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Shahab appointed as Chargé d Affaires in Tashkent

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has appointed Maghfoorullah Shahab as acting ambassador to Uzbekistan after assuming full charge of the embassy in Tashkent, says a credible source. According to reports, Shahab was appointed as the first secretary…

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New US envoy assured unity govt’s cooperation

KABUL has said the Americans have been in the war-torn country to help the Afghans build their future. John R. Bass expressed these views during a meeting with the Afghan envoy in Washington, Hamdullah Mohib. Mohib said the new US…

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Indonesia, Afghanistan are great allies, says envoy

KABUL next month. Speaking at a gathering marking Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day in Kabul, Arif Rahman said his country wished continued support to Afghanistan. He said business ties between the two countries were being expanded and Indonesian entrepreneurs were all…

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President accepts Pakistani envoy’s credentials

KABUL, Zahid Nasrullah Khan, and accepted his credentials. During the meeting, the president wished successes to the new ambassador in his missions, a statement from the president’s media office said. The president accepted credentials from the Pakistani envoy at a…

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Poland may send more troops to Afghanistan

KABUL leaders’ summit in Brussels, the Polish envoy to Kabul said on Sunday. Non-resident Polish ambassador to Afghanistan Tomasz Lukaszuk handed over a letter from the Polish president to deputy Afghan foreign minister Nasir Ahamd Andisha during a meeting on…

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Pakistan ambassador summoned over rocket strikes

KABUL ambassador over shelling of eastern parts of the country and closure of Torkham and Chaman borders. A statement from MoFA said Ambassador Ibrar Hussain was summoned to the ministry by Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai on Friday afternoon…

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Kabul calls Pakistani envoy over rocket shelling

The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday summoned Pakistani ambassador in Kabul and lodged a formal protest over latest rocket shelling into two Afghan districts. The Pakistani Ambassador, Syed Ibrar Hussain, was summoned this afternoon over…

Saudi gives huge value to war on terror : Envoy

Besides humanitarian and other assistance, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) gives huge importance to the war against terrorism and extremism , a top Saudi diplomat has said. Musfar Bin Abdul Rahman Al Ghasib expressed these views…

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Vohra assumes charge as new Indian ambassador in Kabul

KABUL Manpreet Vohra on Wednesday formally took charge of office in Kabul. Replacing Amar Sinha, Vohra wrote in his twitter account: “I have arrived in Kabul and have started my first day’s work here.” Vohra has served as secretary-general of…

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New ambassadors to 6 countries announced by MoFA

KABUL, Czech, Norway and Belgium and one non-resident envoy. Mirwais Nab has been named as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkmenistan, Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal to Pakistan, Syed Musdaq Khalili to Czech Republic, Shukria Barakzai to Norway and Mohammad Omar Samad to Belgium.…

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MoFA summons Pak envoy over cross-border shelling

KABUL's concern at the artillery shelling on Narri district of Afghanistan by the Pakistani forces, a statement said. The statement released by MoFA stated that late on Tuesday Deputy MoFA Atiqullah Atifmal “registered strong protest with Pakistani envoy over attacks…

Envoy: US encourages EVAW law enforcement

KABUL and end impunity. In a statement issued on the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, James B. Cunningham said they marked the day every November 25 with a 16-day activism against gender violence, culminating in…

Kabul, Delhi agree on agro sector cooperation

Afghanistan Minister Radha Mohan Singh, was assured of all cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. Singh informed the diplomat that India had taken a keen interest in conducting training programmes to share its expertise…

25 complaints filed against vote invalidation

As the stop-start vote audit process hit a new snag, the Afghan-led election watchdog announced receiving 25 complaints from the Change and Continuity team against invalidation of bogus votes. The announcement comes a day after the Independent Election…

UK to renew Afghan aid vow at Wales

KABUL summit in Wales. Dickson told reporters in Kabul the UK would host world leaders at the largest-ever NATO gathering on September 4 and 5. “We confirm Britain would promise continued financial support to Afghanistan at the NATO summit to…

1 policeman killed, 4 injured in Helmand suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…

Graft a key issue for next Afghan president: US envoy

KABUL during the last decade, the problem of endemic corruption threatens its progress, a critical issue the next president has to deal with, says the US ambassador to Afghanistan.    In his detailed remarks on Afghanistan’s current situation and his…

Dobbins optimistic of security deal

KABUL on a military presence in Afghanistan post 2014, when the International Security Assistance Force's combat mission is scheduled to end. "We don't believe that's the likely outcome of these negotiations (on BSA),” US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan…

Empowered private sector critical to Afghanistan’s future

KABUL’s future prosperity with continued focus on a broad range of private sector initiatives. Cunningham told the Chamber members that promoting investment and empowering the private sector were critical to Afghanistan's future, the US embassy said in a statement. “We…

Obama’s address could be momentous for Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (PAN if he goes ahead with his plans to announce the pace of a drawdown of troops before 2014 and the post-2014 presence in the country. “The United States and all ISAF partners are currently considering the post-2014 troop…

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