IEA’s recognition depends on treatment of Afghan women: US

The US State Department says Afghanistan government’s recognition depends on the behavior of the Islamic Emirate’s leaders towards Afghan women. Speaking in a press conference, the...

Tahawol: UNSC’s meeting on Afghanistan situation discussed

Hope, Pooran fire West Indies to World Cup qualifying win over Nepal

Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran hit centuries to propel the West Indies to a convincing 101-run win over Nepal at the World Cup Qualifier in Harare...

Saar: Pakistan’s call for treating Afghans with respect discussed

IEA welcomes some parts of UNAMA chief’s report to UNSC on Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Thursday welcomed some of the statements made by the UN in Afghanistan’s mission chief, who noted a number of...

Mes Aynak mining still on hold as company deals with challenges

MJAM, the Chinese company that has the extraction contract for Aynak copper mine, in Logar province, has not been able to start operating due to the...

AWCC customer service center opens in Maidan Wardak province

Afghan Wireless Communication Company continues to expand services to its customers across the country, and this week opened a new customer services office in Maidan Wardak...

Blast at BBQ shop in northwest China kills 31

A gas explosion at a barbecue eatery on Wednesday night in China’s northwestern Ningxia region killed 31, according to state-run Xinhua news agency, in one of...

Pakistan minister urges border officials to treat Afghans with respect

Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar visited Torkham crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan this week and urged officials to deal with...

Paris blast: At least 37 hurt, sniffer dogs pick up scent under rubble

A blast ripped through a street near Paris’ historic Latin Quarter on Wednesday and rescuers were searching for two missing people feared buried under the rubble...

Leask powers Scotland to thrilling World Cup qualifying win over Ireland

Michael Leask smashed a brilliant 91 not out to lead Scotland to a dramatic one-wicket victory over Ireland from the final ball at the World Cup...

Tahawol: Iran and Qatar foreign ministers discuss Afghanistan

UN Security Council hears how IEA bans on women are ‘obscuring’ positive achievements

The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva said on Wednesday that the bans affecting women and girls in the country were “obscuring” some of...

Saar: World concerned about security situation in Afghanistan

WFP deputy chief visits Afghanistan, reaffirms WFP’s commitment to Afghans

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau said this week, after his visit to Afghanistan, that it...

Obaidullah Sader Khail selected as head of Afghan Business Council in UAE

The annual General Assembly of the Afghan Business Council-Dubai was held on Tuesday at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Afghan Business Council said...

Winners of religious subjects contest in Kabul receive AWCC prizes

Winners of a religious subjects competition among top students of public and private schools, which was held last week, received prizes from the Afghan Wireless Communication...

IEA condemns Israel forces’ attack in Jenin city

The foreign ministry of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli forces’ attack in Jenin city of the occupied...

Afghan envoy in Pakistan says UNHCR not interested in solving refugees’ issue

UNHCR has not taken any cooperative and beneficial measures to solve the problems of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the Afghan envoy in Islamabad said on Tuesday....

CSTO calls on IEA to step up counter-terrorism measures

Moscow-led military alliance the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expressed concern over the security situation in Afghanistan and called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)...