JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Muhammad Hanif Gardiwal, the deputy governor of eastern Nangarhar province, on Tuesday asked women and intensify efforts to combat violence. Speaking at a

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Mayor of the southeastern Paktia province complained on Tuesday most of the departments were defaulters to the municipality and did not release cleanliness

KABUL, slated for December 3-4. The conference is being co-hosted by the UK and Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah will be

KABUL border. Pakistani news website DawnNews quoted security officials as saying the slain insurgents included two key commanders and several foreign fighters. The raids were

KABUL (Pajhwok): Mohammad Omar Safi has been appointed as new governor of northern Kunduz province, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) announced on Tuesday.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Eight soldiers and more than 20 militants have been killed in fighting at the Shorab military base in southern Helmand province, an Afghan

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State John Kerry would meet President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Abdullah Abdullah in London on Thursday

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The numbers of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-affected people in southern Kandahar province is 44, including five women, an official said on Monday.

KABUL and representatives from regional countries ended in Kabul on Monday with a pledge to intensify efforts against poppy eradication, an official said. The meeting

BRUSSELS (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Monday hoped the new phase of NATO. Addressing a joint news conference here with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The central Bamyan province would get $200 million extra funds in next year’s development budget after being declared a second grade province,

KABUL) on Monday named 29 members of different provincial councils (PC) as senators. Another five PC members will be nominated later on. IEC Chairman Hotak