MAZAR-E-SHARIF – At least 10 members of Afghan National Army (ANA) were killed and three more were wounded in a Taliban attack in the northern province of Balkh on Monday night, local sources said on Tuesday. The attack took place on an outpost in Sar Asyab village of the Chimtal …
Read More »Gen. McConville: US Military Ready to Exit When Ordered
KABUL – While no decision has yet been announced on whether US President Joe Biden will extend troop presence in the country, the US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville said Monday that the military are ready to execute any orders to exit Afghanistan. He said “the administration is …
Read More »IUMS Urges End to Violence in Afghanistan
KABUL – The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Monday asked warring parties in Afghanistan to end violence as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is approaching. Quoted by Anadolu News Agency, the IUMS Secretary-General Ali al-Qaradaghi in a statement called on the Afghan government and the Taliban to …
Read More »VP Danish Expresses Dissatisfaction With HCNR Peace Plan
KABUL – Afghan Vice President Sarwar Danish has reacted to the ‘Peace Agreement’ document prepared by the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) and has cited it as a curse to the document prepared by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Sarwar Danish, the second vice-president of Afghanistan has expressed his dissatisfaction …
Read More »Naeem: Taliban Not Ready to Attend Turkey Summit on April 16
KABUL – The Taliban are not ready to attend the Turkey conference on the expected date, April 16, given their consultations on the details of the event, Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem said. He said the Taliban are reviewing the details of the Turkey conference agenda shared with them by the …
Read More »Ethnic Tensions in Wolesi Jirga Over Turkey Summit
KABUL – Lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament, said that the delegation that is expected to attend the Turkey conference should be inclusive and that it should defend Afghans’ interests and the gains of the last two decades. The choice of delegation members has …
Read More »2 Soldiers Injured in Herat Suicide Attack
HERAT – At least two soldiers were wounded in a car bomb attack on a security outpost in western Herat province on Monday morning, said Waheed Qatali, provincial governor. The incident occurred in Shindand district on Monday morning as a car full of explosive detonated close to a security outpost, …
Read More »UN Envoy: Peace in Afghanistan Is a Pressing Need
KABUL – The UN’s top diplomat in Afghanistan on Monday highlighted the pressing need for an end to violence in the country. UN Secretary-General Special Representative Deborah Lyons underlined a political settlement meeting aspirations of all Afghans, including women. At a meeting here, she discussed with President Ashraf Ghani the …
Read More »Ghani Using Democracy as the Basis for His Survival
Many political pundits in Afghanistan have come to the conclusion that President Ashraf Ghani has been using the call for a democratic system as a means of staying in power and using it as a deterrent to threats aimed at his political power. For him it does not make any …
Read More »ACC: Fake Degrees Issued by Indian Educational Institutes
KABUL – Afghan Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) on Wednesday said 3000 Afghans with fake education degrees have been referred to Attorney General’s Office, that the fake degrees were issued by a private Indian education institute; and among the fake degree holders are also some government high-ranked officials. These fake degrees included …
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