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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US president Barack Obama has not yet taken any decision on the number of troops to be staying in Afghanistan after 2014 in

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): There is a possibility of US troop presence in Afghanistan after 2014 only if the bilateral security agreement (BSA) is signed, the White

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Projecting a drop in Afghanistan Bank on Wednesday expected the country’s economy would recover around five percent in 2015 and 2016. But a

WASHINGTON (PAN was in the region’s interest. The two leaders met in The Hague on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit, which is being

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Afghan Ambassador to the United Nations, Zahir Tanin, on Tuesday categorically refuted reports of any change in his country’s stand on the bilateral

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Protecting the rights of all citizens remains a fundamental priority for the government in Kabul, the Afghan ambassador to the United Nations told

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year.  It stressed the importance of

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Six civilians, including two women and two children, died inside a car that struck a roadside bomb in southern Helmand province, an official

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States is still open to signing bilateral security agreement (BSA) with Afghanistan operation,” Carney said. That is not possible without BSA

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The US military needs 102 days for orderly withdrawing troops from Afghanistan Gen Joseph Dunford said on Thursday. “The physics of withdrawal will

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): General Joseph Dunford, Commander of US NATO, on Wednesday warned that the complete withdrawal of American troops by the end of 2014 would

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The direct conflict in the sense of a traditional war will come to an end this year, top Pentagon leadership told lawmakers on