“No alternative and substitute to a State-centric peace negotiation” KABUL: Chinese Ambassador Liu Jinsong on Sunday met former Interior Minister and former head of NDSAmrullah Saleh and discussed the Afghan peace process and current international issues. “Ambassador Liu Jinsong discussed current international issues and the Afghan peace process with Mr. …
Read More »KABUL: Anti-narcotic cell of Afghan Police on Monday arrested two people for illegal possession of narcotics in eastern province of Nangarhar, authorities said. Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) said two drug smugglers were arrested with 10kilograms of drugs in their possession. CNP said in a statement that the counternarcotics police apprehended two drug traffickers in a …
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KABUL: A criminal syndicate made up of three people was busted in Kabul city, according to police authorities. The Interior Ministry said on Monday that 3 people have been arrested in connection with several cases of kidnappings and robberies in the capital city. “Kabul police busted a group of kidnappers, …
Read More »KABUL: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance announced on Monday that Hayatollah Hayat and Shah Mahmood Miakhil were appointed by President Ghani as new governors for the provinces of Kandahar and Nangarhar respectively. Hayat was previously serving as Nangarhar governor, while Miakhil was working at an institute involved in peace …
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KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) called on theIndependent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to announce the final results for parliamentary votes of 15 remaining provinces as soon as possible. Abdul Aziz Ebrahimi, deputy spokesman of election commission said on Monday that the election commission had already handed all the documents …
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KABUL: A cancer organization says that the number of Afghans suffering from deadly disease of cancer has recently increased more than any other time. It said on Monday that there were two centers for cancer treatment in Afghanistan that are not enough to meet the problems of all cancer patients. …
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KABUL: The Attorney General Office said Monday that 21 people were sentenced to prison in connection with the last year’s terrorist attack on the landmark hotel of Intercontinental in Kabul, in which about 30 people mostly foreign guests were killed last year. The Attorney General Office said in a statement …
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KABUL: With the onset of winter, the Refugees and Repatriations Ministry in cooperation with the UNHCR and other international relief agencies has delivered life-saving assistance to 30,000 displaced Afghans to help them weather the adverse conditions and survive the harsh winter. MoRR said on Monday that the assistance was distributed …
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KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah slammed the Taliban for their peace stance, saying the insurgents’ position was the main obstacle for the process, a remark stated amid efforts being made by regional powers and the United States to persuade the militants give up militancy and join peace. “The most basic …
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AT-KABUL: In the wake of fresh efforts by his special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad—who at same stage made progress in talks with Taliban in Qatar, the US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Taliban and everyone become tired of war, and insisted on troop’s pullout from Afghanistan. …
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