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Ghani: Afghanistan ‘Ready’ to Fight Taliban after US Pullout
May 19,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said that the Afghan government is ready to fight against the Taliban after the full withdrawal of international troops from the country ...
Three New Herat Factories Create 500 Jobs, Mostly for Women
May 19,2021
HERAT - Three new factories in Herat province have been officially launched with separate production lines now in operation, local officials confirmed...
Dr. Majroh Appointed as WHO Deputy Executive Board Chief
May 19,2021
KABUL - The acting minister of Public health has been appointed as deputy executive board director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for three years...
‘Recent Ghani, Karzai, Hekmatyar Meeting Discuss HSC
May 19,2021
KABUL - Senior Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) member Humayon Jareer has claimed President Ashraf Ghani, former president Hamid Karzai and HIA leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ...
Pakistan Protests Recent Statements by Ghani, Mohib
May 19,2021
PESHAWAR - Islamabad has conveyed its serious concerns to Kabul, over recent statements and baseless allegations by Afghan leaders.
In an interview last week, President Ashraf Ghani ...
China’s FM Discusses Beijing’s Ongoing Support with Atmar
May 19,2021
KABUL - China says it is willing to deepen counter-terrorism and security cooperation with Afghanistan and to help Kabul strengthen its counter-terrorism capacities...
Beijing Ready to Host Afghan Peace Negotiations
May 19,2021
KABUL - With American and NATO forces leaving the country, China has offered to host intra-Afghan peace negotiations.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...
Afghanistan-Saudi Commerce Soared by 100pc
May 19,2021
KABUL - The Afghanistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia says the volume of Afghanistan’s exports and other commercial activities with the gulf country have increased by 100 percent ...
Afghanistan Would Have Preferred US Withdrawal to Come After Few More Years: Mohib
May 18,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib has suggested that his country would have ...
Miller Warns of Increase in Taliban Pressure on Provincial Capitals
May 18,2021
KABUL - US Forces Commander in Afghanistan General Scott Miller has said they are closely watching what the Taliban will do following the three-day Eid ceasefire ...
ANDSF Retakes Parts of Baghlan District That Fell to Taliban Two Weeks Ago
May 18,2021
KABUL - The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have retaken parts of the Baghlan-e-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province which fell to the Taliban two weeks ago, local officials said Monday...
Taliban Wants to Subdue Afghans Through Violence: Danish
May 18,2021
KABUL - Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said Monday that the Afghan government would never give in to ...
Fighting Has to Stop And Genuine Negotiations Must Kick Off Immediately: Naderi
May 18,2021
The Afghan State Minister for Peace has called for an immediate ceasefire and resumption of the peace ...
Faryab Gets a New Governor Despite Political Oppositions
May 18,2021
FARYAB - The new governor for the Faryab province was introduced by the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Monday, the government said in a statement ...
Sources: Taliban Open to Istanbul Summit but Wants Talks in Doha
May 18,2021
DOHA - The Taliban has agreed to begin substantive talks with the Republic team in Doha in the coming days, according to sources close to the group, which would ...
Ghani Calls for Muslim Unity Against Terror Groups
May 17,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has urged the Muslim world to stand united against terrorist organisations...
114 New Cases, 3 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
May 17,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health Sunday reported 114 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,402 samples tested in the last 24 hours...
China. Pakistan Back Political Settlement in Afghanistan
May 17,2021
PESHAWAR - China has urged all parties in Afghanistan to reach a comprehensive political settlement acceptable to all sides.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...
21 Civilians Killed, 33 Wounded During Eid Truce
May 17,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Defense said on Sunday 54 civilians suffered casualties during the three-day ceasefire on Eidul Fitr.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense ...
Key NATO Allies Twice as Likely to Die in Afghanistan as U.S. Forces: Report
May 17,2021
Troops from the United Kingdom and Canada are twice as likely to be killed in Afghanistan as compared to their U.S. counterparts, while the UK has also provided more economic ...
Put Positive Spin on Afghanistan, Ghani Asks Media
May 16,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has asked the media to stop spreading the “gloom and doom” narrative and instead put a more positive spin on Afghanistan’s future...
Blinken Stoutly Supports Afghan-US Partnership
May 16,2021
KABUL - The United States has reiterated its steadfast support for the US-Afghan partnership and Afghanistan’s security forces.
US Secretary of State Antony ...
Taliban and Afghanistan Government Negotiators Meet in Qatar
May 16,2021
DOHA - Negotiators from the Taliban and Afghanistan’s government have met in Qatar, according to the warring sides, after a long pause in peace talks between the two...
Government to Build Four Dams in Zabul
May 16,2021
ZABUL - The Afghan government said Friday that four dams would be constructed in Zabul province in order to help manage waters in the country, local officials said...
Taliban Faction’s Deputy Dies in Kabul from Injuries Sustained in Herat Skirmish
May 16,2021
KABUL - Deputy head of the Taliban splinter group in the western part of the country, Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, died in Kabul on Saturday from injuries sustained ...
Israeli Attacks on Palestinians ‘Unacceptable’: Afghanistan
May 16,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Higher Education says 100 lecturers of state-run universities will be sent abroad for PhD programmes under a new strategy...
100 Varsity Teachers to be Sent Abroad for PHD Programmes
May 16,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Higher Education says 100 lecturers of state-run universities will be sent abroad for PhD programmes under a new strategy...
Khalilzad Says US Stands with Afghans
May 12,2021
KABUL - US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday welcomed the announcements by the Afghan government and the Taliban to observe an Eid ceasefire, and said ...
US Welcomes Taliban’s Three-Day Eid Ceasefire in Afghanistan
May 12,2021
The United States has welcomed an announcement by the Taliban that a three-day ceasefire would come into effect in Afghanistan to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday, but urged the group to agree to a more ...
US Indicates Daesh Might Have Been Behind Deadly School Bombing
May 12,2021
KABUL - The US State Department said Monday ISIS (Daesh) could possibly have been behind the deadly school bombing in Kabul that left over 80 people, mostly schoolgirls, dead....
Observes National Mourning
May 12,2021
KABUL - The government of Afghanistan declared Tuesday as a national mourning day to pay tribute to the victims of the recent terror attacks on a girl school in Kabul and on a group ...
MoI Warns Admins of Chat Groups ‘To Delete Suspicious People’
May 12,2021
KABUL - The Interior Ministry on Tuesday warned administrators of social media and chat groups to delete “suspicious” people, who they claim are campaigning against ...
Saleh on CBS Says US ‘Legitimized’ Taliban, Must ‘Remain Engaged’
May 12,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh in an interview told CBS News said it was the American government that "legitimized" the Taliban in the first place ...
Iranian School Girls Commemorate Martyrs of Kabul Blast
May 12,2021
TEHRAN – Iranian school girls gathered in front of the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran in Sari, Provincial capital of Mazandaran province, to commemorate those lost lives in the recent girls' school blast in Kabul. (Mehr News Agency)
Ghani Orders Afghan Forces to Observe Eid Ceasefire
May 11,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani in a statement on Monday instructed all Afghan forces to observe the ceasefire during three days of Eid, but he reiterated that ...