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Key Role Promised for Women in Peace Process
July 28,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to UN Security Council Mohammad Wali Naeemi has stressed protection of rights and institutional gains of past 18 years...
Pompeo, Ghani Agree to ‘Accelerate Efforts’ to End War in Afghanistan
July 27,2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have agreed on the need for stepping up the Afghan peace process.
During a phone call , Pompeo informed Ghani that President ...
Govt Forming Inclusive Team for Taliban Talks: Sediqqi
July 27,2019
KABUL - Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Thursday said progress has been made with regard to forming the government’s team to negotiate peace with the Taliban....
Top US, British Commanders Renew Afghan Forces’ Support
July 27,2019
KABUL - Top US and British military commanders during their meeting with Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday reassured their countries’ continued long-term support ...
Efforts Underway to Form Inclusive Negotiating Team
July 27,2019
Khalilzad says he had productive discussions with government leaders on the next steps for peace.
KABUL - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan ...
China Pledges $10m in Aid for Calamity-Hit Afghans
July 27,2019
KABUL - China will provide $10 million in assistance to Afghanistan for helping those affected by natural disasters under an agreement signed on Thursday...
Hekmatyar Suggests Elections as Solution to Afghan Problem
July 27,2019
KABUL - The reconciled leader of Hizb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who also runs for president, at a gathering in Kabul on Friday said transparent and fair elections ...
US Pushes Toward “Face-Saving Way out”: Ex-Cia Official
July 27,2019
WASHINGTON - The ongoing negotiations between the US and the Taliban are a “charade” designed simply to provide the US a “face-saving way out of Afghanistan ...
Trump’s Afghanistan Remarks Continue to Draw Flak
July 25,2019
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of Parliament on Wednesday condemned US President Donlad Trump’s recent remarks regarding Afghanistan and asked the US Congress not ...
Will Meet Taliban to Spur Afghan Peace Bid: Khan
July 25,2019
WASHINGTON - Speaking at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington on Tuesday, Khan said achieving ...
Social Media Harshly Reacts to Trump’s Remarks
July 25,2019
KABUL - A number of Afghans on Tuesday took to social media to condemn US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on war in Afghanistan...
US Knows Chabahar Importance for Afghanistan
July 25,2019
KABUL - Indian State Minister for External Affairs Shri Muraleedharan says the US has shown an understanding of the importance of the Chabahar Port for continued ....
Reasons for Afghanistan Situation are Manifold
July 25,2019
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that they believe that the reasons for the Afghan situation are ...
Police Chief Admits Existence of Ghost Soldiers in Zabul
July 25,2019
QALAT - The police chief of Zabul, Sayed Meraj Sadat, says that at least 500 ghost soldiers have been identified in the province in recent months as part of a campaign ...
Pakistan-Funded Hospital Inaugurated in Logar
July 25,2019
>KABUL - Built and equipped by Pakistan, a 100-bed Nayeb Aminullah Khan Hospital was inaugurated in central Logar province ...
Ghani, Yamamato Underline Need for Transparent, Fair Polls
July 23,2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and UN secretary general’s special representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto on Monday spoke about the peace process and transparency ...
MPs briefed on security situation in in-camera session
July 23,2019
KABUL - Security bosses on Monday briefed Wolesi Jirga members about the country’s security situation behind closed doors, but some lawmakers said the session did not deserve ...
Nabil Doubts Pakistan’s Sincerity in War on Terror
July 23,2019
>KABUL - Hours before Prime Minister Imran’s Khan meeting with President Donald Trump, former spymaster Rahmatullah Nabil has said it will be a mistake to think the road ...
Women’s Role in Peace Process Essential: UN
July 23,2019
KABUL - KABUL (Pajhwok): Top UN officials have underlined the need for Inclusive peace in Afghanistan, seeking a central role for women in reconciliation talks....
Telecom Companies in Balkh Shut Down Services at Nights
July 23,2019
MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Telecom services are shutting down their services in the last two nights in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif apparently due to “security threats”, residents and ...
Stable Afghanistan Augurs Well for Pakistan: Roya
July 23,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan has urged its neighbours to cooperate with it on bringing peace to the region and thereby improve the lives of millions of people in the region...
Rape Case Filed in Court Against Ex-AFF Officials
July 23,2019
KABUL - A rape case was formally filed in court on Monday against the former chief of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF).
Kiramuddin Karim and five other AFF officials ...
WB Sees Hurdles to Afghanistan’s Economic Growth
July 22,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan is facing strong headwinds to economic growth, says the World Bank’s latest development update.
Afghanistan’s economy grew by around two percent ...
Parliament Yet to Review Mid-Year Budget
July 22,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance was criticized by members of the parliament for the delay in sending the draft of the mid-year budget to the house to be reviewed by MPs...
Ex-Defence Minister Son Accused of Raping US Model
July 22,2019
KABUL - An American model has filed a lawsuit against the son of ex-defence minister Abdul Rahim Wardak for stalking and raping her, a media report said on Sunday...
OIC Chief Calls for End to Surging Violence in Afghanistan
July 22,2019
The OIC chief Yousef Al-Othaimeen calls on warring parties to bring an end to this senseless cycle of violence.
KABUL - The Secretary-General of the Organization ...
Lasting Peace to Normalize Afghan-Pak Ties: ARG
July 22,2019
KABUL - The Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sunday said recent talks with Pakistan were ‘productive’ and Prime Minister Imran Khan saw ‘a stable, democratic and peaceful ...
IDLG Suspends All Govt Appointments Until Elections
July 22,2019
KABUL - The IDLG says in a statement that those applicants who have been shortlisted can be appointed in public offices.
The Independent Directorate of Local Government ...
Election Has to Take Place on Time: Abdullah
July 22,2019
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the country, in an interview with the Turkish TV channel of TRT World stresses that the presidential election should be held ...
Ex-Minister Acquitted in Misuse of Authority Case
July 22,2019
Wahidi was accused of misusing his authorities when he was serving as the deputy finance minister in 2015...
President Has Duty to Publish Transitional Justice Report: Samar
July 20,2019
KABUL - Samar says that she submitted the report to both former president and the incumbent president but it was not published.
Former chairperson of Afghanistan Independent ....
Severity of War Behind Human Rights Violations
July 20,2019
KABUL - The newly appointed Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) chief on Thursday said the intensity of war in the country has restricted people’s access ...
Electoral Team in Power Campaigning on Public Funds: Study
July 20,2019
KABUL - The findings of some civil society groups show that the electoral team currently in power has initiated some programs which can be assumed as election campaign on government funds ...
Four Members of Afghan Orchestra Missing in Slovakia
July 20,2019
KABUL - Police in Slovakia are searching for four members of Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra who went missing from their hotel after performing at a local festival ...
Ghani, Saudi Crown Prince Talk Afghan Peace Drive
July 18,2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has held a telephonic conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on security and the peace process...