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KABUL paid $5.4 million for waste incinerators that were never operated because of deficiencies, a federal watchdog said on Monday. Subsequently, American soldiers and other

WASHINGTON (PAN. “Concluding the BSA promptly would be an important signal to the people of Afghanistan, to the Taliban, to our allies and partners, and

WASHINGTON (PAN. “We believe CASA-1000 can be a potentially transformative project, helping create a regional energy grid that connects Central and South Asia for the

WASHINGTON (PAN): Two key Congress committees on Monday reached a deal on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2014, approving $6.2 billion for Afghan

KABUL on Monday, officials said. Hagel will meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad in the first visit by a US defense secretary to

KABUL): Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi on Friday accused the United States of trying to pressure elements of President Karzai’s administration to accept the security agreement.

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the

KABUL (SIGAR)’s acknowledgement that their processes of managing US direct assistance and international donor funds continue to improve and mature. In a statement, the Combined

BRUSSELS (PAN): US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said Afghan defense minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi or government could sign the security agreement with

WASHINGTON (PAN after 2014.  “The US would sign the BSA with Afghanistan. NATO would sign the Afghanistan-NATO SOFA,” a Pentagon official said. “The BSA is

WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States is ready to sign the bilateral security agreement in coming days, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has told President Hamid

WASHINGTON (PAN begins as soon as possible. “The critical next step must be to get the BSA signed in short order, and put into motion