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...

Taliban attack kills five Afghan soldiers in Baghlan

At least five Afghan soldiers have been killed in a clash with the Taliban militants in northern Baghlan province, sources said Friday. Bismillah Atash, a member...

MoFA welcomes Troika statement after Moscow summit

The Afghan Foreign Ministry has welcomed the joint statement of Russia, China, the US, and Pakistan, also known as the Troika, issued following a day of...

Biden administration considering a 6-month extension for US forces in Afghanistan

Washington is considering a six-month extension for US forces in Afghanistan, media outlets reported on Friday. No final decision has been made, the official emphasized. NBC...

Habiba Sarabi the lone woman in a room full of men at Moscow meeting

Despite repeated pledges by the Afghan government and the country’s politicians to include women in decision making processes, Thursday’s grand meeting in Moscow on the peace...

Troika calls on Taliban to cancel Spring offensive after Moscow summit

Russia, China, the US and Pakistan, also known as the Troika, on Thursday called on the Taliban to not pursue a Spring offensive and said they...

Ghani adamant about not compromising on Constitution

Addressing an event to mark National Journalists Day, President Ashraf Ghani referred to the peace process and said he will never compromise Afghanistan’s Constitution or the...

Atta Noor elected chair of Jamiat splinter group

Delegates attending a congress of the Jamiat-e-Islami faction led by Atta Mohammad Noor on Thursday elected Noor as their party chairman. Noor secured the majority of...

Lavrov opens Moscow Summit, says Afghan conflict is fueling extremism

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov officially opened Thursday’s landmark peace summit in Moscow which has brought together representatives of the Afghan Republic and the Taliban, along...

Wardak council accuses Alipour’s men of downing helicopter

Wahidullah Akbarzoy, Secretary of Maidan Wardak’s Provincial Council, said the Afghan military helicopter that crashed on Wednesday night was shot down by militia’s loyal to local...

India’s richest state suffers surge in COVID-19 cases

New coronavirus infections in India rose by the most in more than three months as a second wave of the epidemic gathered momentum, with Maharashtra, the...