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KABUL – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani received credentials of the new Pakistan Ambassador to Kabul Mansoor Ahmad Khan on Thursday at the Presidential Palace. Welcoming the new Pakistani ambassador, President Ghani said, “We want to expand relations with Pakistan and strengthen trade cooperation, facilitate travel and solve the problem of …

KABUL – Shamsia, a girl from Kabul, has scored the highest (353.185) in this year’s national university entrance exam (Kankor), the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) announced on Thursday. Shamsia has been accepted at the Kabul Medical University. Of the top 10 students who scored the highest, six are from …

KABUL – The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said “spoilers” are desperately trying to “disrupt” the ongoing peace process that determines the future of Afghanistan, as terrorists targeted First Vice President Amrullah Saleh in Kabul Wednesday. “As peace talks near, spoilers are becoming more desperate in …

KABUL – Afghanistan’ First Vice President Amrullah Saleh survived a deadly blast that targeted his convoy in capital Kabul on Wednesday. However, at least 10 civilians were killed and 15 others including Saleh’s guards were wounded in the bombing which happened in Char Rahi Sabiqa Taimani area at 7:35 a.m., …

KABUL – At least one Taliban was killed and two others were wounded in an attack on security checkpoints in Kabul province on Monday night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on Tuesday. The incident took place in the Sherullah area of Khak-e-Jabar district of Kabul province. …

KABUL – Former Afghan senator from southern Zabul province Mohammad Hassan Hotak was gunned down in Kabul on Sunday night, police confirmed Monday. Hotak was shot close to his house in Qala-e-Wazir in PD5, police said. This is yet another attack against a prominent Afghan figure in the capital – …

KABUL – Two bomb blasts went off in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least two people, officials said. Both the blasts were triggered by magnetic bombs, the Interior Ministry said. One hit an Afghan forces’ truck in Police District 12 of the city. Another struck a car that …

KABUL – At least 17 people were wounded in rocket attacks in Kabul city on Tuesday morning while President Ghani placed a wreath at the Minaret of Independence to mark Afghanistan’s Independence Day. At least 14 rockets were fired in different parts of Kabul city, including eight launched from PD-16 …

KABUL – One year after a suicide bombing at a wedding hall in the west of Kabul that left over 60 civilians dead and 180 wounded, families of the victims said the security institutions have failed to probe the incident, which happened at midnight on August 18 last year. The …

KABUL – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the collective efforts have so far succeeded in advancing Afghan peace process. “Our collective efforts have so far succeeded in advancing Afghan peace process to current unprecedented point,” he said in a Twitter post. Qureshi further added, “All stakeholders must ensure …