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On Sunday government officials, writers, poets, and people from different parts of the country gathered at Gul Ghondi Hill in northern Parwan province to celebrate the National Arghawan festival. Speaking at the event, Muzhgan Mustafavi, Information and Culture Deputy Minister for Tourism said Afghanistan is not a place to be …

Taliban militants have looted a flock of sheep in northern Sar-e Pol province of Afghanistan, a local official claimed on Sunday. Ghulam Sakhi Veera, the governor of Gosfandi district in Sar-e Pol province told Ariana News that Taliban militants launched a widespread attack on Gosfandi district last night but faced …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Sunday that he will not participate at the Grand Consultative Peace Jirga which is expected to be held on April 29. In a statement released on Sunday, Abdullah said that he was not consulted about the consultative peace meeting. According to Afghanistan’s Chief Executive, …

Two villages in Sancharak district of northern Sar-e-Pul province collapsed to the Taliban militants on Saturday night, a local official confirmed. The District Governor for Sancharak, Naqibullah Daqiq told Ariana News that the Taliban insurgents attacked the Khwaja Sorkh and Archto villages in the district on Saturday night. Daqiq confirmed …

The Afghan telecommunications and information technology minister warned that Facebook will be blocked in Afghanistan during the next six months if it doesn’t follow the country’s regulations. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Minister Shahzad Gul Aryobi said that Facebook is being misused in Afghanistan, saying that creating accounts …

The third meeting of Reconciliation Leadership Council has been postponed for an unknown period of time due to disagreements between the politicians and the leadership of the Afghan government. On Saturday, sources told Ariana News that there are disagreements over the formation of the negotiating team and the combination of …

A number of parliamentary election candidates from Logar province accused the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan of asking bribe from the candidates. Khalid Mohmand, one of the candidates who was on the winners list when the preliminary results for Logar announced said that he had received phone calls from …

Afghan security forces have pushed back a Taliban attack over the capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday. Enamuddin Rahmani, a spokesman for Kunduz police said that Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack from four directions over Kunduz city early on Saturday morning. He added the fighting …

At least eight Taliban militants were killed and nine others wounded in clashes between the insurgents and the Afghan forces in western Farah province, a military official said on Saturday. Hashmatullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Afghan military in Farah told Ariana that the Taliban militants attacked an army outpost …

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said that the Taliban’s spring offensive announcement is “reckless” and is in “indifference” to the demands of Afghans for peace. Khalilzad said in a tweet on Friday that the Taliban announcement is “irresponsible” and that would increase “violence” in the country …

The Taliban militants attacked a security outpost in the provincial capital of Ghazni province, killing at least four Afghan soldiers, a local official said on Friday. Ghulam Sakhi Zabuli, a Provincial Council member told Ariana News that the Taliban stormed Lashmak outpost at Bakawol area of Ghazni city on Thursday …

At least 16 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a blast on Friday morning at a market in Quetta city of Pakistan, local Media reported. According to Pakistani News International, the explosion took place at a vegetable market in the Hazar Ganji area of Quetta city. Pakistan’s Deputy …

The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held talks with the Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kalimov in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and discussed the Afghan peace process. “We discussed critical role region plays in achieving and sustaining peace, and in accelerated regional integration …

Taliban bans operation of World Health Organization (WHO) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in areas until their control until further notice. Zabihullah Mujahid the Taliban spokesman said in a statement on Thursday that the group can’t guarantee the safety of these organizations across the country. The group …

At least 40 villagers including women were injured in Guzargah Noor district of Baghlan province after clashes between the residents of two villages erupted over a pasture. Some residents of Guzargah Noor district claim that they have been attacked by Alborz villagers. They further say that the police have also …

Taliban militants have abducted 60 truck drivers in Samangan province on Thursday morning, a local official said. The head of Samangan provincial council Raz Mohammad Muahdi said the incident has taken place in Raig Kotal area of the province. He added that all truck drivers used to pay seven to …

18 Taliban militants were killed during a special operation conducted by the Afghan special forces in western Urozgan province of Afghanistan, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday. According to a statement released by NDS, the operation was carried out over Mawlawi Sharafuddin military hideout who is the …

Mohammad Ajmal Faiz has been appointed as new police chief of Balkh province, a security source told Ariana News on Wednesday. The new police chief of Balkh is endorsed by Ata Mohammad Noor the Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party. Recently the government appointed General Abdul Raqib Mubaraz as Balkh police …

The Reconciliation Leadership Council convened its second meeting in the Afghan presidential palace on Wednesday to follow-up the decisions made in their first meeting on April 6. According to a statement by the Presidential Palace, preparations for Doha meeting, completion of the members of the Leadership Council and the formation …

The Afghan government is hopeful that sending a delegation to the Qatar summit will result in ending up of war and starting of an intra-Afghan dialogue, said Omid Maysam Deputy Spokesperson of the Afghan Chief Executive on Wednesday. At the same time, the Leadership Council for Reconciliation held its second …