Morning News Show: Women’s concerns over troops withdrawal discussed

Zerbena: MRRD signs contracts of 94 development projects

Pas Az Khabar: Kabul car bomb blast discussed

Tahawol: Istanbul peace conference postponed

Putin warns West of harsh response if it crosses Russia’s ‘red lines’

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday not to cross Russia’s “red lines”, saying Moscow would respond swiftly and harshly to any provocations and...

IFRC warns of worsening drought crisis in Afghanistan

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a report that one-third of the Afghan population could suffer food insecurity due...

US retrieves and returns $1.8 million worth of stolen artifacts

The US has handed over 33 ancient artifacts to the Afghan Embassy in Washington DC, US, this week. The US’s Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said in...

MP tells parliament security forces ambushed him

MP Mahdi Rasikh claimed Wednesday that he survived an attack by the Afghan security forces in the Bihsud district of Maidan Wardak province. Addressing the Wolesi...

Zerbena: Discussion on the economic impact of US troops withdrawal



Sola: Government to call for a Loya Jirga



German troops could leave Afghanistan as early as July 4

The German military plans to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by as early as July 4, dpa news agency reported. This is earlier than previously...

US State Dept reiterates Istanbul was not meant to replace Doha talks

The US State Department’s spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday night that the Istanbul Conference was never meant to replace the Doha talks but rather it...

Istanbul Conference postponed until ‘meaningful progress can be made’

Turkey, Qatar and the United Nations officially announced the postponement of the planned Istanbul Conference scheduled from april 24 to May 4. In a statement issued...

UK ‘reserving right’ to return to Afghanistan if terrorism grows

The UK and its allies “reserve the right” to launch new military action in Afghanistan should international terrorism thrive, the British government has said. According to...

MoI claims 7 wounded in Kabul car bomb on NDS forces

The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday confirmed at least seven people were wounded in an explosion that rocked Kabul late Tuesday night. The explosion happened at...

Afghan farmers harvested more than 2,500 tons of peppers last year

According to the Statistics and Information Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), 2,529 metric tons of peppers were produced in the country...

Turkey conference on Afghan peace postponed

Reuters quoting sources that the US-backed Afghan peace conference in Turkey has been postponed over non-participation by the Taliban. Turkey announced Tuesday that it is postponing...

Kabul jolted by powerful explosion

A powerful explosion tore across Kabul on Tuesday night in what appears to have been a targeted attack on a convoy of vehicles belonging to the...

CENTCOM chief in midst of ‘detailed planning’ for counterterrorism ops

Carrying out airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan without a US troop presence in the country will be difficult but “not impossible”, the commander of US...

Ghani launches major development program of 1,000 projects

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday officially launched the start of construction of 1,000 infrastructure projects across the country. Addressing an event to mark Good Governance and...