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Afghans Ready To Vote Despite Threats Afghans from different parts of the country said they are ready to vote in the parliamentary elections despite challenges. They said eligible candidates should find their way to the Afghan parliament.
The parliamentary elections will be held on October 20 countrywide, except Kandahar and Ghazni provinces.
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ONSC Reacts on Plan to Privatize War in Afghanistan The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) on Thursday reacted regarding debates on privatizing the war in Afghanistan.
A statement released by the ONSC said that under no circumstances will the Afghanistanian government and people allow the counterterrorism fight to become a private and for-profit... |
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Khalilzad Leads Delegation to Afghanistan and Pakistan The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will lead an interagency delegation to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from October 4-14, according to a US Department of States statement released on Wednesday.
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MoFA Fears Of US-Russia Confrontation In Afghanistan A senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that the United States and Russias tensions on Ukraine are moving toward Afghanistan which according to him will have "negative repercussions" for the country if they begin here.
The remarks were made by Hekmat Khalil Karzai, the... |
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CE Abdullah leaves Indonesia on a two-day official visit The Chief Executive of the National Unity Government of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah left for a 2-day official to Indonesia, on an official invitation of the Vice President of the country Jusuf Kalla.
The Office of the Chief Executive in a statement said CE Abdullah is leading a delegation of high... |
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Political Movement Unveils Thousands Of Fake ID Cards A political movement which is called the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan by its members displayed thousands of fake national identity cards and voter stickers at an event on Saturday.
Members of coalition said such an attempt will provide the ground for a widespread fraud in the upcoming elections.
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Ghani Has Not Delivered On His Campaign Promises: Critics Some analysts and people believe that President Ashraf Ghani has not been able to deliver on his promises made during 2014 election campaigns despite having been in power for almost a full term.
Building of 500,000 houses was one of his biggest promises which critics say has not been fulfilled so... |
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Ghani Meets British Defense Minister President Ashraf Ghani met British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson on Friday afternoon at the Presidential Palace. Both sides discussed regional issues, funding and equipping Afghanistans security and defense forces, the Afghan-led peace process and the joint fight against terrorism, the presidents... |
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Ghani Calls For Entire Security Cabinet To Step Down Reasons given for the call for resignations include this weeks rocket attack on Presidential Palace, the recent Ghazni attack and increasing ANDSF casualty toll.
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday asked his security cabinet to step down, sources have confirmed.
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Daesh Ideology Takes Root in Afghanistan: U.S. Ambassador to UN US Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley has told the UN Security Council that the (IS)-Daesh group’s ideology has taken root in new corners of the world, particularly in Afghanistan.
Nikki Haley urged all countries to ensure that the Daesh group faces “an enduring defeat”... |
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IEC Offices in Kabul Reopened After About Two Weeks Delay The security forces on Saturday removed the tents being set up by protesters outside the Independent Election Commissions (IEC) offices in capital Kabul.
The tents were being set up outside the IEC in Kabul by the backers of disqualified Wolesi Jirga election candidates about two weeks ago. They wanted... |
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Afghan Ambassador to U.S. appointed as new NSA to replace Hanif Atmar The Afghanistan government has appointed the Afghan Ambassador to the United States Hamdullah Mohib as the new National Security Adviser shortly after Mohammad Hanif Atmar announced his resignation.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif... |
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US, Pakistan Welcome Ceasefire Announcement The United States in Monday welcomed the announcement by the Afghanistanian government of a ceasefire conditioned on the Talibans participation.
In a statement issued by US Secretary of State Michael Pompei he said: "This plan responds to the clear and continued call of the Afghan people for peace."... |
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Taliban militants kidnap 170 passengers from Kunduz-Takhar highway The Taliban militants have kidnapped at least 170 passengers from the highway connecting Kunduz with the northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan.
The Security Director of Kunduz Security Commandment Safiullah Mahzon confirmed the incident and said the passengers were abducted from the vicinity... |
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Taliban Preparing To Attack Kabul: Massoud Ahmad Zia Massoud, a former special envoy to President Ashraf Ghani and a member of a new coalition called the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan, said at a press conference on Saturday that Taliban militants are preparing to attack Kabul.
