KABUL): Political analysts say the Afghan government should ensure constructive utilisation of aid pledges held out at the second Bonn Conference that concluded yesterday in Germany, with delegates promising to keep supporting the war-hit nation beyond 2014. Attended by delegates…
KABUL and capacity building of the public sector, the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday. In a meeting with President Hamid Karzai in Bonn, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said his country was also interested in developing the Ainak Copper project…
BONN (PAN combat terrorism and rebuild the war-ravaged nation.. Speaking at a crucial conference on Afghanistan’s future in Bonn, Krishna said: "India is willing to contribute its share" in the peace and development of Afghanistan. "In May this year, addressing…
KABUL had been invited to participate. The first Bonn Conference, held soon after the ouster of the Taliban regime, had been imposed on the country, he recalled. As a result of that meeting, a puppet government was set up in…
KABUL into secret negotiations, a free media support organisation claimed on Monday. Although the Taliban rejected participation in the 2nd Bonn Conference, some European countries tried to convince them into holding peace talks, the Nai told a news conference. "Every…
KABUL (FEFA) on Sunday said that it would support any decision of the second Bonn Conference on promoting democracy in the war-hit country. Promises of the international community and the Afghan government should focus on implementation of election reforms, FEFA…
KABUL sectors. Two contracts to the effect were signed among Education Minister Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Dutch Ambassador to Afghanistan Radnik van Vollenhoven, and German Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Zahneisen. Under the agreement with the Netherlands, the Dutch government would provide 15.…
BONN (PAN's future, have urged the summit participants to help remove hurdles hindering the ongoing peace process in the war-hit country. Officials and representatives of 100 countries and international organisations are to participate in the meeting on December 5. The…
KABUL and the Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations at the level of non-resident ambassadors on Saturday. An agreement to the effect was signed in Kabul between Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Hai Haidar and Dominican ambassador to India Hans Dannenberg. Haidar…
KABUL held India to a 1-1 draw in their opening match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup being played in New Delhi on Saturday. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and…
KABUL, an official said on Saturday. The project would be jointly executed by the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) and the British Department International Development (DFID), AISA deputy head, Mohammad Nasim Akbar, told a news conference. Investors had been facing…
KABUL): The Afghan government and the international community on Wednesday approved four agreements at the 17th meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB), officials said. Participants of the meeting included, Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal, Cabinet members, outgoing UNAMA…
KABUL, officials said on Tuesday. Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul thanked the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its valuable services toward strengthening the government in Kabul. Addressing a joint news conference with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations…
KABUL): The Afghan government expects a renewal of a strong long-term cooperation pledge from the international community at the 2nd Bonn Conference, officials said on Monday. A government delegation is to leave for Germany this week to firm up the…
