The prices of diesel and liquefied gas soared as a result of unprecedented decrease in the value of Afghan currency during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Moneychanger Ahmad Shah said the buying rate…
KABUL province as un-Islamic and inhuman act. On Oct. 25, local Taliban publicly stoned to death a 19 years old girl, Rokhshana, on the charge of adultery with an unmarried man, who was also whipped in Awdak Ghaleem village on…
KABUL Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has called upon fighters to maintain good behaviour with ordinary people and avoid causing damages to public welfare and infrastructure projects. In a voice message sent by Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, the insurgency’s new supreme leader…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday directed the authorities concerned to deliver emergency aid to the people affected by the massive earthquake. Chairing a meeting of the Emergency Response Committee (ERC) on information collection and aid delivery,…
The president’s national security advisor (NSA) on Wednesday said continued stability in the region could be achieved if all regional countries demonstrated honesty in a joint counterterrorism campaign. A statement from the National Security Council (NSC) quoted Mohammad…
KABUL beyond 2016 to deal with security challenges. The National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday that Atmar’s appreciation of the extended foreign military presence came during a meeting with NATO Civilian Representative Ismail Aramaz. Both dignitaries also discussed bilateral…
KABUL did not issue them road passes for more than 300 trucks loaded with export items which have been stranded at the dry port for the last 10 days. At a gathering in the ACCI office to mark National Transport…
Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) says it will not reopen its trauma centre in northern Kunduz province until the United States and the Afghan government guarantee its security. An October 3 airstrike by the US forces killed at least…
KABUL in mid-August, a German aid worker has been released, her employer GIZ announced on Saturday. In a statement, the development organisation said: "The German GIZ employee, kidnapped some nine weeks ago in Afghanistan, is free again." She is in…
KABUL. “The presence of foreign forces in the name of fighting against terrorism not only failed to eliminate terrorism but during this period the scourge gained further strength,” he claimed. In a statement from his office, the ex-president also slammed…
Hamid Akram has been appointed as new governor for Kabul province in line with recommendation from the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG). President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani had approved the gubernatorial appointment, the IDLG has said in a…
KABUL’s warnings to media houses. The MoFA said in a statement that Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani had raised the issue with the OIC representative in Kabul during a meeting. Rabbani said Taliban’s threats against privately-owned Tolo and 1TV channels were…
KABUL) claimed on Tuesday. A statement from the spy agency identified the detainee as Mahmoud, who allegedly received terrorist training in Shamshatoo area of Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar. The bomber was tasked by the Haqqani Network to carry out…
A blast and gunfire were heard near the Russian Embassy and the Afghan parliament in Kabul late on Monday on the Darul Aman road, Interior Ministry officials said. The blast was heard shortly after 8pm in the limits…
KABUL. Kunduz governor Mohammad Omar Safi was abroad when Kunduz City was captured by hundreds of Taliban militants who mounted a three-pronged attack on the strategic urban centre on the night between Sunday and Monday and captured the entire city…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday welcomed the Electoral Reform Commission’s suggestions, saying the government was committed to respecting the panel’s decisions. Abdullah expressed these views following a meeting with the reform commission’s members at Sapidar…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has underlined the need for better civic services, including food security and employment opportunities, in large cities. Chairing a high-level meeting at the Presidential Palace late on Wednesday, Ghani was briefed on the implementation…
KABUL Resolute Support (RS) mission on Sunday confirmed that three American nationals were among those killed in Saturday’s suicide attack in Kabul. At least 14 people were killed, including three non-military contractors of Resolute Support mission, and 66 others wounded…
Azizullah Ludin, ex-chairman High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption, died on Sunday morning in a US hospital after suffering a heart attack, a relative said. Mohammad Ismail told Pajhwok Afghan News Ludin was flown to the US for…
Kabul police on Sunday claimed arresting 139 criminals, seizing 134 weapons of different brands and recovering 89 kilograms of narcotics in the last couples of weeks in the capital city. Police Chief Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the…
KABUL on Sunday called for a thoroughgoing investigation into Wednesday’s shelling on a wedding party in Helmand province and giving harsher punishment to the perpetrators. Several mortar rounds blamed on Afghan military hit a wedding party in the Sangin district,…
KABUL have started work on preparing a joint list of terrorists, a media report said on Thursday. Pakistan newspaper Express Tribune quoted diplomatic and government sources as saying the two countries had entered initial talks on the list. However, the…
KABUL threats at the cost of their lives. Marking the handover, a ceremony at the Presidential Palace was attended by President Ashraf Ghani and senior civil and military officials. The move will test the readiness of 350,000 Afghan forces who…
Eight people were killed and two more wounded in two separate incidents of violence in capital Kabul and northern Faryab province, officials said Thursday. Brig. Gen. Farid Afzali, head of Kabul police criminal department, told Pajhwok Afghan…
