AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) during a steering committee meeting pledged to contribute around $2.485 billion to Afghanistan’s national budget to reduce poverty, improvedevelopment and public-utility projects. The ARTF convened on Monday a meeting co-chaired by Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and the World Bank Country DirectorShubham Chaudhuri …

AT-KABUL: A few representatives of people in the Parliament on Monday expressed worry over what they described as President Ashraf Ghani’s deceitful actions which “run against the country’s national interests”. Referring to the president’s recent decisions as caustic, they said Ghani is being more malevolent and destructive than terrorists. MP …

AT-KABUL: The Common Humanitarian Fund has allocated $17 million to non-governmental organizations and UN agencies delivering life-saving aid to families affected by the drought that has gripped large parts of Afghanistan. “Now is the time to help. Without quick action the number of families and the gravity of suffering will grow …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council says that if the Afghan Taliban stop fighting and join the government peace process, foreign terrorists would be defeated. It said Sunday that the government of Afghanistan proved by killing Pakistani Taliban leader that nobody was allowed to use Afghan soil against another country and …

AT-KABUL: The government is to cedesix provinces including Paktika to the Taliban insurgents, calling them ‘safe zone’, a reliable government source told the Kabul News on Sunday. He added that the new leadership of Pakistani Taliban would highly likely open its center in the so-called safe zone. The provinces are …

AT-KABUL: Dozens of peace protesters who had arrived last week in Kabul rallied in the streets of Kabul on Sunday and headed towards UNAMA compound where they will have a sit-in protest for three days. UNAMA in a tweet welcomed Helmand peace marchers in Kabul. “Our door is open to …

AT-KABUL: Afghan intelligence operatives in a crackdown operation have gunned down Islamic State commander who masterminded recent terrorist attacks in eastern Nangarhar province. A cache of weapons and ammunition belonging to Daesh terrorists was also destroyed during the crackdown. “Daesh commander who was behind recent Nangarhar terrorist attacks was killed …

AT-KABUL: Law enforcement in Torkham border in the east has thwarted a bid to smuggle a sixteen-tonne shipment of gemstones to Pakistan. Spokesperson ofNangarhar governor Ataullah Khogyani said security stopped a truck loaded with gemstones that had purportedly embarked from Logar and Nangarhar provinces and recovered 16 tonnes of precious …

AT-KABUL: Over 230 people have been arrested in major drug trafficking sweeps during this year’s first quarter in Afghanistan, which is hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Criminal Justice Task Force spokesperson Ahmad Khaled Moahed said Sunday that counternarcotics police in major drug busts across several provinces have arrested 230 …

In the past 17 years, there was nothing joyful ever than images of Taliban members posing for selfies, eating ice cream and hugging tearful Afghan soldiers and praying alongside them. For the first time, the Afghan government and the Taliban agreed on a ceasefire. Indeed the ongoing conflict has made …