First Afghan Minister elected a member of Governing Council of UN-Habitat

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi became a member of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). According to an official release "The Council elected by acclamation Afghanistan (Asia-Pacific States) to a term expiring on...

Ghani approves major changes in army commands after deadly attack

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has approved the changes of command in some of the key army corps across the country following a deadly attack in northern Afghanistan. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the changes of the command were approved based on the recommendations for further improvement...

Mattis in Afghanistan to shape US strategy

US Defense Secretary James Mattis has arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit aimed at shaping President Donald Trump’s strategy in the conflict-ridden country, amid signs of renewed violence. Mattis arrived in the capital city of Kabul on Monday and was expected to meet with Afghan officials...

Germany �rejects most Afghan asylum requests in 2017

Germany has in the span of two months rejected the asylum requests of more than half of the Afghan refugees who had traveled 7,000 kilometers in search of a better life in the European country. Citing Interior Ministry figures, the German Passauer Neue Presse newspaper reported on Sunday that less...

Afghan defense minister and army chief of staff resigns

The Afghan defense minister Abdullah Habibi and the Afghan national army chief of staff Qadam Shah Shaheem have resigned from their post. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said "Defence Minister Abdullah Habibi & Army Chief of Staff Qadam Shah Shahim stepped down with immediate effect." The...

Killings on the rise in presence of US and their false actions: Karzai

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has once again slammed the United States days after declaring a hard stance against the US presence in the country, saying killings are on the rise in the presence of the US and their false actions. Karzai made the remarks during a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador...

Afghan govt and nation not alone in the fight against terror: Gen. McMaster

The National Security Adviser General Hertbert Raymond McMaster has said the Afghan government and nation are not alone in the fight against terrorism as he reaffirmed continued support of Washington to Afghanistan. Gen. McMaster made the remarks during a telephone conversation with the Afghan National...

Macron, Le Pen heading for French presidential race: Projection

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron have advanced to France's presidential runoff scheduled for May 7. According to the preliminary results released late on Sunday, the two candidates are engaged in a close race as a spokesman for defeated candidate, François Fillon,...

Prayer Ceremonies Countrywide In Honor Of Fallen Soldiers

Prayer ceremonies were held around the country on Sunday to honor the soldiers killed in the attack on the Afghan National Army 209 Shaheen Military Corps Headquarters in Balkh on Friday. It is believed at least 135 soldiers were killed in the attack. Members of the public attending the ceremonies...

Security Forces Failing To Prevent Terrorist Attacks: Murtazawi

Shahhussain Murtazawi, a spokesman for the president, said on Sunday security forces failed to prevent terrorist attacks on military installations and that government acknowledges this. This comes after government has, for three days, refused to reveal the exact number of soldiers killed in the attack...

Afghan forces to take revenge of the attack on Shaheen Corps: Atmar

The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) personnel are committed to take revenge of the deadly attack on 209th Shaheen Corps base in Balkh province. Atmar made the remarks during a telephone conversation with the secretary of...

Karzai says can no longer call Taliban brothers after army base attack

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he can no longer call the Taliban militants as brothers after the barbaric attack on the Shaheen army corps in Balkh province. Speaking during a press conference in Kabul, Karzai called on Taliban to stop committing atrocities against the Afghan nation.He...

MPs Slam Govt Over Latest Military Attack

A number of MPs at Saturday's Parliament session spoke out about Friday's deadly attack on the Afghan National Army's 209 Shaheen Corps Headquarters in Balkh province and sharply criticized government for not having a clear anti-terror policy in place and said the attack was questionable. "People...

Ghani Calls On Nation To Raise Its Voice Against Terrorism

President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday night held an emergency meeting with senior officials from the 34 provinces via video conference where he discussed the country's security situation especially the Friday attack. He also discussed Friday's attack on the Afghan National Army 209 Shaheen Military...

209 Shaheen Corps: The Base The Taliban Attacked

Located in Dehdadi district in Balkh and opened in 2006, originally as a U.S base called Camp Mike Spann, the Afghan National Army's 209 Shaheen Corps Headquarters is responsible for security of nine northern and north-eastern provinces - provinces that have witnessed major terror attacks over the...

