Qatar and Turkey have pledged to step up efforts for averting a looming humanitarian crisis and economic meltdown in Afghanistan. The vow came at a joint media briefing given by Turkish Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman…
Turkey's deputy ambassador to Afghanistan provided 100 metric tons of improved wheat seed in assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and said his country is ready to provide more humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Mulavi…
A number politicians have dismissed as untrue the creation of a “National Resistance Council” in Turkey as being circulated in social media, particularly Facebook. Claim: A number of social media users have been posting about the formation of…
Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Cihad Erginay says Ankara will continue offering 300 higher education scholarships to Afghan students. This year’s first position-holder in the university entry test Salgai Baran would also get a Turkish scholarship, he said in…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Saturday said that EHH, a Turkish organization, has pledged to provide 100 metric tons of improved quality seeds in assistance to Afghanistan. A statement from MAIL received by Pajhwok…
The Turkish ambassador to Qatar has assured his country will continue to extend assistance to Afghans, hoping for the establishment of a strong government in Afghanistan. A day earlier, Taliban’s political office head Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai said…
As evacuation flights enter the final stage, Turkey says it is not in a position to take the burden of a new wave of migrants from Afghanistan. “It is out of the question for us to take an…
Germany, Turkey, the US and Taliban have discussed keeping the Kabul airport open beyond August 31 deadline to evacuate more Afghans from Afghanistan. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the media on Monday that leaders of G7 member…
The Taliban on Tuesday warned Turkey of serious consequences over its decision to take over the security of Kabul’s airport after the full withdrawal of US troops in less than two months. In a statement, the group said…
Turkish president RecepTayyipErdogan has said Turkey and the US have reached an agreement on security of Hamid Karzai International Airport. According to a report in Voice of America, Erdogan said that Turkish and US defense ministers discussed the…
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin have discussed Kabul airport operation and security. Akar and Austin had a “constructive and positive meeting” to discuss a plan for Turkey to operate and guard the…
Turkish religious affairs chief Dr. Ali Arbash has vowed to convene a joint conference of Islamic scholars on the conflict in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs in a statement said Hajj and Religious Affairs Minister…
Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkey Amin Mohammad Ramin has expressed the hope that the Istanbul conference would help speed up the Afghan peace process and pave the ground for a ceasefire. The Afghan ambassador made the remarks in an…
President Ashraf Ghani’s adviser on Public and Strategic Relations Waheed Omar on Thursday said the agenda of an international summit on Afghanistan in Turkey was not yet clear, but the Afghan government has drawn up a peace plan.
The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake, according to a media report. All but two…
At least 26 people have been killed by a powerful earthquake in Greece and Turkey, levelling buildings, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. Following the devastating quale, rescuers continued to dig through heavy blocks of concrete with bare hands…
KABUL’s 101st Independence Day, the Presidential Palace said Tuesday. The Turkish leader in a message congratulated President Ghani and hoped brotherly ties between the two countries would further expand, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. “On the account of…
More than a dozen Afghan nationals, including four brothers, have been drowned after a migrant boat sank in Van Lake in Turkey last month, media reported. The lake is near the border with Iran, from where refugees regularly…
KABUL and Turkey have signed a cooperation agreement on information sharing, says a media report. The deal was inked between Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) of Turkey with the National Procurement Authority of Afghanistan. The Anodolu Agency reported the agreement was…
KABUL. “Turkey is also one of the biggest contributors to our Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, helping to ensure the country never again becomes a safe haven for international terrorists,” he said while addressing a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign…
KABUL, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara wants durable peace in the war-torn Afghanistan. Erdogan expressed these views during a meeting with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in Istanbul. On Thursday, CEO Abdullah arrived in Turkey…
Turkey has renovated a library and a conference hall in western Herat province, says the state-run aid agency. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) said on Thursday it had renovated the Ghiyasia Teacher Training Institute's library and…
Refugee and Repatriation minister Sayed Hussain Alami Balkhi on Monday said the situation of Afghan refugees based in Turkey and Greece was getting better. He told a press conference in Kabul that a commission for addressing refugees’ problems…
KABUL, Turkey may be included in the Moscow format, says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special presidential envoy for Afghanistan. Currently on a trip to Ankara, Zamir Kabulov met on Friday with his Turkish counterpart Rıza Hakan Tekin on the Afghan-led…
