UNAMA Chief Calls For Urgent Reforms To Avert Future Crises

Briefing the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto said the recent "security and political crisis was sparked by a terrorist bombing in Kabul's centre on 31 May." He said this was followed by demonstrations...

Rights Groups Slam Govt Over Crackdown Against Protesters

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) on Wednesday slammed the Afghan government for the way it dealt with Uprising for Change movement protesters in Kabul, saying the crackdown against them was illegal and uncivilized. The...

Ghani Appoints Civil Service Reforms Commissioners

President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday introduced new members of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission where he warned that "no one should interfere in the commission". Ghani introduced the eight new members at an event on Wednesday in Kabul. According to him, the commission...

UN Report States Security Situation �Intensely Volatile�

According to a UN report, released on Wednesday, on security in Afghanistan, the situation remains "intensely volatile". The three-monthly report on Afghanistan, provided a summary of key political and security developments and regional and international events relating to Afghanistan. The report stated...

Two Protesters Dead, Over 20 Wounded In Clash With Police

At least two protesters were killed and more than 20 wounded during clashes between protesters and security forces in downtown Kabul early Tuesday morning. The clash started at about midnight and lasted until 4am Tuesday morning. Protesters said the clash was sparked when security forces tried to dismantle...

Death of protester during clash with Kabul police to be investigated: Abdullah

The Chief Executive of the government of national unity of Afghanistan confirmed the death of a protester during last night's clash with the security forces. Speaking during a gathering in Kabul today, Abdullah said the issue will be thoroughly investigated as he emphasized that the security personnel...

Kabul protesters claim nearly 30 killed, wounded in latest violence

The protesters in Kabul claim that nearly thirty people were killed or wounded during the latest violence between the protesters and security forces. The members of the movement ‘Resurrection for Change' involved in the sit-ins against the government, claimed that two of the protesters were...

Ghani Warns Countries Against Fueling The War

President Ashraf Ghani on Monday warned that countries supporting terrorism and militancy will face serious consequences and will destroy their own people by fueling the war in Afghanistan. He called on these countries, which he did not name, to rather support peace and development in Afghanistan. Ghani...

U.S Needs To Be In Afghanistan For The Long Haul: Petraeus

Retired U.S general David Petraeus said recently that the U.S needs to stay in Afghanistan and that in being in the country the U.S has a "useful platform there for the regional counterterrorist effort." Speaking to PBS NEWSHOUR, Petraeus, who commanded American and coalition forces in the wars in Iraq...

Stanekzai Dismisses Rumors About A Fifth Pillar Within The System

The Chairman of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Massoum Stanekzai on Sunday said rumors about the existence of a fifth pillar within the political system were completely untrue and that these rumors have been fueled by political forces. On Sunday, Meshrano Jirga (the Upper House of Parliament)...

MoD Says Security Forces Still Advancing On Tora Bora

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday said the Afghan security forces were closing in on Tora Bora in Nangarhar in their bid to clear the area of Daesh militants. This comes just a day after acting minister of defense Tariq Shah Bahrami said at a press conference in Kabul that Afghan Special Forces...

Islamabad says two Pakistani diplomats have gone missing in Afghanistan

The Pakistani officials have claimed that the two diplomats of the country have gone missing in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan in a statement said "Two officials of our Consulate General Jalalabad are missing since 16th June 2017 while commuting...

Top Haqqani network leaders killed in Paktia airstrike

Two senior leaders of the Haqqani terrorist network were killed in an airstrike in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the two top Haqqani network leaders were killed in the vicinity of Orgun district earlier today. A statement by MoI said the two leaders...

Security Forces Advancing Through Tora Bora: MoD

The Defense Ministry says the military operation against Daesh is ongoing in Pachir Aw Agam district in the southeast of Nangarhar province and security forces will soon reach to the Tora Bora region recently captured by the group. The security forces are determined to defeat and eradicate Daesh from...

Mohaqiq Slams Security Agencies Following Mosque Attack

Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who visited the family of Ramazan Husainzada - a Kabul businessmen who was killed in Al-Zahra Mosque attack on Thursday night, blamed security institutions for failure in preventing deadly incidents. Mohaqiq said that gaps in...

