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Dr. Abdullah, German Envoy discuss peace, regional cooperation

Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met German special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in his office yesterday,

Afghan actor and director, Jawansher Haidari, dies at 68

Jawansher Haidari, head of the Afghanistan Cinema Association, has passed away aged 68.

Tajikistan, Afghanistan biggest consumers of Kazakh petroleum

Kazakhstan earned $21.6 million from export of petroleum in January-November 2019.

To attend the World Economic Forum

Ghani travels to Swiss

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has left for Swiss to attend the World Economic Forum 2020 Davos, the Presidential Palace said.

In Faryab, Taliban publicly execute woman, mutilate man

Taliban insurgents have killed a woman and mutilated a man over the allegations of having extra-marital affairs, police said on Tuesday.

Abdullah: peace is not one person’s monopoly

Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive, reiterated on that peace is not one person’s monopoly; it is a collective desire demanded by the Afghan people for long enough.

Probing of appealing requests begins tomorrow

The independent electoral complaint commission is to start probing of appealing requests to tomorrow.

For cyber crime conviction

Popular Afghan actor Saleem Shaheen jailed

Saleem or Salim Shaheen, a popular Afghan actor has been jailed for ‘cybercrime’ conviction by a court in Kabul.

Unknown man brutally killed Afghan government official’s family members in Kabul

Four family members of a government official have been brutally killed by an unknown man in capital Kabul, officials confirmed.

Ahead of Afghan peace deal

Wells visited Pakistan

Alice Wells, a Chief US diplomat for South Asian affairs, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday on a crucial visit just ahead of the possible peace deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban.

Moscow Tashkent seeking favorable conditions in Afghanistan

Moscow and Tashkent have paid efforts to create a pacified condition in Afghanistan, where all aspects of the society can feel comfortable, said the Russian Foreign Acting Minister.

Karzai: The government shouldn’t insist on the ceasefire as a precondition for intra-Afghan talks

Former President, Hamid Karzai called on the government not to insist on the ceasefire as a precondition for intra-Afghan talks.

Mohaqiq went to Pakistan/Chief Executive’s Office Defended it

The office of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said in a statement that the second deputy of the office, Mohammad Mohaqiq, was invited by the Lahore Center for Peace Research to attend a meeting on the prospect of peace in Afghanistan.

Danish: Taliban’s reducing violence, a way of evading a real peace

Second Vice President Sarwar Danish on Sunday reiterated the Afghan government’s stance on peace, saying that the Taliban’s plan to reduce violence is a way of evading a real peace, and it is deceiving the people and the international community.

US right-wing veterans groups wages ad campaign to press end to Afghan war

A right-wing US veterans group has begun a TV advertising campaign aimed at urging American voters to demand from their congressional representatives to put an end to “endless wars,” focusing on the need to pull out of Afghanistan.

IECC:

Most of the electoral complains recorded by Ghani and Abdullah electoral teams

The IECC said more than 2,200 lawsuit complaints have been registered while most of them are recorded by Ghani and Abdullah electoral teams.

Mullah Badradar:

The war will end when the US withdraws from Afghanistan

Baradar described the US “invasion” of Afghanistan as a big mistake.

Man detained for forcibly marrying a teenage

Women safe shelter said the girl has been mentally affected after spending over two months in hostage with Fazaluddin as she gone through cruelly and violence.

Karzai: Daesh as a foreign phenomenon, imported from abroad

Addressing the Raisina Dialogue participants in India, Karzai ironically said Daesh descended from the sky into Afghanistan, adding everybody knew who controlled the airspace of the country.

Pompeo discusses Afghanistan with Pakistani foreign minister

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Washington on Friday, discussing Afghanistan and bilateral ties, according to a statement released by the US Department of State.