FM Atmar headed to Uzbekistan to discuss enhancing bilateral ties

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar headed for a two-day visit to Uzbekistan to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation. Atmar left Kabul for Tashkent on...

13 people killed in Kandahar mine blasts

At least 13 people were killed and three more wounded in two separate roadside mine blasts in southern Kandahar province, a local official said Friday. Bahir...

Sola: Taliban delegation meets Pakistani officials

Tahawol: NATO, Germany PM emphasize on political settle for the Afghan war

Bayat Foundation provides emergency relief to Parwan flood-affected families

Bayat Foundation’s relief supplies were distributed to flood-affected people in northern Parwan Parwan province. The aid packages included flour, rice, cooking oil, and tents for 150...

Zerbena: Efforts to build standard roads

Morning News Show Part2: Taliban meets Pakistan’s foreign minister

Peace talks to start next week, says Abdullah

Intra-Afghan negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban will start next week, said Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Thursday....

Police arrest two ‘terrorist groups’ in Kabul ahead of Ashura

Afghan Special Forces arrested two “terrorist groups” in counter-terrorism operations in Kabul on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement Thursday. According...

Afghan leaders step up help for Parwan flood victims

President Ashraf Ghani held a video conference on Wednesday night with Parwan tribal elders and provincial leaders to discuss ways to assist destitute families and victims...

Tahawol: Disputes between Arg and Sapidar over forming cabinet

MoFA rolls out electronic IDs, passports to Afghans in Iran

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday officially rolled out a program to distribute electronic ID cards and machine-readable passports for Afghans living in Iran. The...

US State Dept, FBI offer $5 million reward for missing Americans

The US State Department has offered a reward of up to $5 million for information to locate two Americans who disappeared in Afghanistan.  Paul Overby, 77,...

Tackling COVID-19 in Afghanistan with international aid

One of the greatest challenges Afghanistan faces in its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic is the overwhelming demand placed on its fragile health system.  But since...

Taliban forms new 20-member peace talks team 

The Taliban’s chief negotiator Abbas Stanikzai said the group has formed a new 20-member team responsible for holding intra-Afghan talks and negotiations with the United States. ...

Flash flood death toll rises to almost 100 as rescue work continues

Close to 100 people have died and more than 150 were injured in devastating flash floods that swept through Parwan’s provincial capital Charikar in the early...

Abdullah discusses peace process with Pakistan’s PM

Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah spoke with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on the phone Wednesday to discuss the Afghan peace...

Morning News Show Part2: Taliban increases attacks against the Afghan government

Morning News Show Part1: Afghan strongmen and impunity

NATO chief says peace process showing ‘some encouraging progress’

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday afternoon that the organization remains committed to its presence in Afghanistan as its “the best way to support the peace...