KABUL, a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai called the meeting fruitful. Reconciliation talks with the Taliban, ending the decade-long war in Afghanistan and increased regional cooperation in diverse fields figured prominently at the meeting in Islamabad. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran…
WASHINGTON (PAN need the support of the international community more than at any time in the past, a top Finnish diplomat said on Thursday. “In light of the transition process in Afghanistan, it is important that the international community maintains…
KABUL. Cameron Munter was repeatedly misquoted that the Afghan government had launched meetings with the Taliban in Qatar a statement from the US embassy said. "In fact, Munter had stated that the United States wants to see an Afghan-led process…
ISLAMABAD (PAN on Monday reaffirmed its all-out support for an Afghan-led reconciliation process in the neighbouring country. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stressed an Afghan-led peace effort was central to achieving a durable political settlement, peace, stability and progress. At…
KABUL): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said an Afghan diplomat in the United States has been fired after he fought with colleagues. Media reports spread rumours that the Afghan ambassador in the US Mohammad Aklil Hakimi might have…
HERAT CITY (PAN Regional Command West (RC West) in Camp Arena in eastern Herat province, the alliance said on Friday. Greeted upon arrival by RC West Commander, Brigadier General Luciano Portolano (IT Army), SACEUR received an overview of the situation…
KABUL at Sharjah Stadium on Friday. The match that started at 3:30pm (Afghan time) at the Sharjah’s international cricket stadium came 11 years after Afghanistan joined the International Cricket Council. Afghanistan, who have played 18 one-day internationals against fellow Associate…
KABUL): The notorious US forces-controlled Bagram detention facility in central Parwan province would be transferred to the Afghan control next month, the Karzai office said. The Presidential Palace in a statement said the Parwan detention centre, currently being controlled by…
WASHINGTON (PAN by 2014. “We reaffirm our commitment to the Lisbon schedule in which we transition to full Afghan lead by the end of 2014,” Obama said in joint media availability with the visiting Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti. The…
WASHINGTON (PAN, saying it was important for regional peace and stability. “Transparency in the India-Afghanistan and Pakistan-Afghanistan bilateral relationships is critical to reduce misunderstanding and mistrust between India and Pakistan,” Admiral Samuel Locklear told a Senate Committee during a confirmation…
ISLAMABAD (PAN and Iran on counter-terrorism next week, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The two-day summit to be held on Feb. 16 and 17 in Islamabad, the capital city, would be attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iranian…
KABUL. An agreement to the effect was signed between acting health public minister Dr. Soraya Dalil and UNFPA country director for Afghanistan, Laurent Zessler, in Kabul. Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News after signing the pact, Dalil said the amount would…
ASADABAD (PAN in the near future to attract the country’s support for the international community’s efforts at bringing peace to Afghanistan. Visiting the eastern province of Kunar, Kubis held meetings with Governor Fazlullah Wahidi and other local officials and discussed…
KABUL, an official said. The assistance included laptop and desktop computers, photo state machines, printers, scanners and projectors, Kabul University director Hamidullah Amin told journalists. He added the projectors and other equipment would be used during lectures and other training…
KABUL for strengthening peace and stability in the country, officials said on Tuesday. A contract to the effect was inked among Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, the peace council secretary Mohammad Masoum Stanikzai and the Dutch Ambassador to Afghanistan,…
KABUL): Talks on a proposed strategic cooperation agreement with the US government have recently been resumed after a break due to the 2nd Bonn conference on December 5, 2011, an official said on Tuesday. The talks were supposed to resume…
KABUL): Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal on Wednesday signed an agreement with the the United States Agency for International Development on using 50 percent of American aid within two years by the Afghan government, an official said. Until the next solar…
KABUL, the state-controlled Saudi media reported. Al-Faisal has been asked to share the result of his discussions with Afghan officials on the proposed cooperation agreement at the Cabinet’s next meeting. Last week, President Hamid Karzai, during a trip to Europe,…
HERAT CITY (PAN): At the head of a delegation, the governor of western Herat province on Wednesday left for Turkmenistan to discuss cooperation in energy and trade sectors, his deputy said. Deputy Governor Asil Din Jami told Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL on Wednesday rejected reports that they planned to hold separate peace negotiations with an Afghan delegation in Saudi Arabia. Two days ago, some Arab media outlets quoting unnamed Afghan sources said the government in Kabul wanted to hold peace…
KABUL should publicly denounce international terrorism and support the ongoing peace process in the country. James B. Cunningham told a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan and Qatar should discuss the opening of Taliban’s liaison office in the Gulf state. He…
KABUL fighters in Saudi Arabia. On Monday, some media reports said the Karzai administration was planning to offer the olive branch to insurgent leaders in Saudi Arabia. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) quoted unnamed Western and Afghan officials as saying…
KABUL, Tajikistan and Iran, would go on the air in a few months, an information ministry official said on Tuesday. The neighbours -- all Persian language-speaking countries -- negotiated the project for more than a decade. Former Iranian president Ali…
QALAT (PAN projects, officials said. During a visit to Zabul, Crocker met Governor Ashraf Nasiri and other officials on the current security situation and reconstruction schemes, the governor's spokesman, Sharif Nasiri, told Pajhwok Afghan News. Governor Nasiri briefed the visiting…
