Massoud Calls For Urgent Loya Jirga To Resolve NUG Issues

The Chairman of the Massoud Foundation, Ahmad Wali Massoud, on Monday voiced concerns over the direction in which the Afghanistan government was heading and called for an immediate Loya Jirga in order to address the problem. Massoud voiced his concerns at a conference in Kabul that was titled "In...

Daesh Recruiting in Afghanistan: Campbell

In a meeting on Sunday with Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani, US Gen. John Campbell, Resolute Support Mission commander, said that Daesh was actively recruiting in the country, but was not yet operational in Afghanistan. Associated Press quoted Campbell as saying: "It is absolutely a concern." He said...

ISI-NDS accord not yet finalized and executive

National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency – says that the Memorandum of Understanding with Pakistan is not yet finalized and executive. NDS headquarters here in Kabul say that contact and cooperation among the intelligence agencies of countries are...

Pakistan engaged in an undeclared war with Afghanistan: Ghani

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that Pakistan is engaged in an undeclared war with Afghanistan while commenting Afghan government’s efforts to end the ongoing violence in the country. He said Afghanistan is in need of reconciliation process in two different phases which includes...

Raziq Criticizes NDS-ISI Agreement

Kandahar Police Chief General Abdul Raziq has criticized the recent signing of an intelligence Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Raziq asserted that Islamabad has continued to try and expand the war in Afghanistan while appearing as an ally. General Raziq is one...

Afghanistan strongly condemns Saudi terrorist attack

Afghanistan strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the United States that left 21 people killed and dozens others wounded. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a statement issued on Saturday by the presidential palace says that targeting mosques and holy places and killing worshippers is not only...

Abdullah oppose with the appoint of 4 new provincial governors

The Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has opposed with the appointment of four new provincial governors amid reports that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed eight new provincial governors. Asif Ashna, a spokesman for the office of the Chief Executive Officer, said CEO Abdullah...

Bodies of 4 Indians killed in Kabul attack flown to India

The bodies of four Indians killed in Taliban attack at a hotel in Kabul have been flown to India. A plane from Indian Air Force airlifted the bodies on Friday en route to India. Two of the four killed are from the state of Kerala, one from Andhra Pradesh and one was from Chandigarh. They were killed...

U.S. national among five killed in Kabul attack

Five people were killed and six other wounded during an attack at a hotel mainly housing foreigners in Kabul. The attack started at about 09:00 PM last night at Park Palace Hotel located in the Kolola Pushta area of Kabul city. Soon after the attack started Afghan National Security Forces including...

Explosion near Attorney General Office in Kabul

An explosion was heard in the vicinity of Dar-ul-Aman road in the western part of Kabul city earlier today. The blast has reportedly taken place due to an magnetic bomb planted in a vehicle of the Afghan police. A security official confirmed that the blast targeted a vehicle of the Criminal Investigation...

Kidnappers release 19 hostages out of 31 abducted in Zabul

Kidnappers have released 19 hostages out of the group of 31 they abducted about two months before in southern Zabul province. Heads of the provincial councils of Zabul and Ghazni provinces who are mediating the release say that the 19 hostages were set free this morning. Khaliqdad Akbari, head of...

Military Operation Launched to Retake Control of Badghis's Jawand

Military forces have launched an operation in Jawand district western Badghis to retake control of the district after insurgents attacked the area Saturday night, local officials said. Taj Mohammad Jahid, the commander of the 207th Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in western Afghanistan said...

Afghans stage anti-US protest, call for withdrawal of all American forces

Afghans have staged a rally in the eastern Parwan Province to protest against the presence of US forces in their country The protesters on Thursday chanted anti-US slogans and called for the quick withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan. The protests came after US forces wounded an Afghan civilian...

35 Taliban Militants Killed in Zabul Passenger Rescue Operation

At least 35 Taliban and Pakistani militants were killed and 25 wounded in a security force operation in Zabul in search of the 31 bus passengers, local officials said Thursday. Zabul provincial acting-governor Ashraf Nasiri said that the operation was conducted in the Khak Afghan district to rescue...

