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KABUL (Pajhwok): Diplomats, representatives of inteational organizations, civil society and the private sector on Sunday met at the Presidential Palace with senior govement leaders to review preparations for a major inteational conference on Afghanistan. The meeting, a special session of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board, was co-chaired by Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto about a month ahead of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. In his opening remarks, President Ghani said: “Today you will be hearing from our govement about how the reform agenda that we presented in London in December of 2014 ...

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The reburial of Habibullah Kalakani, known as Afghanistan’s bandit king, triggered a protest in southeaster Paktia province on Friday. Kalakani was reburied in Kabul hours after an attack on the people carrying his coffin. At least four people were injured and one security official killed. Kalakani served as king for a few months in 1929. He led the revolt against King Amanullah’s modeisation plans with the help of various tribes. A number of political figures, including former Balkh goveor Atta Mohammad Noor, ex-intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh and others, held a ceremony for the reburial of Kalakani and 16 of his aides. The remains were reburied on Shahr-i-Ara Mount in ...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan ’s rightwing political party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has waed forced repatriation of Afghan refugees will create problems between the neighbours. Senator Sirajul Haq, head of the influential party, on Thursday asked the... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Firs Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Thursday hit out at President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for centralising the power and waed to take final decision about his future in a grand gathering. Addressing a crowd of his supporters in his Kabul residence, Dostum said the president kept all powers with him and apologised to his followers for not materialising the pledges he made with them during election campaign. “I want to talk to the people in details. I am the son of a farmer, lived my life in a village and worked in the field, but now I caot resolved the problems of my people. Some ask me why you don’t go to the office. What will I do there when I have no power and m...

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By Hassan Hakimi on 31 August 2016 FEROZ KOH CITY (Pajhwok): At least four Special Forces’persoel have been killed and five others wounded in the Pasaband district of northweste Ghor... read more ...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): America’s efforts in Afghanistan continue to pay dividends, the head of of US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed on Tuesday. “We, along with our coalition partners, have made tremendous investments in that country over the last 15 years,” Gen Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. “The Afghans today are in the lead and they are taking the fight to the enemy through their sustainable security strategy,” the general said. TheAfghan forces were doing well while dealing with tough challenges in places like Helmand province, demonstrating resilience and the capability of defending their sovereign spaces, he remarked. Meanwhile, the train, advise and assis...

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Timber traders and carpenters in easte Kunar province on Tuesday asked the Cabinet to implement its decision of lifting ban on wood transportation. The Cabinet’s Economic Committee a few months ago decided to allow traders to... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

KABUL (Pajhwok):The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named 26players for a 15-day training camp in India,begiing from September 3 at the Greater Cricket Sports Complex Ground. The training camp has been arranged ahead of Afghanistan’s tour of Bangladesh (BD), where the men in blue will play three One-Day Inteational (ODI) matches against the hostsat the Sher-i-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh and Afghanistan will play their first-ever ODI series on Sept. 25, 26 and October1, said Nasimullah Danish, chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. “I've made it clear to the selection committee that it is a difficult task picking the squad for playing against Bangladeshon their home ground,” ...

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KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The destruction of Alchin Bridge in northe Kunduz province between Afghanistan and Tajikistan has created serious transit problems for traders and people. Kunduz officials say the 300 meters-long and six meters wide bridge... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A number of patients and their attendants accuse midwives and doctors of “serious professional misconduct, inappropriate attitude and using different tactics to force them into paying bribe” at the civil hospital in central... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

By Saleh Mangal on 27 August 2016 GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Taliban overran the Janikhel district in southeaste Paktia province after days of heavy clashes with... read more ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The US Embassy has denounced Wednesday’s attack on the American University in Kabul, saying targeting of students and staff, who are working to improve the future of the country, is a cruel and cowardly act. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those killed and injured, as well as with the victims’ families, colleaguesand friends,” US Ambassador P. Michael McKinley said in a statement from the embassy. “We remain strongly committed to the people of Afghanistan who are dedicated to establishing lasting peace and security and building the brightest possible future for their children,” the ambassador added. The US Embassy said it stood ready to assist Afghan authorities with the...

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Strongly condemning the terrorist attack on the American University in Kabul, the US on Wednesday saluted Afghan forces for responding to the attack and securing the top educational institution of the country. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today on the American University of Afghanistan. We salute the quick work of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces who responded to the attack and secured the university.” Ned Price, spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House, said: “We send our thoughts and prayers to the families and loved ones of those killed and our heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery to t...

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Deeply saddened at the terrorist attack in Helmand that killed one US service members and wounded six Afghans, the US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place. “This tragic event in Helmand province reminds us that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place, and there is difficult work ahead even as Afghan forces continue to make progress in securing their own country,” Carter said. “We will continue to work closely with the govement of Afghanistan and our NATO partners to bolster the capabilities of the ANDSF so they can provide the people of Afghanistan the peace they deserve,” he said in a statement. Carter said he is deep...

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A number of women on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against usurping their lands by tribal elders in easte Nangarhar province and threatened self-immolation if their properties were not retued to them. The protesters gathered at the Pushtunistan Square and carried baers inscribed with names of the alleged land usurpers including Malak Naimat, Malak Nizam and Dawood. The female protesters waed if their legitimate demand was not considered, they would set themselves alight. A participant of the demonstration, Gulalai told Pajhwok Afghan News her land had been grabbed by tribal elders over the past few years in Behsud district, but there was no one to help her recla...