNIA - Despite the approach of harsh weather, hundreds of refugees and migrants including Afghans are still stuck in northwest Bosnia in a makeshift camp described by international ...
Samangan Doctors on Strike, Demand Pending Salaries
November 27,2019
AIBAK - Doctors and paramedical staff of the Civil Hospital in northern Samangan province on Monday went on strike over what they said non-payment of salaries for the last four ...
‘Extremism Promoted in Academic, Religious Institutions’
November 27,2019
MAZAR-i-SHARIF - Extremism is being promoted in some universities, schools, madaris and mosques of the country, findings of the Khat-i-Naw Foundation for Analysis showed on ...
AGO to ACB: Probe APL Corruption Claims
November 27,2019
KABUL - The Attorney General Office (AGO) has sent back corruption cases related to the Afghanistan Primer League (APL) to the cricket ...
ANA’s Women Personnel Being Trained in India
November 27,2019
KABUL - A fresh batch of Afghan National Army’s (ANA) women personnel has begun training in India.
Twenty women members of the ANA are undergoing ...
WJ Urges Separate Fund for Protecting Women Rights
November 26,2019
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of Parliament on Monday demanded allocation of separate fund for enabling women to access their rights and stressed keeping security forces ...
Drive Launched to End Gender-Based Violence
November 26,2019
KABUL - The Embassy of Canada has launched a campaign to commemorate the “16 Days of Activism to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence” by lighting up its building ...
India, Afghanistan Exchanges Treaty over Extradition
November 26,2019
KABUL - India and Afghanistan on Sunday exchanged the instruments of ratification of their bilateral extradition treaty.
"The instrument of ratification ...
Afghan, Pakistan Youth Pledge to Work for Peace
November 26,2019
PESHAWAR - Afghan and Pakistani youth have pledged to join hands for peace and harmony in the region...
UN Shocked at Worker Killing in Kabul Attack
November 26,2019
KABUL - The United Nations has condemned the killing of its worker and injuries to two others in an attack in Kabul...
Council of Candidates Warn of Rejecting Election Results
November 26,2019
The Council of Presidential Candidates (COPC) on Monday said that it will not accept ...
Qayoumi Criticized for Not Responding to MPs’ Questions
November 26,2019
KABUL - Acting Minister of Finance Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi was summoned by a committee of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower House of Parliament, to report to lawmakers on accusations ...
US Resumes Secret Talks with Taliban in Qatar
November 25,2019
QATAR - The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has held secret meetings with the Taliban representatives in Qatar, a source close to Taliban ...
Ghani: ‘No One Can Work in an Education Ministry Post for More Than Three Years’
November 25,2019
KABUL - No one in education ministry has got the right to work in the same position for more than three years, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday...
Forces ‘Will Not Allow’ Violence in Election: Khalid
November 25,2019
KABUL - Asadullah Khalid, acting minister of defense, spoke at an event in Kabul on Sunday and pledged that that the Afghan forces “will never allow violence” in election process...
Afghan Man Arrested at Indian Airport for Carrying $14,000 in Unauthorized Manner
November 25,2019
NEW DELHI - The Central Industrial Force (CISF) personnel of India arrested an Afghan national on charges of carrying $14,000 in an ‘unauthorized’ manner while attempting ...