KABUL. In Riyadh, he Foreign Ministry said the Saudi government had followed up on reconciliation between Kabul and the Taliban. A statement from the ministry said the kingdom supported the reconciliation process and everything that reduce violence in Afghanistan. It…
KABUL. Ahmad Javid Mujadidi, the Afghan envoy in Riyadh, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Saudi government had approved buildings for 600 schools instead of 100 schools. He said the Afghan government had urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to construct…
KABUL on Saturday signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia and UNHCR on facilitating voluntarily returning Afghan refugee families. The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Finance, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHRC,…
The decision to suspend prayer in the mosques will continue to be in force, if the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic does not disappear worldwide, Saudi Arabia minister for Islamic Affairs said on Monday. Abdullateef Bin Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has…
KABUL (ARCS) for distribution to needy families in nine provinces, including Kabul, an official said on Tuesday. ARCS Deputy Head MirwaisAkrami said the meat would be delivered to Kabul with support of the Islamic Development Bank. He said the meet…
KABUL, a statement from Afghan Embassy in Saudi Arabia said on Friday. Hundreds of pilgrims, including Afghans, were killed and injured in a crane fall incident in the holy mosque back in 2015. Saudi Arabia compensated the Afghan injured and…
Saudi Arabia is set to host the 14th meeting of the Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah on May 31. The summit will be chaired by Custodian of the two holy Mosques King…
Saudi Arabia on Sunday said the kingdom wanted to avert war in the region but was ready to respond with "all strength and determination" following last week's attacks on Saudi oil assets. “Iran has threatened the world’s economic…
KABUL strongly condemned the sabotage terrorist attack using explosive-laden drones to target two pump stations at an oil pipeline in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Also, Afghanistan affirmed its full solidarity with the Kingdom in combating terrorism and extremism, and…
The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) has started distributing relief goods worth 80 million afghanis to 20000 deserving Afghan families for the holy month of Ramadan. The aid distribution was launched in Kabul on…
KABUL transport minister and civil aviation head discussed increased cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s transport minister during a visit to the kingdom, a statement said on Thursday. The Civil Aviation Authority in a statement said transport minister Yama Yari and civil…
KABUL in Saudi Arabia have been added to Haramain Sharifain’s property. The plots were purchased by the Afghan government and devoted to Afghan pilgrims. However, they have been added inexplicably to the property of the Haramain Sharifain. There is no…
As part of Saudi Arabia’s future vision, Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on Saturday issued a decree appointing Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan as the kingdom’s first female ambassador to the United States. The kingdom in recent…
KABUL and Umra minister. A statement from the Afghanistan Embassy in Riyadh received by Pajhwok Afghan News said ambassador Karim, who is also president’s special advisor, met with Saudi Hajj Minister Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten. A number of other…
KABUL. National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib won the assurance of support in separate meetings with his Saudi counterpart and other leaders of the kingdom. A statement from the National Security Council said an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, counterterrorism,…
KABUL’s Balochistan province, according to a media report on Thursday. The delegation headed by Ahmad Algamdi, adviser to the ministry of energy also included businessmen and members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Saudi Arabia in a first…
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Monday said that the Kingdom supported a political solution in Yemen according to Security Council resolutions and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative, a media report said. Addressing…
KABUL, a statement said Thursday. Mohib and Yamamoto met on Wednesday evening, the statement from the National Security Council said. The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan briefed the Afghan NSA over the November 28 ministerial meeting on Afghanistan in…
KABUL) office in Jalalabad. A number of people protesting in front of the IEC office in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province were left dead and wounded by the suicide bombing on Saturday. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned…
The Saudi Arabia chairman of the Central Hajj Committee has said 250,000 workers contributed to serving pilgrims in this year’s Hajj rituals. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, advisor to the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, governor of Makkah…
KABUL peace process, a statement said on Monday. The statement from the NSA office said Atmar discussed peace in Afghanistan with Saudi Arabia’s ambassador Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Khalid in his office on Monday. Atamr thanked Saudi Arabia for its increasing…
KABUL’s strategic partner in the peace process, urging Riyadh’s cooperation in ensuring peace in the war-torn country. The president was talking to members of Afghanistan Ulema (HPC) during a meeting, according to a statement from the Presidential Palace. Ghani hailed…
KABUL in Saudi Arabia as ‘a meeting arranged with US orders.’ The government of Saudi Arabia hosted the international ulema conference on Afghan peace and security in Jeddah and Mecca on July 10th and 11th. The conference called on Muslim…
KABUL on Tuesday hit out at the International Conference of religious scholars in Saudi Arabia, saying no one reserved the right to call them terrorists. Saudi Arabia and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have completed preparations to host the…