U.S. To Send Almost 4,000 Additional Troops To Afghanistan

A report by the Associated Press indicates that the Pentagon plans to send almost 4,000 additional United States troops to Afghanistan. The AP quoted a Trump administration official on Thursday as saying that more troops would be sent and the decision could be announced as soon as next week. According...

4 killed, 8 wounded in suicide attack on Kabul mosque

A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in the vicinity of the 6th police district of Kabul city earlier tonight leaving at least four people dead and eight others wounded. The incident took place around 9 pm local time after a suicide bomber attempted to target the prayer participants in Al-Zahra mosque. The...

US not to repeat past mistakes in Afghanistan: Mattis

The United States secretary of Defense James Mattis has said the United States will not repeat the mistakes occurred in the past in Afghanistan. In a statement released after the new authorities granted to Pentagon by President Trump regarding the Afghanistan war, Mattis said "This will enable our military...

Tora Bora Falls To Daesh After Heavy Clashes With Taliban

Daesh insurgents have taken control of Tora Bora, a strategic area, in Pacher Agam district of eastern Nangarhar province after heavy clashes with the Taliban in the past a week, local officials confirmed on Thursday. Residents of Tora Bora said that hundreds of families have fled the area in this time. In...

UN Chief Calls on World to Support Afghanistan

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a surprise visit to Kabul on Wednesday and was expected to hold discussions, with Afghan leaders, on a number of issues. Upon arrival in Kabul, Guterres visited a refugee camp in the eastern part of Kabul and met with those affected by the war. He...

MPs Warn of Growing Daesh Activity in Eastern Regions

Lawmakers in Afghanistan parliament on Wednesday raised the alarm over what they called an increase in Daesh activities in some strategic eastern provinces of the country. As such they called on the Afghanistan government to be vigilant regarding threats by militant groups and to secure the area against...

Taliban claims 44 killed, wounded in suicide attack on Mullah Rasool militants

The Taliban group led by Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada claimed responsibility behind the attack on Mullah Rasool's faction in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, claiming that nearly 50 insurgents of the group were killed or wounded in the attack. A Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed...

UN Chief Warns Terrorist Sponsor States

The U.N Secretary-General António Guterres who arrived in Kabul on Wednesday and appeared at a press conference later in the day, called on some countries to stop supporting terrorism. He warned that the continuation of support for terrorism will damage those countries. "My message to any country...

Amrullah Saleh Resigns as State Minister for Security Reforms

The state minister for security reforms Amrullah Saleh has resigned from his position. Saleh who has previously served as the Afghan intelligence chief was appointed for the post earlier in March this year. He informed regarding his resignation by posting a brief statement in his official Facebook...

China Eyes Mediator Role To Ease Afghan-Pakistani Tensions

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit Kabul soon where he will meet Afghan officials to discuss ways to improve Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, President Ashraf Ghani's Office said in a statement late Monday. Wang will work to discuss the possibility of organizing a meeting...

CEO Reins In Absent Ministers

CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday warned ministers that from now on if they are in Kabul and miss council of ministers meetings, action will be taken against them, a source from his office said. According to the sources, this warning was sparked by the CEO's anger over Finance Minister Iklil Hakimi's...

Kabul Traffic Expected To Ease After Tents Demolished

Protestors on Wednesday removed six tented camps in Kabul but left their original one, which is between Zanbaq Square and the Emergency Hospital in Share Now. Eleven days ago, members of the Uprising for Change Movement pitched their first tent following their mass rally in Kabul city in the wake of...

US airstrike target Haqqani network commander in Pakistan

A commander of the Haqqani terrorist network has reportedly been targeted in a US airstrike in tribal regions of Pakistan. According to the local officials, the airstrike was carried out late on Monday night in the vicinity of Hangu district located in northwestern parts of Pakistan. A security official...

New strategy about Afghanistan to include �Regional Approach�: Mattis

The US defense secretary James Mattis has said the new strategy of Washington about Afghanistan will include ‘Regional Approach' as he expects to present his recommendations to President Donald Trump soon. Speaking to the US lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee on Monday, Mattis...

Abdullah Pledges Probe Into Recent Attacks In Kabul

CEO Abdullah Abdullah has said government will launch an independent investigation into the recent attacks in Kabul and those who committed negligence in terms of not preventing the attacks will be prosecuted. He said the attorney general has already launched a probe into the issue - particularly into...