Afghan government and Hekmatyar Hezb-e-Islami signed peace agreement
A draft peace agreement between Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was signed between the Afghan government and the party in Kabul today.
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Ex-Afghan president criticizes new US combat rules
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Taliban apparently resorts to psychological tactics after several defeats
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Afghanistan is heading for civil war or worse
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“We have been insulted for the past two years”
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Barack Obama began the war in Afghanistan in 2001, not George Bush
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Pentagon confirms death of Hafiz Saeed Khan Daesh top leader for Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Afghan leaders came under sharp criticism of UNAMA/ Corruption made leaders wealthier
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NATO should strenghten Afghan civilian protection
Afghan government and Hekmatyar Hezb-e-Islami signed peace agreement
A draft peace agreement between Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was signed between the Afghan government and the party in Kabul today.
SIGAR slams Afghan ex-president and anti-corruption body
An Afghan anti-corruption body formed in 2008 has been ineffective, lacks independence and never verified the asset declaration forms of former President Hamid Karzai, the U.S. government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan said in a report published on Thursday.
Dialogue most viable course to end conflict, sufferings in Afghanistan: Nawaz
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said Pakistan had long proposed that the most viable course to end decades of conflict and sufferings in Afghanistan was dialogue.
Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh are likely to boycott SAARC over Pakistan
India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh are likely to boycott SAARC summit to be held in Pakistan in November over Islamabad’s perceived state-sponsored terrorism.
Famous Taliban commander surrender to Afghan forces in Helmand
A 20-member Taliban group including a notorious commander Mullah Daud alias Habash has given up fighting and surrundered to government in the southern Helmand province, provincial governor Hayatullah Hayat said Sunday.
New app aims to link 8.5m doctors around the world
From Dutch hospital to Afghan clinic: new VR app aims to link 8.5m doctors
Newly established organization tries to bring Afghans, Pakistanis closer
A newly established non-political organisation named “People to People – Pakistan and Afghanistan” has announced to make efforts to bring the people of the two neighbouring countries closer.
US Senators:
“Pakistan is the greater threat to American interests as it support terrorism”
The U.S Senate has said that Pakistan’s continued support of the Taliban and its brutal offshoot, the Haqqani network, indicates that Pakistan stands against the U.S’s interests, pushing the White House to withhold aid to Islamabad.
IOM needs $21 million to help 400,000 Afghan returners from Pakistan by year-end
IOM is appealing for USD 21 million to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable among the 400,000-plus undocumented Afghans likely to return home from Pakistan before the end of 2016.
Security Council calls on all political entities to make Afghanistan prosperous
At the 7771st meeting of the Security Council, held on 14 September 2016, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in Afghanistan”, the President of the Security Council made the following statement on behalf of the Council:
Watchdog:
U.S. contributed to growth of corruption in Afghanistan
The U.S. government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan says the United States has contributed to the growth of corruption in the war-torn country and was slow to recognize the magnitude of the problem.
Quadrilateral Cooperation Group efforts end in failure: Russian Kabulov
The four-party Afghan talks format (USA, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan) proved a failure, the Russian President’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov said.
India, Afghan leaders meet, three agreements signed
Expressing grave concern at continued use of terrorism for achieving political objectives in the region, India and Afghanistan on Wednesday called for an end to all sponsorship and sanctuaries to terrorists.
Twenty two missing Indian nationals have joined ISIS in Afghanistan
Twenty two Indian nationals accused of leaving India to join the Islamic State are learnt to have reached “the caliphate” in Afghanistan in the first week of July, officials said.
President Ghani heads to Delhi tomorrow to meet PM Narendra Modi
Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will visit India on Wednesday to hold close consultation meetings with the Indian high ranking officials including PM Narendra Modi.
Taliban claimed to have released 106 detainees
The Afghan Taliban Monday claimed they had released 106 detainees in different regions of the country following a pardon order issued by their supreme leader Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada on the eve of Eidul Azha.
US embassy, NATO base in Kabul placed on brief lockdown
The U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital were placed on lockdown for more than an hour early Monday after an apparent indirect fire strike at the embassy compound, officials said.
Taliban on the verge of taking capital of Oruzgan: officials say
Taliban insurgents on Thursday were on the verge of overrunning the southern city of Tirin Kot, the capital of Oruzgan Province, Afghan officials and local elders said.
Explosion heard in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan
A reportedly heavy explosion was just heard in downtown capital Kabul in the vicinity of the 4th police district.
MD Helicopters delivers last MD530Fs to Afghan forces
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announces the delivery of three additional MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light scout attack helicopters to Hamid Karzai International Airport.