He said government is aware of the plan but according... |
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Afghanistan Celebrates Independence Day Today, Sunday, August 19, thousands of Afghanistanian around the country will celebrate the 99th anniversary of Independence Day.
Official ceremonies will take place in various parts of the country and thousands of families and friends will spend the day together to mark the event.
In addition, a... |
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Taliban Chief invites US to talks to Reach Understanding to end the ongoing war The Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada has invited US to talks to ‘Reach Understanding for ending the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
Akhundzada made the remarks in his statement issued ahead of Eid Al-Adha.
He said the Taliban group still emphasizes on the logic of understanding... |
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Return of the dead bodies of Pakistanis from Ghazni incorrect, claims Gen. Bajwa The Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa claims that reports the return of the dead bodies of Pakistanis from Ghazni are incorrect.
"COAS reiterates that there is no support to any terrorist activity inside Afghanistan from Pakistan side. The alleged return of injured / dead terrorists... |
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Ghazni Is Not Safe For Aid Workers To Enter: UN United Nation (UN) officials said on Friday it was not possible for aid workers to safely enter the city of Ghazni after the Taliban attack earlier this week. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that there is no safe way for civilians... |
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President Ghani orders strict follow up on cases of religious scholars President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Ministry of Interior to strictly follow the cases of the murder perpetrators involved in the killings of religious scholars.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said President Ghani issued the latest instruction during a meeting with... |
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Consensus reached on peace with Taliban, elections: Junbish Party The Junbish Milli Party says some of the key political parties and movements held talks regarding the peace process with the Taliban and upcoming elections during their last meeting over the past one week.
A spokesman of Junbish Party Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj said a consensus was reached during the talks... |
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Pakistan to add 60,000 more troops along the Durand Line with Afghanistan The Pakistani military officials have said as many as 60,000 more troops will be added to increase patrols along the Durand Line with Afghanistan.
The officials have said the main purpose of a boost in troops number is to increase patrols along the Line with an aim to curb the flow of insurgents passing... |
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Afghanistan assumes full control of its airspace after almost 26 years The Independent Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan assumed full control of the airspace of Afghanistan after almost 26 years.
Deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi said Afghanistan has assumed the full control of its airspace for the first time since 1371 solar year.
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ISIS-K fighters to be treated as war prisoners, not honored guests: Gen. Votel The Commander of the US Militarys Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel has said that the Afghanistanian government has assured that the surrendered ISIS Khorasan militants will be treated as war prisoners and not as honored guest.
Speaking during a press conference, Gen. Votel said "I also want to comment... |
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EU Says We Stand United With Afghanistan After Attacks The European Union said in a statement on Wednesday that "we stand united with the people of Afghanistan" after the deadly attack in Jalalabad on Tuesday that killed 15 people including an IOM employee.
"In the wake of the attacks in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 15 civilians,... |
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Former NDS Chief Launches New Political Movement A new political movement, led by former National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Assadullah Khalid, was officially launched in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Hundreds of supporters from around the country converged on the streets on Thursday morning to attend the launch of the movement, called... |
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AGO Calls SIGAR Report As Contradictory The Attorney General Office (AGO) has rejected the recent report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), saying the watchdog has no evidence.
“The report is contradictory and is not based on facts and evidence,” Jamshid Rasouli, the spokesman of AGO... |
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Civilians suffer heavy casualties in a roadside bomb explosion in Farah A roadside bomb explosion targeted a civilian bus in western Farah province of Afghanistan, leaving scores of passengers dead or wounded.
Provincial governors spokesman Nasir Mehri confirmed that the incident took place on Herat - Kandahar highway at around 4:30am local time.
Mehri further added... |
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Very positive signals after U.S., Taliban talks: sources A meeting between a senior US diplomat and Taliban representatives in Doha last week to discuss a possible ceasefire ended with "very positive signals" and a decision to hold more meetings, people with knowledge of the talks said on Sunday.
The meeting between a delegation led by Alice Wells, deputy... |
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Government leaders meet in Kabul after Gen. Dostums return from Turkey The leaders of the government of national unity met in Kabul today a week after the First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostums return from Turkey.
Haroon Chakhansuri, deputy chief of staff of the presidential office, confirmed the meeting between the government leaders this morning.
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