Mohammad Asif Ahmadzai

KABUL): Noted poet and writer Nasrullah Hafiz has passed away at a hospital in Kabul after a brief ailment, a relative said on Thursday. Following

KABUL on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States. The National Coalition of Afghanistan (NCA), led by former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, said

KABUL): The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Monday said Ghulam Sakhi Baghlani had been appointed as new governor of northern Kunduz province, replacing

KABUL): President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said the Afghan people, if convinced of their protection and respect for their country’s sovereignty, would support the signing

KABUL): British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday renewed his country’s commitment to training and equipping Afghan security forces beyond 2014. He held out the

KABUL): An alleged suicide bomber was arrested with explosives concealed in a laptop computer in southern Kandahar province, the spy service said on Wednesday. The

KABUL): Lieutenant General Zahir Aghbar on Saturday announced tendering his resignation as National Olympic Committee head. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Aghbar said rifts within

KABUL): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced relaxing certain conditions for presidential and provincial council candidates. On Tuesday, the commission released a preliminary

SHARAN (PAN): Four militants and a civilian have been killed and seven others wounded during two separate bomb blasts in southeastern Paktika province, an official

LASHKARGAH (PAN): More than a dozen insurgents have been killed in two separate security operations in southern Helmand province, security officials said on Friday. At

SHARAN (PAN): A member of the border police force has been detained with toxic substances he allegedly planned to use to poison his colleagues in

KABUL) a 48 hours deadline to explain why they had been thrown out of the race. More than half of presidential hopefuls had their hopes