AT-KABUL: Officials in the northern province of Jawzjan said that all the villages of the Darzab and Qosh Tepa districts were controlled by the Daesh terrorist group while security forces held only a handful of checkpoints. “Only the buildings of the police department and the district office are still controlled …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday accused the government of not cooperating regarding the parliamentarian and district councils elections. Golajan Sayyad, spokesman for the commission said that the government did not approve their schemes on time and did not provide it with possibilities. “If security is ensured and the …

AT-KABUL: The new United States ambassador to Afghanistan, John R. Bass, presented his credentials to the President Ashraf Ghani, during a ceremony held at Presidential Palace on Tuesday, the US embassy said in a statement. “It was an honor to present my credentials to President Ghani today (Tuesday),” said Ambassador …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Foreign Ministers of India, China and Russia on Monday held a trilateral meeting in New Delhi where the three counterparts emphasized on Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan, slamming the Taliban insurgents for undermining peace in the region and around …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday accepted the credentials of the new Turkish ambassador to Kabul, during a ceremony held here in the Presidential Palace, a statement from President’s office said. The newly-appointed Turkish envoy presented his credentials to President Ghani, which he accepted and expressed happiness over his new …

It’s great news that Afghanistan was taken out of red area to green area in terms of freedom of speech by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). On November of this year, UNESCO in a meeting held in Paris said protection of freedom of expression and journalists …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Finance has said that the construction work on second phase of Kajaki dam in southern Helmand province will be kicked off soon. “With inauguration of the second phase of the Kajaki Dam, the capacity of this section will increase from 51 to 151 megawatts of electricity. The …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: French and Algerian fighters have joined the ranks of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist in northern Afghanistan, AFP reported, quoting Afghan and international sources. According to the source, French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined Daesh in Jawzjan province where the …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday assured that practical work on the implementation of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline would be kicked off in Afghanistan in the next three months The ministry hinted toward fully readiness of the Afghan government to implement the project in its part. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday said Pashtuns in Pakistan under the command of “Black Gora” (Punjabis) had been treated as slaves after the “White Gora” (Britain) which needs public uprising to achieve the fundamental and historic rights. Addressing a gathering on FATA issues …