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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …