Journalists and media leaders on Thursday welcomed the government's recent remarks about media affairs, especially the implementation of the previous media law, and called on the government to take practical steps in this regard. Zabihullah Mujahid, Spokesman of…
The Ministry of Information and Culture on Tuesday said that the government was working on a list of salaries of government workers who would receive their wages in the capital and provinces in the near future. Deputy information…
Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Friday set the government a 10-day deadline to meet their demands or they would continue protests. Hundreds of HIA supporters marched from Darulaman area of Kabul and assembled at Deh Afghanan…
A member of the government’s negotiating team on Tuesday asked the government to specify its basic policy lines for next phases of talks. After three months of negotiations, the government and Taliban’s negotiating teams agreed on a three-week…
The Presidential Palace has termed the launch of asset registration of government employees as part of government efforts to curb corruption and stressed the fight was practical not merely a show. Presidential Spokesperson Sediq Sediqi in a video…
KABUL and the Afghan government to further reduce what he called the war graph. During a video conference with leaders of Taliban’s political office in Doha on Monday, Pompeo acknowledged the Taliban were not attacking cities and major military bases.…
KABUL Bank (WB) incentive policy development grant after completing some reform programs, a statement from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on Monday. The WB handed over $200 out of total $400 grant on Sunday to the government of Afghanistan,…
KABUL do not reduce violence, says a presidential aide. President Ghani’s spokesman Sediq Seddiqi urged the insurgent movement to take the coronavirus threat seriously and consider declaring a ceasefire. Taliban’s truce would enable the government to focus more effectively on…
The government and the private sector will jointly make a plan to aid needy people amid coronavirus crisis in the country, a statement said on Monday. Many people are currently jobless due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic…
The US secretary of state hopes the top Afghan leaders will resolve their differences and form an inclusive government. "I urge you to show the same commitment to the effort to form an inclusive government,” Mike Pompeo wrote…
KABUL’s interests. She asked Afghan leaders to prioritise and protect the unity of their nation. Parallel governments were not the answer, and would be harmful to the people, she warned, stressing an immediate end to impasse over governance. Meanwhile, US…
KABUL was ceasefire. Waheed Omar, Director General Office of Public and Strategic Affairs at the Presidential Palace, tweeted, “We have a clearly communicated stance. It is a precondition for us. It’s upon Taliban to make up their mind. We cannot…
KABUL have declared their support from an Afghan owned and led peace process. The meeting was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan and jointly chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan. The International…
KABUL (SIGAR) report on corruption, the Afghan government on Thursday said rapid efforts at fighting the menace had begun and reforms had been brought to many sectors. SIGAR in a report released on Wednesday said questions remained regarding the Afghan…
KABUL’s move to merge tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and termed it against international accords. “We have often shared our concern with Pakistan, through international community and diplomatic channels regarding Pakistan’s military interferences in tribal areas along the…
KABUL of the Afghan government’s proposals to end the conflict. President Ashraf Ghani unfolded the strategy at the second round of a conference of officials from countries in the Kabul Process aimed at creating a platform for talks to end…
KABUL at tomorrow’s Kabul Process Conference, an official said Tuesday. Haroon Chakhansuri, deputy head of the president’s office on strategic affairs and media, told reporters in Kabul the second round of Kabul Process Conference would be organized in Kabul on…
KABUL which begins on March 21. The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSMD) has prepared the grand strategy after its approval from President Ashraf Ghani and the government is committed to implementing it, said MoLSMD spokesman Abdul…
KABUL. On his social media account, the president wrote: “The civic movement aimed to build united front against extremism is historic and based on the principles of Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan’s philosophy of non-violence.” The president said he was expecting…
KABUL has communicated its profound concern through diplomatic channels to the American leadership over their decision of moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and officially recognizing the contested city as Israel’s capital, the Presidential Palace said on Saturday. A statement…
KABUL in Egypt. At least 235 worshippers including women and children were killed during Friday prayers in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in North Sinai province. The bomb ripped through the Rawda mosque, about 40 km…
