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At least ten civilians were burned after Taliban militants set several shops  ablaze in northern Jawzjan province, said Abdul Marof Azar, a spokesman for the Governor of Jawzjan. According to Mr. Azar, the shopkeepers were sleeping in their shops, fearing that Taliban fighters would not loot them during nights. Azar …

Local security officials confirmed that Mohammad Afzal Hakimi, the Police Chief for the Warsaj District of Takhar Province, was killed along with his three bodyguards, in a Taliban ambush in Baghlan Province. According to Ahmad Jawid Basharat, a spokesman for the Baghlan Police, the incident happened on Friday morning on …

The family members and relatives of the victims who lost their lives in a car bomb in Kabul on Wednesday, blame the government for its failure to provide security for its citizens. A day after the release of the Taliban’s top prisoners, a car bomb in Kabul claimed at least …

A privately owned cold storage facility has been built in Kabul. The facility, which is the largest cold storage build in the country, cost about five million US dollars. It has the capacity of storing 5,000 tons of agricultural products at one time. Presently it is being used to store …

A road accident in Iran has killed 28 Afghan nationals, the Iranian news agencies reported on Thursday. The incident has taken place early in the morning when two crowded minibuses collided near the town of Khash in Sistan and Baluchistan Province. According to reports, 21 people were also injured in …

The Attorney General Office (AGO) has investigated around 2,527 cases of violence against women across the country this year, an official said on Wednesday. Jamshid Rasoli, spokesman for the AGO, told reporters on Wednesday that legal actions have been taken against the perpetrators of these cases. The cases of violence …

The European Union is ready to accompany an Afghan-owned and an Afghan-led peace process, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini says. Speaking at a press conference following a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Federica Mogherini hoped that the United States and Taliban representatives resume their stalled talks as …

Afghan lawmakers on Wednesday described the release of Taliban’s top prisoners by President Ashraf Ghani as a national treason. Nilofar Ibrahimi, a member of parliament from Badakhshan province, said it was “a shameful deal” for the releasing of the killers of Afghan people. “If peace is an excuse, the releasing …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) decided to stop the partial recount process early on Wednesday afternoon. In a statement, IEC said, assessing the complaints of presidential candidates, political parties and civil society organizations were the reason behind the decision. This comes after several presidential candidates boycotted the process. Supporters of …

At least seven people were killed and 10 others were wounded after a car bomb went off in Kabul’s PD 15 on Wednesday morning,  officials said. According to Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, the incident took place at around 7:25 am in Qasim street in the city. …

The U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, John Bass, welcomed the release of three Taliban prisoners including Anas Haqqani, a key member of the Haqqani Network. John Bass told Ariana News on Tuesday that Washington hopes the move results in reduction of violence and beginning of peace talks to end the ongoing …

Seventeen people, including women and children, died in a traffic accident in north of Afghanistan, a local official said on Tuesday. The incident happened when a minivan slid off an icy road in Khost District of Baghlan Province. Lutfullah Atefi, the District Governor, told Ariana News that 17 people, including …

Kabul, Afghanistan — November 12, 2019 — Bayat Power, Afghanistan’s largest, Afghan-owned and operated Power Production Company announced today that Bayat Power-1, the region’s most technologically advanced gas fired electric power plant — and Afghanistan’s first new gas based power production plant in more than forty years — has officially …

A U.S. airstrike has accidentally hit Afghan Army outposts in Logar Province on Monday night, killing three soldiers and injuring four others. Shahpoor Ahmadzai, the Provincial Police Spokesman, told Ariana News that the incident happened in the outskirt of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital of Logar Province. According to Logar Police …

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday confirmed that Anas Haqqani, Haji Mali Khan and Hafiz Rashid, three top Haqqani Network commanders, have been conditionally released in exchange for the release of two foreign university professors who were kidnapped by the Haqqani Network in 2016. Speaking at a televised press conference, Ghani …

The Office of Afghanistan’s National Security Council (ONSC) said on Monday that the Chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt General Faiz Hameed and the country’s Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood have held talks with Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib in Kabul. Kabir Haqmal, Spokesman of the ONSC said, the …

Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Idrees Zaman accused of ethnic cleansing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after he dismissed several directors from their positions in a short period of time. A number of lawmakers on Monday called on the Afghan parliament to prevent “such illegal dismissals”. “Mr. Idrees …

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has formally complaint to the leadership of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) over Commissioner Maulana Abdullah’s threatening behavior towards the Data Manager of the IEC National Tally Center. In a letter to Hawa Alam Nuristani, Chairperson of the IEC, UN says Maulana …

U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that American troops would remain in Afghanistan for several more years. In an interview with ABC, an American television network, on November 10, Milley said that the U.S. forces will make sure that the country never …

GIRoA Chief Executive and Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah called on the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to stop the vote recounting process until their concerns about controversial votes are addressed. Speaking to his supporters in Kabul, Abdullah warned of an electoral crisis and said the State-Builder team led by President Ashraf …