SIGAR warns of continued threat – with or without peace

The United States’ Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warned on Wednesday night that security remains the most crucial and enduring high-risk area for Afghanistan...

Talk teams meet with UNAMA as stalled talks tackled

Yesterday evening, a meeting was held between the the Head of the Political office of the Islamic Emirate, Mullah Baradar Akhand, and his deputy, with UNAMA...

Turkey to host meeting on Afghan peace late in March

Sources told ArianaNews on Wednesday that Turkey will host a meeting on Afghan peace process on 27 March. According to the sources the meeting will be...

Ghani declares March 10 as National Tree Planting Day

As government officials around the country planted saplings on Wednesday, President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree declaring March 10 as National Tree Planting Day, the Presidential...

Hassina Akbar wins Kabul Women’s Chess tournament

The National Chess Federation held a successful chess tournament for women at the Kabul Serena Hotel this week to mark International Women’s Day. According to the...

AFJC calls on UN Security Council to step up efforts to protect Afghan journalists

The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) and 40 other civil society organizations from around the world have called on the UN Security Council and UNAMA to support...

35 Taliban insurgents killed in ANDSF operation in Zabul

At least 35 Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in southern Zabul province, the Defense Ministry...

US Senate Committee Chair says troops withdrawal might be reconsidered

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said Tuesday that the US deadline, May 1, for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may have to be reconsidered...

Tahawol: Cooperation between government and Parliament discussed

Sola: Reactions over US State Secretary’s letter to Afghan leaders

Political parties mull US peace plan that ‘offers’ Taliban 50%

Members of a number of different political parties said Tuesday that under the new US plan for a transitional government, the Taliban has been offered a...

Paktia schools register 20,000 new enrolments of girls for this year

Paktia education officials said Tuesday that 20,000 girls have been enrolled in schools in Gardez city and districts for the new solar year, in addition to...

Female cyclists mark Women’s Day in Kabul

A number of Afghan women cyclists held a cycling contest to mark March 8, International Women’s Day, in Kabul. Twenty cyclists from Kabul, Bamyan, Ghazni, Balkh,...

Ghani meets with Dostum after more than two years

Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, the former first vice president, met with President Ashraf Ghani on Monday evening, for the first time in more than two and...

Farah women get second dedicated radio station in one month

A second all-women radio station in Farah province has been launched in just one month – in a bid to promote women’s rights. Naw-e-Zan radio station...

Morning News Show: Amraullah Saleh’s reaction to Blinken’s letter discussed

UNAMA chief heads for Doha in bid to push for peace

The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons is due to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday to meet with Afghan government and Taliban representatives in an...

Russia invites parties to conflict to Moscow peace meeting

Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has invited Afghan officials to participate in a peace meeting in Moscow next week. In a letter sent to...

Tahawol: Proposed peace summit in Ankara discussed



Sola: Blinken’s letter to Ghani discussed