Tahawol: Celebration of 3rd anniversary of Doha Agreement

Study finds vitamin D supplements may help prevent dementia

Researchers from the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada and the University of Exeter in the UK have found the right amount of vitamin...

Telling time on the Moon

A new era of lunar exploration is on the rise, with dozens of Moon missions planned for the coming decade but one thing that is not...

3rd anniversary of Doha Deal: Baradar calls for engagement with all countries

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) needs to engage with all countries, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said on Wednesday at...

Saar: 3rd anniversary of Doha Agreement

Mohammad Sadiq resigns as Pakistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan

Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special representative to Afghanistan, resigned from his post on Wednesday. “After serving close to three years as Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, I...

Passport distribution process resumes across the country  

The General Directorate of Passports confirmed Wednesday that the passport distribution process has resumed in Kabul and in provinces around the country. This comes after the...

Afghanistan still a grave humanitarian crisis, senior aid official says

Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan said on Tuesday climate change and the economic downturn continue to fuel the crisis in...

IEA cabinet passes budget for new solar year

The Administrative Office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has announced that the cabinet approved the draft budget for the new 1402 solar year, which...

80 Afghan citizens dead in Italian shipwreck: IEA foreign ministry

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Tuesday night that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday’s shipwreck off the southern coast of...

Two trains collide in Greece, 26 killed, at least 85 injured

Twenty-six people were killed and at least 85 injured after two trains collided head-on in Greece late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said, while the...

WFP to increase flow of aid to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan

Construction of new warehouse facilities has started at the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Logistics Hub in Termez, Uzbekistan, and once completed the facility will...

Tahawol: Handing over Afghan consulate in Turkey to IEA discussed

Saar: 52nd session of UN Human Rights Council discussed

Iran issues more than 400,000 visas for Afghans in last 11 months

The Iranian consulate in Herat province says over 400,000 visas have been issued to Afghan citizens in the last year, out of which 200,000 were for...

US and Ghani government ‘set the stage’ for the collapse of republic: SIGAR

Washington’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko stated in a report released Monday, that the agency found six short-term factors accelerated the...

Russia closes airspace over St Petersburg after drone spotted

Russia temporarily closed airspace over St. Petersburg, and the city’s Pulkovo Airport temporarily suspended all flights on Tuesday. The announcement was made on the city government’s...

Afghan consulate in Istanbul handed over to IEA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said in a statement on Tuesday that the diplomats sent by the Islamic Emirate to...

IEA kill top Daesh commander in Kabul

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday that a top Daesh commander had been killed in an operation in Kabul on Sunday...

$18.3 million needed for demining in Afghanistan this year: OCHA 

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, (OCHA) said Monday that Afghanistan has one of the  highest levels of explosive ammunition contamination in...