Government, Taliban discussed ceasefire in Qatar

The Afghan government and Taliban delegations that are in Qatar discussing initiatives to end the over a decade long Afghan war are talking ceasefire. Reuters news agency reports that on the second day of their meeting the delegations talked about announcing a possible ceasefire but did not reach...

ISIS (Daesh) rejects involvement in Jalalabad suicide attack

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has denied involvement in the deadly suicide attack in Jalalabad – the capital city of Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A spokesman for the terror group in Afghanistan Sheikh Muslim Dost has ruled out the group’s involvement...

60,000 Afghan Police Are Illiterate

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have stated that statistics show Afghanistan security institutions are struggling with the issue of illiteracy among its staff – especially those in the police force. According to UNESCO, about 70 percent of police...

16 new ministers took oath

16 new ministers to the cabinet of National Unity Government who received a vote of confidence from the parliament on Saturday took oath today. The oath was given to them by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in presidential palace in Kabul. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and other...

US, allies oppose Iran-Afghanistan cooperation: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US and certain regional countries oppose cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan. “Of course, the Americans and some countries in the region are not familiar with Afghanistan’s potentialities and do not favor empathy...

Iran, Afghanistan sign memorandums to improve cooperation

Iran and Afghanistan have signed two memorandums of understanding to improve cooperation in different sectors. The documents were inked between the two countries’ foreign ministries and also between Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and Afghan Ministry of Higher...

MPs Approve All 16 Nominees, Leaving Only Defense Open

The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Saturday approved all 16 cabinet nominees who were introduced by the government in the second round of voting – since the establishment of National Unity Government (NUG) seven months ago. This comes after the first round of voting on 28 January...

Ghani Visits Badakhshan A Week After Insurgents Attack Military Posts

President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday visited the insurgent-hit north-eastern province of Badakshan – a full week after the well planned attack took place against Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, which resulted in 28 being killed. Ghani visited Fayzabad, the capital of the province and held...

UN Condemns Deadly Jalalabad Blast That Killed 33

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the suicide attack that took place on Saturday near the New Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, that killed at least 33 people and injured more than 100, including civilians.  "The continuing use of suicide attacks...

No Decision Made in NSC to Support Saudi Arabia in Yemen: Mohaqiq

Second deputy chief executive, Mohammad Mohaqiq, states that Afghanistan's support for Saudi Arabia's involvement in Yemen crises was in contradiction to the decision they made in the National Security Council (NSC) meeting. "We did not have such a decision in the National Security Council....

Ghani and Abdullah Leaves for Washington

President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdulla left Kabul for the United States on Saturday night, president's office said in a statement. ‎The National Unity Government (NUG) leaders would meet the U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Congress members, the...

President Ghani to visit Saudi Arabia today

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to be leaving to Saudi Arabi today. Ajmal Abedi, spokesman for the president has confirmed to Khaama Press the scheduled visit of the President. This is the third visit of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to Saudi Arabia after the formation of the National...

29 Insurgents Killed in Afghan Military Operations

At least 29 insurgents were killed and 18 others were wounded during an Afghan security forces clearing operation in past 24 hours around the country, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI) statement. The Afghan security operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Takhar, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Kandahar,...

13 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Afghan Operations

At least 13 Taliban insurgents were killed during a nationwide operation led by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Saturday. One injured and 12 others were arrested in these operations, the statement said, adding...

Obama Administration to Reassess US Troops Presence in Afghanistan Post-2015

According to a top U.S. official on condition of anonymity, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Gen. John Campbell and a number of high level security officials of the Obama administration are said to speak on Wednesday about U.S. troop's presence in Afghanistan beyond...

ACA suspended Taliban website �www.toorabora.net�

A group that call themselves Afghan Cyber Army (ACA) has suspended “www.toorabora.net”, a Pro-Taliban website which was publishing news, articles and other materials of Taliban. ACA on its social media page has threatened to do the same to other terrorist internet pages. “Other terrorists!...