The Afghan government signed five agreements with Australian Fortescue Metals Groups Limited company, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. President Ashraf Ghani, Fortescue head, vice presidents and high ranking government officials were present at the…
The number of women employees in government institutions has increased in northeastern Badakhshan province in recent years, a statement said on Thursday. Currently, 17 percent of employees in government departments are women, but a small number held key…
The mastermind behind the assassination of two prominent religious scholars in Kabul has been arrested, announced the spy service on Thursday.
KABUL would not repeat their past acts, a survey revealed on Thursday. The survey was conducted by the Provincial Women Network and Equality Peace and Democracy organization interviewing 15,000 women on peace talks in 15 provinces of the country. Nargis…
KABUL Football Federation (AFF) former head Keramuddin Karim had been found guilty by FIFA so he must be brought to justice. The Attorney General Office (AGO) has ordered the arrest of Karim, accused of sexually harassing female football players, but…
A number of businessmen in northern Balkh province on Thursday asked the government to prevent the import of low quality fuel and gas to the country. The traders from Hairatan and Aqina ports held a protest meeting at the…
At least seven Taliban militants have been killed and another three wounded during clashes with security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said Thursday. Lt. Col. Mohammad Haroon Yusufzai, spokesman for the 201stSelab Military Corps, told Pajhwok…
Two senior Provincial Council members of central Logar province survived a Taliban gun attack on Thursday. Hassibullah Stanekzai, the PC chairman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they came under attack from Taliban militants in Wakhjan area of the…
KABUL, describing air pollution more dangerous than coronavirus. Danish said this while addressing a gathering marking “International Clean Air Day” in Kabul. the event was organized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with this year’s theme "Our role in reducing…
Biographies of the government negotiating team members Biographies of the Taliban negotiating team members KABUL (Pajhwok): Four out of the 21-member government team for peace negotiations with the Taliban are energetic, educated and young people. One has a PhD to…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Thursday said 28 new coronavirus cases had been detected in the country during the last 24 hours, pushing up the total infections to 38,572. A MoPH statement said that 343 suspected…
For the first time ever, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would install a radar system in southeastern Paktika province to control and monitor the country’s airspace. Mohammad Khaees Aminzai, a technical representative of the CAA, told a meeting…
More than 28 million people have been infected with the coronavirus globally while 20 million others have recovered from the pandemic so far, media reports said on Thursday. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December,…
Uzbekistan has voiced its willingness to host a subsequent round of Afghan peace negotiations that are expected to begin soon in Doha. At a meeting with officials from Afghanistan and the United States in Tashkent on Wednesday,…
US Special Representative for Afghan Peace Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has said spoilers always try to disrupt the peace process. In a series of tweets, Khalilzad said: “As peace talks near, spoilers are becoming more desperate in their attempt…
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vehemently denounced Wednesday’s attack targeting Vice President Amrullah Saleh's convoy in Kabul. Saleh’s motorcade came under attack in the Taimani area of Kabul. The VP sustained minor injuries, but at least…
KABUL, says the acting interior minister. Massoud Andarabi said late on Wednesday preliminary reports indicated RDX-HMX + Nitroglycerin were used in the IED attack in Taimani area earlier in the day. The nature of the material and the attack itself…
US President Donald Trump has been named for the Nobel Peace Prize for helping broker an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, reports Fox News reported. The US leader was nominated for the highest prize by…
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) can play a key role in addressing the issue of drug trafficking in Afghanistan believes. Speaking to journalist in Islamabad before his departure for Moscow on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said…
KABUL to 4,500 by November. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, told reporters on Wednesday: “We’re on a glide slope to be at 4,500 by the November timeframe.” The path to troop reduction in the war-devastated…
