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AT-KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Kunar say that a plan to manage water there had put a positive impact on the people’s lives. Provincial governor said Friday that the plan helped farmers to irrigate their lands up to 40 kilometers along the Kunar river and made job opportunities …

AT-KABUL: A large number of people in the northern province of Baghlan took a peace move, asking the government and armed opposition groups to observe ceasefire to help national consensus and Friday that a national consensus was a must to protect the achievements gained in the past 18 years. Separately, …

AT-KABUL: US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that he has great hope for the future of Afghanistan and its people. He said this at the International Contact Group for Afghanistan.    “Very pleased to spend the day with colleagues and friends from around the world at the International …

KABUL: The Moderation and Equality team, led by presidential hopeful Zalmai Rasoul says it fully supports the ongoing efforts in bringing peace after nearly a two-decade war, emphasizing that it should be an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process. The team said Wednesday in a statement that Rasoul and his running mates …

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive says that terrorist groups receive support from foreign countries which use them as a tool for their own whims. Deputy Spokesman for the chief executive Omid Maysam said Wednesday that some regional countries use terrorism for their own goals. Although Russia says ISIL fighters are being …

KABUL: The Taliban has said they are not seeking a monopoly on power in a future administration in Afghanistan, and rather are looking for ways to co-exist with Afghan institutions.a Taliban’s spokesman Shaheen Suhail on Wednesday told AP from Qatar that “Once US forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban want …

KABUL: The Qatari government has promised any cooperation for settlement of peace talks between the government of Afghanistan and Taliban militants, the High Peace Council said. The council spokesman, Sayed Ehsan Taheri said Wednesday that representative of Qatari foreign ministry, Mutlaq al Qahtani met with the chairman of the high …

KABUL: The Taliban’s top negotiator says the Americans are serious about withdrawing from Afghanistan, thereby caving to a longstanding demand of the militant group. “I think the US is very serious about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan,” said Sher Abbas Stanikzai, who led the Taliban at peace negotiations with the United …

KABUL: Tribal elders and influential figures in the southern province of Kandahar on Monday voiced their support of the ongoing peace efforts. They said the war had been imposed on Afghans, calling on the government to put an end to the current war. The tribal elders also said the peace …

KABUL: The Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), a non-government electoral monitoring says that some evil demands from women during the elections caused them refrain from contesting in the votes. The body also expressed concerns of what it called “restricted freedoms and dual behaviors” against women in the …