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Afghan Security Advisor Meets with UN Secretary General
October 02,2019
NEW YORK - National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib on Monday met with UN Secretary General António Guterres in New York and discussed Afghan elections, the security situation, and prospects for peace, Mohib's office said. . .
IEC National Tally Center Starts Functioning
October 02,2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) national tally center officially inaugurated the process of analyzing the elections data...
Mohib to UN: Afghans Voted for Freedom
October 02,2019
NEW YORK - Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib on Monday addressed the 74th session of the United Nations Assembly where he said that almost three million Afghans ...
IEC Secretariat Blamed for Technical Problems, Withholding Data
October 02,2019
KABUL - Independent election observers on Monday blamed the secretariat of the Afghan Election Commission for the technical issues in Saturday’s presidential elections, as well ...
Moscow to Host Talks on Afghanistan This Month
October 02,2019
KABUL - Russia plans to organise a meeting on the Afghan peace process in Moscow this month, says a senior diplomat.
Representatives from Russia, the United States ...
11 Police Killed/Wounded in Balkh, Police Under Siege in Jawzjan
October 02,2019
JAWZJAN - At least 11 security forces were killed or wounded on Monday night during a clash with the Taliban in Balkh province, local officials said Tuesday...
Work in 9.3m Afs School Building Starts in Aibak
October 02,2019
AIBAK - Construction work on a school building has been launched in Aibak, the provincial capital of northern Samangan province, an official said on Tuesday...
20 Defaulting Firms Given Chance to Clear Dues: Momp
October 02,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday said the licenses of 20 defaulting companies would be cancelled and the firms introduced to the Attorney General ...
Afghan Election Security Impressive, Peace Deal Required
October 01,2019
Gen. Miller commended integration between Afghan military and civilian organizations during the election...
Front-Runners Each Claim Victory in Afghan Election
October 01,2019
KABUL - The front-runners for Afghanistan’s presidency, incumbent Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, have both declared victory, echoing an election crisis five years ...
Presidential Election Held Transparently: Lawmakers
October 01,2019
KABUL - A number of Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Monday said the presidential election was held transparently, asking election commissions to investigate rigging and violations ...
Election Set to See Big Drop in Voter Numbers
October 01,2019
KABUL - At least 2.2 million people voted in Afghanistan’s presidential election with more votes to come, the election commission head Maulana Abdullah said on Sunday, indicating ...
Torkham Crossing Reopened after Presidential Elections
October 01,2019
KABUL - Pakistan shut the round-the-clock crossing—except for people in need of emergency care—to aid with security during the Afghan elections...
Russia Recognizes Results of Afghan Presidential Poll
October 01,2019
Russia intends to organize meeting on Afghan settlement in US-China-Russia plus Pakistan format in Moscow in coming month
MOSCOW - Russia announced on Monday ...
Afghan Forces Repulse Taliban Attack in Taluqan,Takhar
October 01,2019
KABUL - Mohammad Jawad Hijri, spokesman for the Takhar governor, says that reinforcements arrived in the area to push back the Taliban...
Global Fraternity Hails Presidential Ballot as a Success
September 30,2019
KABUL - NATO, UNAMA, the US, Pakistan, Germany and other countries have commended the Afghans who exercised their democratic right to vote in Saturday’s presidential election...
Low Voting Turnout in Bamiyan Province
September 30,2019
BAMIYAN - Although Bamiyan is considered one of the safest provinces in the country, the results of the election day show that less than fifty percent of the 171,000 registered ...
Taliban Abducts Election Observers in Parwan: Officials
September 30,2019
KABUL - At least eight observers disappeared after leaving a Shinwari district polling center, say IEC and Parwan governor’s office.
Provincial officials in Parwan claimed that the Taliban ...
Mohib off to New York to Attend UNGA
September 30,2019
KABUL - National Security Advisor Dr. Hamdullah Mohib has left Kabul for New York City to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an official ...
Over A Million Votes Counted So Far: Poll Panel
September 30,2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says more than one million votes have been counted at 2,597 polling stations.
At least 13 candidates contested Saturday’s presidential ...
Afghan Forces Praised for Securing Polling Centers
September 30,2019
KABUL - A day after Afghanistan’s presidential elections, people praised security forces for their role in providing a safe environment for voters on Election Day.
Low Turnout Won’t Affect Election Legitimacy
September 30,2019
KABUL - A number experts and election watchdogs have acknowledged that low turnout would not affect legitimacy of presidential polls on Saturday...
Afghans Vote in Presidential Election Amid Deadly Violence
September 29,2019
KABUL - Afghans voted in presidential elections amid tight security Saturday, even as insurgents attacked polling centres in a series of blasts and clashes across the country that ...
New Measures to Help Check Fraud, Hopes UK Diplomat
September 29,2019
KABUL - New technical measures would help minimise chances of fraud in the presidential election, a senior British diplomat hoped on Saturday...
Biometric Machines in Afghan Vote Improve after Last Year’s Glitches
September 29,2019
KABUL — Biometric machines aimed at preventing fraud in Afghanistan’s presidential election performed better than in a poll last year but still left voters waiting a long time to cast their ballots, election observers said on Saturday...
Pakistan Keeps Torkham Border Crossing Open
September 29,2019
KABUL - Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan remains open to let registered Afghans vote in today’s presidential election, says the Foreign Office...
Would-Be Suicide Bomber Killed in Kunduz
September 29,2019
KUNDUZ CITY - A would-be suicide bomber was killed by own explosives before reaching to his target in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, officials said...
IEC Fully Prepared for Election: Nuristani
September 26,2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission, IEC, is fully prepared for the election on September 28 now that all employees have been hired and trained and election materials are being distributed, the head of the commission, Hawa Alam Nuristani, said...
Election will Plunge Afghanistan Deeper into Violence: Karzai
September 26,2019
KABUL - Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, in an interview with the Associated Press, said that the presidential elections are bound to plunge Afghanistan deeper into violence....
Citizens Have the Right to Cast Their Vote in Safety and to Expect Credible Elections
September 26,2019
KABUL - In the run-up to voting on 28 September in presidential elections, the United Nations in Afghanistan urges all stakeholders to play their part in creating conditions for citizens ...
Afghan Voters Speak Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential Election
September 26,2019
KABUL- Afghanistan’s twice-delayed presidential election is expected to go ahead on Saturday, after months of uncertainty in which U.S. diplomats sought to hammer out a pact ...
Major Copper Mine Contract Goes to Private Firm
September 26,2019
HERAT CITY - In western Herat province, the country’s biggest copper mine’s extraction contract was awarded to a private company with a $21.3 million primary investment ...
Will Make Peace in Afghanistan a Reality
September 26,2019
KABUL - US President Donald Trump has said the elimination of terrorism and making peace a reality in Afghanistan is among his priorities. ..
Helmand Residents Rally Against Civilian Deaths
September 26,2019
LASHKARGAH Hundreds of residents of southern Helmand province on Tuesday staged a protest rally against what they claimed the killing and wounding of 40 people in a security forces ...
Afghan Journalist Dies of Wounds from Blast at President’s Campaign Office
September 26,2019
KANDAHAR - An Afghan journalist died in hospital on Wednesday of wounds suffered from the bombing of President Ashraf Ghani’s election campaign office in the southern ...