Afghan Parliament Members have called for a commons vote on summoning security officials for accountability, saying security forces do not have the capability to provide the security of people. The lawmakers accused security officials of incompetence and emphasized that more than 40 thousand people were killed or wounded since the …

Following the U.S. officials’ trip to Islamabad and Kabul, a delegation of High Peace Council is expected to visit Pakistan and facilitate talks between Afghan and Pakistani religious scholars to end the 17-year-old conflict in Afghanistan. Azizullah Din Mohammad, Deputy Head of HPC told Ariana News on Saturday that the …

At least 15 people,  including women and children, have been killed and 25 others were wounded in a traffic accident in the country’s southern Kandahar province, Zia Dourani, the spokesman of Police said. The accident occurred in Hawoz Madad village of Zhari district at around 6 am (local time). The wounded …

President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Kabul’s division into four zones, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. Ghani in a new scheme instructed the Kabul Garrison to work along with the Police, army and national security to provide the security of Kabul. “The west of Kabul will be changed into …

In search of adopting effective plans to prevent the insurgent attacks in the country, mainly in Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani has held three extraordinary security meetings in a day, Presidential Palace said on Friday. Following the funeral ceremony of Tolo news two journalists Samim Faramarz and Ramiz Ahmadi in Kabul …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says due to low number of registered voters at some polling stations, it has decided to merge these voting centers with nearby ones.     Since the beginning of the voter registration process, the IEC has opened more than 5,000 polling stations, but, during this period …

The U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on an unannounced visit to the country, met with the National Unity Government (NUG) Leaders. The  high-ranking U.S. official is being accompanied by the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford.    According to …

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation deplored the twin suicide attacks that claimed the lives of more than 20 people youth and two Journalists on Wednesday in Kabul. The attacks, which targeted a gym during a sports contest, have been part of an increasing number of deadly violent strikes in Afghanistan. …

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock says more than 40,000 civilians having been maimed or killed in the past four years in Afghanistan. “Deepening violence and now drought is affecting hundreds of thousands of families across the country. Civilian casualties are at an …

China will train Afghan troops on Chinese soil, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Beijing said on Thursday. The military cooperation will be part of an effort to fight Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants bent on attacking China from its western neighbor, Ambassador Janan Mosazai told Reuters. Kabul has also …

At least 11 military soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Badghis province last mid-night, a police official confirmed. Provincial police spokesman Naqibullah Amini said last night Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack over security checkpoints in Abkamari district of Badghis province. Amini said the Afghan army had …

Eight Afghan Local Police (ALP) members have been killed in Takhar province, a police official said Thursday. Provincial deputy police chief Nezamuddin Ghori said the incident took place at around 2 a.m. this morning in Qandahari village, in Khuja Ghar district of the province. Ghori said that the victims were …