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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): A red-carpet welcome awaits President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Abdullah Abdullah in the United States on Sunday, an

KABUL (Pajhwok): Scheduled to meet next week, the US and Afghan leaders are likely to confer on a shift in Washington’s troop drawdown plans, an

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US President Barack Obama has taken no decision yet on changes the troop levels in Afghanistan or pace of the drawdown, the White

KABUL and other militant groups linked to violent extremism. A Pakistani newspaper, The Express Tribune, reported on Thursday a formal announcement of the ban on

KABUL (Pajhwok): US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Thursday to work together to defeat the forces of evil that

KABUL is crumbling because of embarrassing construction flaws, America’s federal investigators said on Thursday. In a report, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

KABUL Omar unless they posed a direct threat to America, a Department of Defence official indicated on Sunday. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The White House on Tuesday ruled out any change in its drawdown plan from Afghanistan in the aftermath of the brazen terrorist attack

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States Senate on Tuesday confirmed Peter Michael McKinley as next US ambassador to Afghanistan. Replacing James B. Cunningham, McKinley’s nomination was

KABUL (Pajhwok): The US Senate on Tuesday accused the CIA of using brutal but ineffective techniques in interrogating detainees during the Bush administration. CIA’s secret

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Afghan citizens held anti-Pakistan’s internal affairs. A large number of Afghan nationals gathered in Washington on Monday, holding placards inscribed with anti-Pakistan and

KABUL (Pajhwok): US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived on an unannounced trip in Kabul on Saturday. The Pentagon also tweeted Hegel had reached Kabul. Sources