UN chief condemns Nangarhar attack, urges speedy political settlement

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide attack on a government compound in Nangarhar province that killed at least 13 people.  In a...

Ghani heads to Kuwait, for Emir’s funeral, and then to Qatar

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani left early Monday for Kuwait to attend the funeral of the late Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who died last week.  After...

Rights watchdog raises concern over increase in targeted killings 

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has expressed deep concern over increasingly frequent targeted civilian killings across the country. In a statement released Sunday, the...

Ghani calls on Taliban to become a ‘positive force’ and help bring peace

President Ashraf Ghani has called on the Taliban to play a positive role in the peace process and to work to “bring security” in the country....

Zerbena: Plan to set-out public transport plan yet to be implemented

Sola: Breakthrough in Doha talks

Tahawol: Efforts to resolve disputes between peace teams

Saudi eases restrictions for Umrah pilgrims 

Saudi Arabian authorities partially lifted a seven-month-long ban on pilgrims performing Umrah and allowed the first group of worshippers to enter the Grand Mosque on Sunday. ...

Baghlan district governor survivors ambush in yet another targeted attack

Governor of Jalga district in Baghlan province Abdul Wali Sharifi was wounded in an ambush by unknown gunmen in Kotal Murgh district of the province on...

Taliban attack public police force base on Takhar-Kunduz highway

Heavy clashes are currently underway between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban in Qulburs on the Takhar-Kunduz highway, officials have confirmed.  Spokesman for the Takhar...

Abdullah likely to visit India to discuss peace process

Afghanistan’s Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah will visit India later this week and will meet with the country’s top leadership to...

Well known cricket umpire loses 4 relatives in Nangarhar bombing

Bismillah Jan Shinwari, a well known Afghan cricket umpire, lost four close relatives on Saturday, including a cousin and a nephew when a suicide bomber detonated...

India registers 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, almost 6.5 million infections

India’s death toll from COVID-19 passed the 100, 000 mark on Saturday, becoming only the third country in the world to reach that tally, after the...

Tahawol: Breakthrough in intra-Afghan talks

Zerbena: lack of lands for establishing factories

Sola: Breakthrough in Doha talks

Afghan cricketer Tarakai in critical condition following car crash

Afghan national cricket player Najeeb Tarakai was critically injured in a car accident on Friday in Nangarhar.  According to the Afghan Cricket Board, Tarakai underwent emergency...

At least 15 killed in car bomb explosion in Nangarhar

A car bomb explosion rocked Ghanikhail district of Nangarhar province earlier today after insurgents attacked the district government compound.  Nangarhar governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani confirmed the...

Trump hospitalized for ‘breathing problems’ after testing positive

US President Donald Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19 after his campaign debate against Joe Biden, has been flown to a military hospital after experiencing “trouble...

Iran exports over $1 billion in goods through Dogharoon to Afghanistan

Iran has exported over $1 billion worth of goods to Afghanistan, through Dogharoon Special Economic Zone, over the past six months.  From March 20, the value...