Court hears Mullah Mansour used fake identities to buy insurance and properties

Former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in 2016 in a US drone strike, had a life insurance policy with a Pakistan company under...

Ghani calls for talks to be held in Afghanistan and not at ‘luxury Doha hotels’

President Ashraf Ghani said Monday he wants the next round of intra-Afghan talks to be held in Afghanistan as the people have the right to be...

Selection process for national bowling team underway in Kabul

The selection process for the Afghan National Bowling Team started in Kabul on Monday with the support of the National Olympic Committee.   Twelve women and...

Lemon production on the rise in Nangarhar

According to the Nangarhar Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, the number of lemon orchards in the province has increased in recent years.   Inamullah Safi,...

Ghani discusses security and border control plans at NSC meeting 

President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that peace and stability in Afghanistan will bring peace and stability to the region.    Speaking at a National Security Council...

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Canada

The first COVID-19 vaccines landed in Canada on Sunday with the first Canadians set to get the jab on Monday.    Reuters reported that Canada and...

Electoral College will vote Monday, confirming Joe Biden’s win

Electors will gather in state capitols across the country on Monday to formally vote for Joe Biden as the next US president, effectively ending President Donald...

Google delays return to office and eyes ‘flexible work week’

Alphabet Inc’s Google will allow its employees to work from home until September next year, the New York Times reported on Monday.   Citing the NYT,...

US to reduce its troops to 2,500 by mid-January: Miller

The US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller said in an interview with Ariana News on Sunday that Washington will reduce its troops...

Pas Az Khabar: Waheed Omer’s reaction on Code 91 expenditure

Tahawol: Role of regional countries in the Afghan peace process

Sola: Peace talks teams announce a three-week break from negotiations

Danish speaks out in support of rights for minority groups

Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan’s second vice president, said at a gathering on Sunday that the basic rights of Afghans, especially minorities, need to be focused on and...

AGO prosecutor gunned down in Kabul in targeted attack 

Kabul witnessed yet another targeted assassination in the city on Sunday when gunmen shot and killed a state prosecutor. Habib, Director of the Investigation Committee at...

Ghani tells summit Afghanistan extremely vulnerable to climate change

President Ashraf Ghani said this week that Afghanistan has tremendous potential to produce clean energy and develop an eco-friendly green industry. Addressing the virtual 2020 Climate...

Third leg of women’s cycling tour wraps up in Qargha

The third stage of the women’s cycling tour, the Malalai Cup, was held in Kabul on Sunday with Yulduz Hashimi taking first place. Close on Hashimi’s...

MoD probes claims of civilian casualties in Kandahar airstrike

The Afghan security forces Saturday conducted an airstrike in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, aimed at targeting a Taliban gathering in the area. There are...

Turkey pledges $15 million in military aid for ANDSF

Turkey has agreed to assist Afghanistan with 100 million Turkish Lira (about US$13 million) in military equipment for the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces over...

MP’s driver and bodyguard killed in botched assassination attempt

Tawofiq Wahdat, a member of the Afghan parliament (Wolesi Jirga), confirmed that his vehicle had been targeted in an explosion early Sunday morning, but that he...

US vaccine campaign will launch with convoy of trucks from factory 

Convoy’s of trucks, with trailers, are scheduled to roll out of Pfizer Inc’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Sunday as the US begins to roll...