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Zaman, Russian Envoy Talk Bilateral Issues
November 07,2019
KABUL - Acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman has held a meeting with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan Alexander Mantytskiy, according to a statement ...
Nangahar’s Revenue Hits Above 16b Afs This Year
November 07,2019
JALALABAD - The provincial government has so far collected more than 16.26 billion afghanis in revenue during the first 10 months of the ongoing solar year, showing 931 million ...
Abdullah: Government Has to be Part of Any Negotiating Team
November 07,2019
KABUL - Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Tuesday it is imperative for any future talks to include negotiators from the Afghan government, be it led by him or by Ghani ...
Hadari, Wijewardene Discuss Defense Cooperation During Meeting
November 07,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Ashraf Haidari on Wednesday called on Sri Lankan State Minister of Defense and Minister of Mass Media Ruwan Wijewardene ...
Amid Challenges, Ghor Female Reporters Paid Meagerly
November 07,2019
FIROZKOH - The number of female journalists in western Ghor province has increased from four to six but they are paid meager wages.
According to Ghor’s Information ...
New Indian Movie on Panipat Battle Roils Afghans
November 07,2019
KABUL - A new Indian movie on Ahmad Shah Abdali Baba’s third battle of Panipat has sparked concerns among Afghans, who view the film as an insult to the former king. ..
Ghani Hopes Afghanistan Will One Day Have Female President
November 06,2019
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has expressed hope that his country will one day have female president.
Addressing parliamentarians and their families ...
Iran Skips Meetings on Afghan Peace Involving US
November 06,2019
KABUL - Iran had declined participation in four-way meeting in Moscow last month because of the US involvement, says an Iranian diplomat. . .
Ghani, China FM Discuss Intra-Afghan Dialogue in Phone Call
November 06,2019
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed intra-Afghan dialogue China plans to host in a phone call late on Monday. . .
Onion Brings Smile on Growers in Kandahar
November 06,2019
KANDAHAR CITY - Farmers in southern Kandahar province report a three-fold increase in onion yield this season over last year’s harvest --- a major export to Pakistan . . .
Defense Minister Garibashvili Visits Afghanistan
November 06,2019
KABUL - Afghan senate speaker Fazl Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday strongly condemned the summoning of the country's ambassador by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. . .
Afghanistan Outplay West Indies in Warm-Up Match
November 06,2019
>KABUL - Afghanistan XI have defeated the West Indies Xi in a warm-up match ahead of One Day International (ODI) series at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in India. . .
In 7 Months, Blasts Kill 72 Civilians in Ghazni
November 06,2019
GHAZNI CITY - Bomb blasts killed at least 72 civilians and injured 187 others during the past seven months in southern Ghazni province, an official said Tuesday . . .
1 ANA Soldier Killed, 3 Wounded in Khost Explosion
November 06,2019
KHOST CITY - One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and three others were wounded as a result of a roadside blast in southeastern Khost province on Tuesday. ..
Clashes Over Picking Saffron Flowers Leave Two People Dead
November 05,2019
HERAT - Two people have been killed in an armed clash over picking saffron harvest in west of Afghanistan.
The incident took place ...
PMs of Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Vow to Boost Relations
November 05,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Prime Minister iof Kazakhstan Askar Mamin held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, as part of his visit to Tashkent ...
Official: Iran Attends Talks on Afghanistan Only in Presence of Central Gov’t
November 05,2019
TEHRAN - Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister and Director General of West Asia at Iran's ministry of foreign affairs Seyed Rasoul Mousavi underscored that his country's participation ...
Nabil against Taliban Release, But Understands ‘If for Peace’
November 05,2019
KABUL - Presidential candidate and former head of the National Directorate of Security, Rahmatullah Nabil, on Sunday said that he is against the release of Taliban prisoners ...
Acting Minister Qayoumi Testifies before Senate Committee
November 05,2019
KABUL - Acting Finance Minister Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi testified before the Complaints Assessment Committee of the Afghan Senate – the Meshrano Jirga – to answer accusations ...
Those Impeding Revenue Collection Must Face Law: Ghani
November 05,2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has ordered security officials to deal with elements creating hurdles to government’s collection revenue process in accordance with ...
Ghani Vows Revenge for Innocent Baghlan Lives
November 05,2019
KABUL - Reacting to a bomb attack that killed eight civilians in northern Balkh province, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday ordered security forces to avenge the Taliban ...
Trump, Xi and Putin Risk Flames as Far as Syria in Afghanistan’s Stalling Ceasefire of the Vanities
November 04,2019
WASHINGTION - In early September, US President Donald Trump was secretly preparing for what would have been his most striking photo call since an excursion across Korea’s demilitarised ...
Govt Departments, Residents Owe Dabs 900m Afs
November 04,2019
KANDAHAR CITY - Government departments and residents owe about 900 million afghanis to Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) in unpaid power bills in southern Kandahar province ...
IEC Announces Invalidation of Duplicate Voters
November 04,2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said on Saturday that they have received 1,843,107 biometric votes in line with information from the Dermalog Company out of a total ...
Killers of Afghan Journalists Rarely Punished: NGO
November 04,2019
KABUL - November 2 is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
In a report published for the occasion ...
4-Year Uplift Plan for Nuristan Devised: Governor
November 04,2019
JALALABAD - A four-year plan has been designed for development, reconstruction and economic expansion of neighboring Nuristan province, says Governor Hafizullah Abdul Qayum. ..
Ex-Afghan Skipper Joins Indian Football Club
November 04,2019
KABUL - India’s Gokulam Kerala Club has signed Zohib Islam Amiri, former captain of the Afghan football team.
Amiri will represent the club ...
18 Months on, Ghazni-Paktika Road Remains Shut
November 04,2019
GHAZNI CITY - A number of residents of southern Ghazni province on Sunday expressed deep concern over the closure of Ghazni-Paktika highway against traffic ...
160b Afs Revenue Collected in 11 Months: MoF
November 04,2019
KABUL - The government has collected about 160 billion afghanis in revenue over the past 11 months of the current solar year, showing more than 10 percent increase over the same ...
Afghanistan to Cut Number of Its Diplomats Abroad
November 04,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan has too many diplomats abroad and is financially unable to sustain them, government said on Sunday.
“Currently, the number ...
Abdullah at SCO: Afghan Peace Requires Regional Cooperation
November 03,2019
TASHKENT - Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday addressed the 18th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s 2019 Council of Heads of Governments in Tashkent ...
Proposed Taliban Prisoner Release Gets Mixed Reactions
November 03,2019
KABUL - The reports of a potential swap of 80 Taliban prisoners, including Anas Haqqani, in exchange for two kidnapped expat professors, is provoking mixed reactions among Afghans...
Report: Pakistan ‘Did Not Restrict’ Afghan Taliban in Its Borders
November 03,2019
KABUL - A US State Department report on terrorism for 2018 says that Daesh and al-Qaida and al-Qaida affiliates remained active, but Afghanistan security forces –with NATO’s Resolute ...
Violence Reduction Necessary for Lasting Peace in Afghanistan: US Envoy Khalilzad
November 03,2019
KABUL - Reduction in violence is necessary to bring about a lasting peace to Afghanistan, the United States' Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad ...
Press Freedom Key for Democracy, Says NATO SCR in Afghanistan
November 03,2019
KABUL - The NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Sir Nicholas Kay has said Press Freedom is key for democracy.
He delivered the message on the occasion ...