raha news agency

Afghanistan takes a bloody path to pursue peace

The recent carnage notwithstanding, the government has called for talks with the Taliban.

Emergency meeting chaired by Atmar with media activists after Kabul attack

The National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar chaired an emergency meeting with the media organizations and activists after a deadly attack in Kabul left at least 9 reporters dead and several others wounded.

Always quagmire season: Why stay in Afghanistan amid wanton slaughter?

In spite of the presence of 14,000 troops on the ground, hundreds of billions of dollars put into the enterprise and nearly 17 years of pounding at the problem, the situation in Afghanistan is still catastrophic.

Afghan Special Security Force as the elite forces to stabilize Afghanistan

Afghanistan pins its hope on Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF) in fighting with the ruthless Taliban and other insurgent groups. ASSF conducts special operations across the country. They are anytime anywhere to secure Afghanistan.

Kabul Monday attack is an organized attack on Afghan media

The Afghan Federation of Journalists and Afghan’s other media outlets have issued a joint statement on Monday condemning the twin suicide blasts at Shash Darak area leaving twenty six people dead and multiple injured.

Attacks on Hazara Community Killing Political Efficacy in Afghanistan

On April 22, a suicide bomber, who government sources claimed was an Islamic State member, blew up a voting registration center in a neighborhood predominantly occupied by Hazara ethnic residents in the westside of Kabul. About 70 people, including school kids, were killed and more than a hundred were injured, the Afghan Ministry of Interior has confirmed. Pictures from the scene that appeared on social media were too horrifying to view.

President Ghani says he won’t stay beyond his term of office  

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says that he won’t stay even one minute more beyond his term of office.

MPs re-gave their votes of confidence to Afghan intelligence chief

The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), Chief Masoom Stanikzai secured the vote of confidence from the majority of the lawmakers.

U.S. top watchdog faults World Bank, Afghan government’s 10 billion effort

A Pentagon watchdog faulted the World Bank and Afghanistan’s government for failing to shield billions of dollars in aid from potential waste or misuse, saying that long-identified weaknesses remain in a program that provides 40 percent of non-military expenditures in the country.

Afghan Shiite Ulema Council boycotts the election

Afghan Shiite Ulema Council in response to the deadly Sunday attack in west of capital Kabul that killed at least 70 people has boycotted the election.