2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in Washington
Two Israeli embassy staff members -- a “young couple about to be engaged --have been killed in an overnight shooting in Washington.
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$719,000 embezzled in construction of Afghan embassy wall
The Attorney General Office (AGO) has accused presidential advisor Mohammad Humayun Qayyumi, Afghan Ambassador in Washington Roya Rahmani and, a former advisor Shah Mohammad Sargand of embezzling more than $719,000 in the construction of the Afghan embassy wall.…
Kabul, Washington at odds over deadly attacks
Kabul and Washington are at odds over who conducted a deadly attack on a maternity ward of a hospital in the Dasht-i-Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul. At least 35 people, including babies and mothers, were killed in the bomb…
Women leaders hopeful about Afghanistan’s future
KABUL or as refugees, as well as their work on bringing positive changes to the country. Eighty percent of the delegates sounded hopeful about Afghanistan’s future. According to the Feminist Newswire, they said positive changes were happening in the war-devastated…
WAC-DC to open office in Kabul soon: Mohib
KABUL Affairs Council-Washington DC is to open its branch in Kabul soon, the Afghan envoy to the US said on Tuesday. Hamdullah Mohib wrote on his Facebook account that he met with WAC-DC Chief Executive Officer Tony Culley-Foster a day…
US warns its citizens against travelling to Afghanistan
Citing continued instability and threats from terrorist organisations, the United States on Wednesday warned its citizens against travelling to Afghanistan. In a travel advisory, the State Department travel to all areas of Afghanistan remained unsafe.Taliban, Islamic State and…
Washington, Kabul vow to strengthen partnership
In a phone call with President Ashraf Ghani, US President Barack Obama on Wednesday commended the bravery of Afghan forces and expressed his condolences for the civilians killed in the attack on a hospital in Kunduz, the White…
Peace process needs real commitment from all sides: Tannin
In an apparent reference to the flip-flop from elements across the border, Afghanistan on Thursday told the powerful UN Security Council the peace process needed a responsible attitude from all sides, mutual determination and real commitment. “The government of Afghanistan…
Afghans stage anti-Pakistan protest in Washington
KABUL protest, calling for immediate steps to stop further bloodshed of their countrymen. Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam, a protester and civil society activist, told Pajhwok Afghan News dozens of protestors, including Afghans and Americans, chanted anti- Pakistan slogans on the eve…
US Rice condoles with Ghani on Kabul attacks
The US National Security Advisor, Susan Rice, on Saturday called President Ashraf Ghani, to express her condolences over the deaths in the suicide terrorist attacks in Kabul this week. In addition to Rice, the Assistant to the US…
