MEHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): One civilian was killed and six others wounded during a clash between security forces and Taliban militants in Tagab district of central Kapisa province on Friday, an official said. The gove or’s spokesman, Qais Qaderi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the early mo ing clash erupted ...

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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Nearly a dozen Islamic State or Daesh militants have been killed and six others wounded during security operations in various districts of easte Nangarhar province, an official said on Friday. Six Daesh militants were killed and as many wounded during a ground and air offensive ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Representatives of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday urged the gove ments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve problems the refugees faced. The representatives of various Afghan refugee... Let's block ads! (Why?)

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States is keeping a large force in Afghanistan to defeat ISIS, the US President Barack Obama said Thursday. “In Afghanistan, one of the reasons that I decided to largely maintain our current force posture was so that... Let's block ads! (Why?)

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[unable to retrieve full-text content] By Naheed Bashardost on 04 August 2016 KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said he would hand over the country’s affairs to the youth before retiring as... read more

KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): NATO and US forces top commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson on Thursday said the Taliban could not win through the war and should appear for talks. The alliance resolute support commander arrived in Kandahar City, the capital of southe Kandahar province, along with a dele...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Electoral watchdogs on Thursday welcomed the Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of the Constitution (ICOIC)’s remarks about a new presidential decree on electoral reforms, but some lawmakers said a new decree... Let's block ads! (Why?)

[unable to retrieve full-text content] By Zabihullah Ihsas on 04 August 2016 MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in Balkh province on Thursday said it had rescued a one-year-old baby boy from being sold by his parents. IHRC head for Balkh, Sayed Mohammad Saami, t...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The rise in value of the afghani against the rupee and dollar has pushed down the prices of some food items and liquefied gas and the Arabian gold in capital Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Food traders linked the decline in... Let's block ads! (Why?)

[unable to retrieve full-text content] By Abdul Maqsud Azizi on 04 August 2016 PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Foreign Forces helicopter crashed in the Azra district of central Logar province Thursday afte oon, an official said. Salim Saleh, the gove or’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News, the copter crashe...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] By Storai Karimi on 04 August 2016 HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Five foreign tourists and their Afghan driver were wounded in the Taliban attack in Chesht-i-Sharif district of weste ... read more

[unable to retrieve full-text content] By Mohammad Halim Karimi on 04 August 2016 KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of labourers in capital Kabul complain joblessness has increased during the past two years and they are... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States on Wednesday designated Af-Pak-based Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Europe-based Mohamed Abrini as global terrorists. xa0As a result of these designations, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Abrini have any interest is blocked, and US ...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): In an affirmation of Afghanistan ’s allegations against Islamabad, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has declined to give Pakistan the mandatory certification to the Congress that it is taking strong action against the Haqqani... Let's block ads! (Why?)

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday welcomed the manufacturing of 1673 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) for Afghan forces under a $356 million contract signed with AM General, a US-based heavy vehicle manufacturing company. The company would manufacture and deli...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): A first-ever health counseling centre for youngsters and teenagers was inaugurated at Dasht-i-Barchi 50-bed hospital in central capital Kabul on Wednesday. xa0 Dr. Najia Tariq, deputy public health minister for services delivery, at the inaugural ceremony, said the purpose behind th...