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Not Registering Assets: 483 Officials Get Salaries Suspended
November 14,2019
KABUL - Pajhwok Afghan News findings show the government has suspended salaries and privileges of its 483 workers for not registering their assets and properties. . .
Ghani Confirms Release of Top Haqqani Network Prisoners
November 13,2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday confirmed that Anas Haqqani, Haji Mali Khan and Hafiz Rashid, three top Haqqani Network commanders, have been conditionally released ...
US ‘Strongly Supports’ Release of Taliban Prisoners: Bass
November 13,2019
KABUL - The United States government welcomes and “strongly supports” President Ashraf Ghani’s “courageous decision” to release three Taliban ...
China Talking to ‘All Parties’ Ahead of Afghan Talks
November 13,2019
BEIJING - "China firmly supports the comprehensive and inclusive 'Afghan-led, Afghan-owned' peace reconciliation process and supports constructive dialogue between all ...
EU Ministers Discuss Afghan Peace
November 13,2019
KABUL - European Union foreign ministers in a meeting on Monday discussed, according to a tweet by EU envoy Roland Kobia: “Afghanistan: ceasefire, intra-Afghan ...
UN Formally Complains Over IEC Commissioner Threatening Behavior
November 12,2019
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has formally complaint to the leadership of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) over Commissioner ...
10 Afghan Diplomats Attending Training in India
November 12,2019
KABUL - Ten young Afghan diplomats are participating in the Second Joint India-China Capacity Building Program that commenced in New Delhi on Monday...
‘ISI Chief in Kabul’ to Address Afghan Envoy ‘Harassment’: Source
November 12,2019
KABUL - A reliable source within the Afghan government confirmed that a Pakistani delegation led by Gen. Faiz Hameed, head of the Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, is in Kabul ...
US Provided $7.9B to Afghan Air Force Since 2010: SIGAR
November 12,2019
KABUL - A quarterly report by the United States Special Inspector to Afghanistan, or SIGAR, released on Oct. 30, reveals that the US provided up to $7.9 billion to support ...
US Troops to Stay in Afghanistan for Several More Years: Gen. Milley
November 12,2019
KABUL - U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that American troops would remain in Afghanistan for several more years...
First-Ever Natural Gas Power Plant Starts Test Operation
November 12,2019
KABUL - For the first time in Afghanistan, a natural gas power plant has started test operation, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said on Monday...
Senators Want Laghman Incident Investigated
November 12,2019
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga or upper house of Parliament members on Sunday strongly condemned burning of two civilian vehicles by US forces in eastern Laghman province and demanded ...
Afghanistan Gets Back Smuggled Buddha Statue
November 12,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Culture and Information (MoCI) has received a smuggled Buddha statue from Hong Kong.
The Buddha statue, dating back to the third ...
Sar-I-Pul Farmers Happy with Increased Onion Yield
November 12,2019
SAR-I-PUL CITY - Northern Sar-i-Pul province has produced 59,500 tonnes of onion in 2019, showing a 20 percent increase over last year, farmers and officials said on Monday...
Duty Hike by Pakistan Hits Samangan Grape Exports
November 12,2019
AIBAK - Grape production has increased by 20 percent in northern Samangan province this year, officials and growers say.
But growers resent a decline ...
Ghani Sends Delegation to Held Secret Meeting with Taliban in Doha
November 11,2019
KABUL - A delegation from the Office of Afghanistan’s National Security Council has secretly traveled to Qatar, aimed at meeting with the political representatives of the Taliban insurgent ...
National Interests Suggest Removal of Fraudulent Votes, No Compromise This Time: Abdullah
November 11,2019
KABUL - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that national interests suggest removal of fraudulent votes and that there would be no compromise this time...
Senate Urges Timely Presidential Election Results
November 11,2019
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga members on Sunday called adherence to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)’s high morals as the only way to get resoled the country’s problems and insisted ...
Doctor Allegedly Beaten Female Nurse in Kabul Hospital
November 11,2019
KABUL - Karima, a pseudonym for a nurse in the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kabul, claims that she was mistreated and beaten by Doctor Zaman late on Saturday when she wanted to go ...
US Spent $8.9 Billion to Fight Afghan Illicit Drugs: SIGAR
November 11,2019
KABUL - In a new report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) claims that the US has spent $8.94 billion to fight illicit drugs in Afghanistan ...
IEC Starts Tallying Election Results in Provinces
November 11,2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday announced starting tallying results of September 28 presidential elections in its provincial offices, urging ...
Windies Clinch ODI Series Against Afghanistan
November 11,2019
KABUL - West Indies have beaten Afghanistan in the second One-Day International, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series...
Paktika Hospitals Fail to Provide Standard Services
November 11,2019
SHARAN - Private hospitals in southeastern Paktika province are unable to provide standard health services, officials and residents said on Sunday...
Daesh Has Been Defeated in Afghanistan: Acting Minister
November 11,2019
NANGARHAR - Islamic State or Daesh militant group has been defeated in Afghanistan, the country's acting interior minister said on Sunday...
Dozens of IS, Taliban Rebels Surrender in Nangarhar
November 11,2019
JALALABAD - Dozens of militants have surrendered in eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s office said on Sunday.
As many as 32 Islamic State (IS) and four ...
NATO Committed to Stay in Afghanistan to Create Conditions for Political Solution: Stoltenberg
November 10,2019
KABUL - NATO is committed to stay in Afghanistan to create the conditions for a political solution, chief of the alliance said on Thursday...
Afghanistan Celebrates Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday
November 10,2019
KABUL - Milad-Ul-nabi or Eid-e-Milad is the day when Muslims across the world observe the birthday of Prophet Mohammad.
It is believed that the Prophet Mohammad ...
Curriculum Reforms: MoE Plans Grand Consultative Meeting
November 10,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Education (MoE) is organizing a consultative meeting for the first time to collect public views for reforms and upgrading the education curriculum . . .
Insecurity Stalls Afghanistan-Iran Railway Project
November 10,2019
KABUL - A railway project connecting Afghanistan and Iran has been stalled due to insecurity, officials said. . .
11 Taliban Killed in Maidan Wardak Raid, Airstrike
November 10,2019
KABUL - Eleven Taliban have been killed during security operation and airstrike in two districts of Maidan Wardak province, a statement from the Ministry of Defence ...
Nab Links Economic Prosperity with Peace in Afghanistan
November 10,2019
KABUL - Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab has stress over joint efforts in fight against terrorism for greater economic prosperity and development in the region. . .
Afghan Gov’t Sets Condition for Release of Taliban Prisoners
November 10,2019
KABUL - Second Vice President Sarwar Danish, on Friday said that Afghan government is ready to release the Taliban prisoners, provided that the group stops violence . . .
Airstrikes Kill 13 ISIS Militants in Nangarhar and Kunar Province
November 10,2019
NANGARHAR - A series of airstrikes killed 13 militants of ISIS Khurasan group in eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, the military officials said. . .
Taliban Storm Police Camp in Kandahar
November 10,2019
KANDAHAR - A group of Taliban assailants stormed a police camp in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, local officials said.
According to Mohammad Qasim, deputy ...
China Ready to Cooperate with Afghanistan, Pakistan on Counter-Terrorism
November 07,2019
KABUL - China is ready to work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation for the stability and tranquility of the region and beyond ...