More high-ranking officials face prosecution over COVID-19 funding fraud

Two provincial governors and two former governors were on Tuesday referred to the Attorney General’s Office on suspicion of embezzlement of COVID-19 funds, sources have confirmed....

Three killed, dozens wounded in massive Balkh truck bombing

Two civilians and one Afghan National Army commando were killed and more than 40 were wounded when a truck bomb was detonated in Balkh province early...

India records over 60,000 new COVID-19 cases, a spike in infections

India reported more than 60,000 new cases of Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 infections to over 3.1 million.  The...

Taliban to visit Pakistan’s foreign ministry for ‘formal talks’ 

A delegation from the Taliban’s Qatar office will visit Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for formal talks on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed. ...

Zerbena: Problems ahead of investment in Afghanistan

15 killed, 75 wounded in Philippines twin blasts

Two subsequent bombings rocked the town of Jolo in Sulu province of the Philippines, killing at least 15 people and wounding 75 more, Reuters reported. According...

Morning News Show Part2: Afghanistan peace process

Taliban attacks, destroys district gov’t compound in Ghazni province

Taliban insurgents attacked the center of Dehyak district in central Ghazni province on Sunday night, local officials confirmed. According to them, the district government compound was...

Morning News Show Part1: Pakistan imposes new sanctions on Taliban leaders

Sola: Pakistan imposed sanctions on Taliban leaders

Special forces fail in attempt to arrest former football chief

Afghan Special Forces on Sunday night failed to arrest the former president of Afghanistan Football Federation, Keramuddin Karim, in Panjshir province, officials said. Provincial officials told...

Twitter limits engagement on another one of Trump’s tweets

Twitter has once again flagged and hidden one of President Donald Trump’s tweets, this time “for making misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from...

Pas Az Khabar: Criticism on delaying cabinet introducing

Zerbena: Work on reconstruction of Salang highway

Afghan, Tajik presidents discuss ways to improve bilateral relations 

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon have agreed that a working committee from Afghanistan will soon visit Tajikistan to explore ways to...

Experienced police chief appointed to secure Kabul

Brigadier General Juma Gul Hemat has been appointed as the new police chief for Kabul, amid rising tension in the capital.  The announcement was made early...

Taliban team heads to Islamabad for talks with officials

A Taliban team led by the group’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Baradar traveled to Pakistan on Sunday to discuss the Afghan peace process with Pakistani officials,...

Tahawol: Structure of High Council for National Reconciliation finalized

Tashkent urges tighter security for Uzbek companies in Afghanistan

Uzbekistan has asked the Afghan government to tighten security measures for staff employed by Uzbek companies operating in Afghanistan.  This comes after an armed attack was...

Key Taliban commander arrested in outlying area of Kabul

Afghan security forces have arrested a key Taliban commander in Shakar Dara in Kabul province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed in a statement Sunday. Mullah...