US forces confirm death of top Taliban leader Quari Tayib

The United States Forces for Afghanistan (USFOR-A) confirmed the death of a top Taliban leader Quari Tayib in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan. "U.S. Forces-Afghanistan confirmed Quari Tayib, once known as the Taliban Shadow Governor of Takhar Province, was killed in an airstrike in Archi...

Taliban claims 4 of its fighters had enrolled before the attack on army base

The Taliban militants group claim four of its fighters had enrolled in the 209th Shaheen Corps months before to plan and coordinate the attack on the army base. The Taliban group spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid released the picture of the ten suicide bombers who launched the attack on Friday afternoon. Taliban...

Senior Taliban leader identified as Ijaz-ul-Haq killed by own bomb in Laghman

A senior Taliban leader identified as Ijaz-ul-Haq was killed in a premature explosion in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said Ijaz-ul-Haq also known as Omari was killed along with three other militants as they were planting an Improvised...

Ghani makes unannounced visit to Balkh after deadly attack on army base

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived to northern Balkh province of Afghanistan after a deadly attack ripped through the Afghan army corps base in this province. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani arrived in Balkh province after the attack on the 209th Shaheen Corps of the...

Erdogan�s Wild Claims against Iraqi Volunteer Forces

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ignited outrage in Iraq after branding Iraq's volunteer forces as "terrorists". Speaking during an interview with Qatar state-funded Al-Jazeera TV late Wednesday, Erdogan claimed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF- also known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi...

Hekmatyar Expected In Afghanistan In Next Few Days: Hizb-e-Islami

Qariburrahman Saeed, the head of the media section of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hizb-e-Islami said on Friday all the obstacles in the way of Hekmatyar's return to Afghanistan have been resolved and that he will return in the next few days. He said this will happen after the release of the first...

US defies both letter, spirit of nuclear deal: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the United States’ defiance to honor its obligations under the spirit and letter of the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries. “We’ll see if US prepared to live up to letter...

Turkey opposition files appeal against vote result at top court

Turkey's main opposition party has filed an appeal  at the country's highest administrative court against the result of the recent referendum that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. In the Sunday’s referendum, the “Yes” campaign won over 51 percent...

Reports Indicate Dozens Could Have Died In Army Base Attack

A U.S military official told Reuters on Friday night that dozens had been killed in an attack on an Afghan military base in Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province, but local officials said the death toll was eight. "We're talking probably more than 50 casualties," said Colonel John Thomas, a spokesman...

ISIS-K leader Hafiz Saeed�s horse presented to the Afghan President

The personal horse of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) leader Hafiz Saeed was presented to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, days after the terror group received a major blow in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The horse was presented to President Ghani...

China to help Afghanistan in deployment of second satellite to orbit

The government of China will help Afghanistan in the deployment of the second satellite to orbit under the name of Afghan Sat-2, the officials in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology officials told reporters in Kabul today. The Acting Minister of Communications and Information Technology,...

Iran's Interior Ministry nnounces final list of presidential candidates

The Iranian Interior Ministry has released the final list of candidates qualified to run in the forthcoming presidential election. Iran’s Guardian Council gave the following whittled-down list of candidates, in alphabetical order, to the Interior Ministry late on Thursday night. Mostafa...

Ghani inaugurated Kamal Khan dam phase-3 construction in Nimroz

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the construction work of the third phase of Kamal Khan dam in western Nimroz province of Afghanistan. The Government Media and Information Center said President Ghani was accompanied by a delegation of high level officials as he arrived in Zaranj, the provincial...

Afghanistan gets Minister of State to boost tourism

The Afghan government has appointed a Minister of State for tourism as efforts are underway to increase the number of global tourist with an aim to increase the government income. A presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi said President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed Ghulam Nabi Farahi as...

You committed an immense atrocity against Afghans, Karzai tells Trump

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told Trump that he has commuted an immense atrocity against the Afghan people. "My message to President Donald Trump today is that he has committed an immense atrocity against the Afghan people," He said in a Twitter post. Karzai further added that Trump...