Taliban carry out first attack of the new 1400 solar year

Security forces from Takhar province said Sunday that Taliban fighters carried out the first attack of the new year – in Dasht-e-Qala district. Khalil Asir, a...

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Indian officials

US Defense Secretary General Lloyd Austin held talks this weekend with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and foreign minister S Jaishankar where they discussed the Afghanistan...

In Nawroz message, Ghani calls on Taliban to stop killing Afghans 

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to stop killing Afghans and not to let “strangers” manipulate them.  Speaking at an event to mark the...

Asghar Afghan breaks Dhoni’s record to become most successful T20I captain

Afghanistan’s cricket team skipper Asghar Afghan on Saturday beat MS Dhoni’s record to become the most successful T20I captain during the third T20I match against Zimbabwe...

One dead, six wounded in four consecutive blasts in Nangarhar

Four back-to-back explosions in Jalalabad city left at least one person dead and six wounded early Saturday morning, officials confirmed. Farid Khan, a spokesman for the...

1399 a bleak year for Afghans as thousands died in the conflict

Afghans will on Saturday usher in 1400, a new year in the Persian calendar while remembering 1399 as having devastated thousands of families who lost loved...

Ghani vows revenge for death of nine in helicopter downing

President Ashraf Ghani Saturday vowed revenge for the downing of an Afghan Air Force helicopter on Thursday in Maidan Wardak province that claimed the lives of...

Hopes of political settlement rise as Doha teams ‘make progress’

The Afghan Republic and the Taliban negotiating teams have reportedly made a breakthrough in talks in Doha, a member of the government’s peace team said Saturday....

Ghor district governor killed in magnetic IED explosion

District Governor of Tyora in Ghor province Mohammad Rariq Alam was killed in an explosion on Saturday, local officials confirmed. Zalmay Karimi, a spokesman for Ghor...

Qureshi calls for early conclusion of Pak-Afghan talks on trade agreement

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi emphasised the need for talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) to be wrapped up as...

Nabi upbeat about T20 World Cup after series win against Zimbabwe

Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi said winning the T20 series against Zimbabwe is the perfect build-up towards this year’s T20 World Cup for a team filled with...

Abdullah blasts Ghani for sacking interior minister

Abdullah Abdullah, the High Council for National Reconciliation chair, on Saturday voiced his dissatisfaction over President Ashraf Ghani’s move Friday to dismiss Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi....

Sola: Taliban & Govt Delegations meeting discussed



Pas Az Khabar: Changes in leadership of security ministries discussed

Tahawol: Joint statement of US, Russia, China and Pakistan on Afghan peace discussed

Zerbena: economic reports of the past week reviewed

Morning News Show: Troika joint statement on Afghanistan peace discussed

Moscow summit productive diplomacy in support of Afghan peace process: Khalilzad

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said Friday that he wrapped up two days in Moscow at the “Extended Troika” meeting, aimed at accelerating...

Gov’t, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks after Moscow summit

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation stated that the Afghan government and the Taliban agreed on Friday to try to accelerate peace...

President Ghani appoints new security ministers

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Friday appointed former Kandahar Governor Hayatullah Hayat as Acting Interior Minister and Chief of Army Staff General Yasin Zia as Acting Defense...