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Afghanistan’s Silent Mental Health Crisis
October 08,2019
>KABUL - The Chief Executive of the National Unity Government Abdullah Abdullah rejected President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s order regarding the dismissal of the Foreign ...
IECC Starts Probing Electoral Complaints
October 07,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) has started probing electoral complaints in its Kabul office...
Eastern Iranian Province’s H1 Non-Oil Exports to Afghanistan Hit $151 Million
October 07,2019
TEHRAN - Iranian traders and companies have exported some $151 million worth of non-oil goods to Afghanistan through the Eastern province of Southern Khorassan in the first ...
FFEFA Head in Paktia Denies Campaigning for Abdullah
October 07,2019
GARDEZ - The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FFEFA) head for southeastern Paktia province has been accused of having campaigned in favor ...
TAPI Project: Kabul Needs $12b Investment
October 07,2019
KABUL - The government is looking for parties interested in joining the project. . .
WHO Provides Emergency Healthcare Needs in Zabul
October 07,2019
KABUL - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is providing critical healthcare needs in Zabul immediately after explosives were detonated outside of the provincial hospital ...
Activists Seek Justice for Afghan Boy Tortured in Iran
October 07,2019
KABUL - Civil society activists on Sunday staged a protest demonstration in front of Iranian embassy in Kabul against torture on a teenage Afghan boy...
Heratis Worried about Low-Quality Medicines
October 07,2019
HERAT CITY - Public health officials in western Herat province on Sunday expressed their deep concern about low quality medicines being smuggled into the country from neighborin ...
India Supports All-Inclusive Afghan Peace Talks
October 06,2019
A ministry spokesman said that “all processes should respect the constitutional legacy and political mandate” in Afghanistan...
UN: 14,000 “Grave Violations” against Afghan Children Since 2015
October 06,2019
KABUL - According to a recent U.N. report, nearly 3,500 Afghan children have been killed and more than 9,000 injured over last four years...
US Holds Talks with European Allies on Afghan Peace Deal
October 06,2019
STUTTGART - Esper said he would discuss Afghanistan over dinner Wednesday in Stuttgart with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg...
Next President to Take Oath Within Three Weeks: Ghani
October 06,2019
President Ghani says the election commissions have the authority to announce the final results of the elections...
Zaman: Any Peace Meetings Without Afghan Officials “Nonessential”
October 06,2019
KABUL - The MoFA Deputy minister stressed that any talks about peace should be conducted under the leadership and ownership of Afghans, and a ceasefire should follow...
Pentagon Mulls Cutting Troop Levels in Afghanistan
October 06,2019
KABUL - The Pentagon continues mulling over reducing troop levels in Afghanistan, where militant-linked violence has recently escalated, says the US defence secretary...
Moles Appointed as Afghanistan’s Chief Selector
October 06,2019
KABUL - Former England opener Andy Moles has been appointed as director of cricket and chief selector of Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) tweeted ...
No Peace Until Pakistan Dismantles Militant Safe Havens: Sidiqi
October 05,2019
KABUL - The Presidential Palace on Thursday said peace and stability would continue to elude Afghanistan until militant safe havens and training centers are dismantled in Pakistan...
Afghan’s Torture Case in Iran Being Followed: Embassy
October 05,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Embassy in Tehran says it would follow the case of an Afghan who was kidnapped and tortured in Iran.
A statement from the Afghan Embassy in Iran ...
Work Launched on 100-Bed Heart Hospital for Afghan Forces
October 05,2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday laid down the foundation stone of a 100-bed heart diseases treatment hospital for Afghan security forces in capital Kabul...
Presidential Vote Better Managed Than Wolesi Jirga Polls
October 05,2019
KABUL - An election watchdog on Thursday said Saturday’s presidential election was better managed than the Wolesi Jirga ballot...
13 Freed from Taliban Prison in Helmand, Says MoD
October 05,2019
HELMAND - The operation to free the prisoners was conducted in Nahr-e-Siraj district in Helmand, the Defense Ministry said. At least thirteen people were freed from a Taliban ...
29 More Historic Objects Found in Kandahar
October 05,2019
KANDAHAR CITY - Twenty-nine historic objects have been found during an exploration process at Naraj Palace in southern Kandahar province by the Ministry of Information and Culture ...
Three Wardak Residents Killed as Rocket Hits Their House
October 05,2019
The incident happened in Narkh district of Wardak, and that the rocket was fired by the Taliban.
Torsan Entertained People During His Election Campaign
October 05,2019
KABUL - Presidential candidate Mohammad Hakim Torsan entertained people and made them laugh during his presidential campaign amid tense environment caused by insecurity incidents in the country ...
Kabul Reacts to Taliban Delegation’s Visit to Islamabad
October 03,2019
KABUL - The Afghan government has warned that no progress would be imminent if a peace process was not owned and led by the Afghan government ...
OIC Secretary General Commends Afghanistan for The Conduct of Presidential Elections
October 03,2019
JEDDAH - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen praised the people of Afghanistan for the conduct of presidential elections. . .
Hekmatyar, Pedram Call for Invalidation of Fraudulent Votes
October 03,2019
KABUL - Two Afghan presidential candidates on Wednesday claimed that widespread electoral fraud has taken place on September 28 elections in Afghanistan...
Afghanistan Trade Event Drives over $55 Million in New Business
October 03,2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA – The 2019 “Passage to Prosperity: India – Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show,” supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development ...
Afghanistan Cricket Board May Incur Financial Liabilities of Over USD $10 Million for Prematurely Calling Off APL 2019
October 03,2019
KABUL - In what might result as a major embarrassment for Afghanistan and its cricketing entities, the Afghanistan Cricket Board prematurely calling off the APL, Season – 2 poses a serious ...
4 Pakistani Militants Killed after Crossing Durand Line and Engaging in Gunfight with NDS Forces in Khost
October 03,2019
KHOST - The NDS Special Forces killed 4 Pakistani militants who crossed the Durand Line and engaged the security forces in Tanai district of Khost...
Mohib Expounds 3-Pronged Peace Strategy
October 03,2019
KABUL - National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib says Kabul is pursuing a three-pronged approach to bring lasting peace to Afghanistan. ...
Mps Vow to Raise Nangarhar Problems in Parliament
October 03,2019
JALALABAD - Wolesi Jirga members from eastern Nangarhar province say issues concerning the province military and civil organizational structures and budget would be investigated ...
Women Among 6 of a Family Killed in Kapisa Blast
October 03,2019
MAHMOOD RAQI - Six members of a family, including four women and two children, have been killed as a result of a bomb blast in central Kapisa province, an official said on Wednesday...
Election Fraud Videos Need to be Investigated
October 03,2019
KABUL - Several video clips of alleged election rigging have been slammed as an effort to denigrate presidential wannabes.
The authorities concerned, who have ...
Book Sales, Reading on the Rise in Ghor
October 03,2019
FIROZKOH - Booksellers in western Ghor province say they are pleased with the increase in sales and growing habit of reading physical books among young people...
Saleh: Let Commissions Determine Winner
October 02,2019
KABUL - In response to Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah's statement that his team will form the next government as they have received the highest number of votes, President Ashraf ...