KABUL and discussed with them the Afghan peace process, political situation and Covid-19. A statement from the National Security Council (NSC) received by Pajhwok Afghan News said Mohib held a farewell meeting with outgoing Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Alexander Mantytskiy.…
KABUL killed 789 civilians after their peace pact with the US two months back in Doha. Javid Faisal, NSC spokesman, told reporters at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) that the Taliban were not committed to their peace deal…
KABUL of killing 24 civilians and wounding another 13 in different parts of the country in the past week. Javid Faisal, spokesman for NSC, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents continued their violent campaign against the innocent Afghan people. He…
KABUL freed 60 people but they included only 19 military personnel and the rest were civilians. The Taliban yesterday announced they freed 60 government personnel in Kandahar and Laghman provinces and handed them over to ICRC as part of the…
KABUL prisoners could be released from the Pul-i-Charkhi jail on the eastern outskirts of Kabul, a well-placed source said on Monday. Earlier in the day, National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Javid Faisal said the government had released 361 Taliban inmates…
KABUL militants killed at least 30 civilians within a week in various parts of the country, said the National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday. Javed Faisal, NSC spokesman, wrote on his twitter account that the Taliban killed 30 civilians in…
KABUL prisoners are being released today (Thursday) in compliance with a presidential decree, the National Security Council (NSC) said. The prisoners’ release would be based on their ages, health condition and remaining prison terms, NSC spokesman Javed Faisal tweeted. A…
KABUL prisoners ambassadors of troops-contributing nations. The National Security Council (NSC) media office tweeted that NSA Mohib held a video teleconference with ambassadors of troop-contributing countries about developments in the release of prisoners. The NSA said Afghanistan was prepared to…
The government says it is working with ICRC on providing medical services to inmates in Bagram and Pul-i-Charkhi prisons. National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Javed Faisal tweeted on Monday they were working with the global humanitarian body on…
KABUL prisoners’ list would be revised to ensure that they would not return to war. NSC spokesman Javed Faisal told Pajhwok Afghan News the government had proposed a mechanism for the peace process to move forward. The insurgents would have…
KABUL reopened its border with Iran on Tuesday, the day seven more suspected coronavirus cases emerged in western Herat province. The border was shut on Monday over fears of spread of coronavirus, an illness that has caused a dozen fatalities…
KABUL National Security Council (NSC) on Monday said Afghanistan’s experience showed Germany supported the peace process without personal or political concerns. NSC spokesman Kabir Haqmal told Pajhwok Afghan News that Germany has started efforts at arranging intra-Afghan dialogue. “Besides the…
President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday decreed the appointment of three new deputy National Security Council (NSC) advisors, a statement said. A statement from the NSC received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the three new deputies were appointed based…
The National Security Council (NSC) has approved in principle the policy of legalizing illegal armed men and groups, a statement said on Monday. The statement from the NSC received by Pajhwok Afghan News said a security meeting was…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday sacked Din Mohammad Jurat as his senior advisor and deputy of the National Security Council (NSC), an official said. An official at the Presidential Palace, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan…
National Security Council (NSC)’s deputy head Sulaiman Kakar on Monday presented his resignation to President Ashraf Ghani. In his resignation letter, a copy of which has been received by Pajhwok Afghan News, Kakar thanked President Ghani for reposing…
KABUL (JIA) demand for the sacking of National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar as politically motivated. Qader Shah, the NSC Strategic Department head, said Atmar had no executive powers and worked as advisor to the president on national security. He…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said those who had committed negligence in preventing yesterday’s triple suicide attack on the funeral ceremony for a lawmaker’s son in Kabul should be dealt with seriously and brought to justice. President Ghani,…
A new head for the strategic communications section of the National Security Council (NSC) have been appointed, an official said on Tuesday. Former strategic communications head Tawab Ghorzang told Pajhwok Afghan News he had resigned his position due…
Afghan National Armey (ANA) soldiers have arrested an imposter posing as a National Security Council (NSC) representative in northern Balkh province. Sardar Zmarai Daud, holding fake identify documents, introduced himself as an NDS delegate for northern provinces, a…
KABUL Breshna Sherkat (DABS) on Wednesday said it had shared with the National Security Council (NSC) the beating of its workers by bodyguards of the Nangarhar governor. DABS spokesman in Kabul, Wahidullah Tawhidi, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a campaign…
The National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to provide needed support and assistance to the families of those who lost their loved ones and those injured in yesterday’s attack on a rally in Kabul.…
The National Security Council on Monday directed the defence and security organs to take necessary measures for security across the country during Eid holidays. Presided over by President Ashraf Ghani, the NSC meeting took place at the Presidential…
The National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday denied the Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led group had placed new conditions for its reconciliation with the government. The NSC said peace talks with the Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) remained progressive and productive. Peace talks between…
