KABUL: The government criticizes Pakistan for what it says “has done nothing practically” for direct negotiations with Taliban representatives, despite promises from the United States envoy “peace efforts ongoing to a right direction” and that Pakistan’s measures made hope. The chief executive office says that officials in Islamabad who met …

KABUL: The European Union (EU) is to donate 30 million Euros to the Afghan judicial system, with the EU ambassador to Kabul saying the money would be given to Afghan attorney general office. The EU Ambassador to Kabul Pierre Mayaudon, said Monday that 10 indexes were considered to be reformed …

KABUL: Some women journalists in the northern province of Balkh say they are facing several problems among them bad security situation. These journalists call insecurity and little payment as two main problems they are suffering in job, that have as they say curbed work space for them. They warned to …

KABUL: More than 10 dams and other water reserves across the country are too old and need urgent technical repairs, ministry of water and energy says. Most of the dams were built 50 to 60 years ago with old technical standards, according to the ministry, which said they need new …

KABUL: Some 350 internally displaced families were assisted with foodstuff and other essentials in the northern province of Faryab, while local authorities demand more. Naqibullah Fayeq, provincial governor, said Monday that the number of displaced people was increasing, thus more assistance was needed. Local government distributed essentials to the families …

AT-KABUL: At least seven people were killed when a small vehicle collided with a truck in western Herat province, official said, in the first major traffic accident in 2019. Last year (2018), was also deadly for passengers as many people were killed and wounded while traveling across the country. Provincial …

AT-KABUL: The Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman on Monday met with the Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Ms. Nurjehan Mawani, where she briefed Zaman on AKDN’s areas of engagement and exchange views on new role’s the mission could play in Afghanistan. At the outset, the …

AT-KABUL: The Pashtoon people living in the two sides of the so-called Durand Line (in Afghanistan and Pakistan) demand a freely passing the line. In a gathering in the Torkham border township on Sunday, they called on the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan and allow them to pass the line …

KABUL: Afghan security forces killed 41‘terrorists’ and wounded 40 others in fire exchange as part of a crackdown on terrorist hideouts across Afghanistan. The Defense Ministry explained that army, police and intelligence forces raided terrorist havens in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Paktia, Zabul, Uruzgan, Herat, Badghis, Faryab, Balkh and Helmand provinces. Statement …

KABUL: The incumbent President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s most likely bids for Afghanistan’s presidency took a big step forward Sunday with the formal registration of their candidacy. Ghani and Abdullah registered their tickets on Sunday in the election commission compound to run in upcoming presidential …