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House Armed Services Committee Chairman of US, Rep. Mac Thornberry is urging the Obama administration to halt the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan amid worries it could again become a terrorist safe haven. “I’m concerned about the decisions that the president is to make in the next few weeks …

A number of Afghan analysts in reaction to the recent speeches of Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf say that mobilizing Afghan people is only the responsibility of the government. Abdul Rab Rasul Sayaf, a prominent Jihadi leader warned Pakistan to stop plots against Afghanistan and if it continues he will mobilize …

On the last day of Martyrs Week, dozens of martyrs heirs gathered in Pul-e Charkhi and cried for justice; calling on government to bring the perpetrators of the mass destruction of the past 3 decades to justice. With releasing a letter, they urged for more points to the heirs of …

Afghan high-ranking officials commemorated the 14th death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Masoud on Wednesday in Kabul. By laying flowers on resistance minaret, the 14th death anniversary of Afghanistan national hero was held in Loya- Jirga hall. Known as the Afghanistan “National Hero” Masoud fiercely fought Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in …

Ahmad Masoud and a number of Afghan officials and Kabul residents on Wednesday marked Hafta-e-Shaheed or Martyrs week and with donating blood commemorate the death of Afghan national hero Ahmad Shah Masoud and pay tribute to all those who had lost their lives in the war against the 1979-89 military …

Abdul Rab Rasul Sayaf, a prominent Jihadi leader warns Pakistan to stop plots against Afghanistan and if it continues he will mobilize the Afghan nation. “If Pakistan plots counties we will ask the government to mobilize the people; otherwise, we will mobilize the Afghan nation and will take actions,” Sayaf …

President Ashraf Ghani reminds deceived Taliban that every death is not martyrdom. Ghani was delivering his remarks on the occasion of the Martyr’s Week and martyrdom of Afghanistan’s National Hero, Ahmad Shah Masoud said,” we should remind those who have been deceived by the foreigners that every death is not …

In a consultation meeting which was held by Afghan Research Center on reviewing the challenges of Durand Line, the outgoing President, Hamid Karzai said that Pakistan with its aggressive efforts would never achieve its goals in Afghanistan. The former Afghan president Hamid Karzai declared that recognizing the Durand Line as …

Afghanistan first lady, Rolla Ghani says that if Afghan residents do not mobilized and combat against this deadly phenomenon, we will lose a large number of our youths. Rolla Ghani voiced concern over counter narcotics in the country, saying the number of addicts become more by each day passing in …

A number of Afghan senators in Afghan Senate called for the announcement of Parliamentary election date. The Senators criticized the proposals of Election Reforms Commission (ERC), saying this process is extremely time-consuming and postpones the parliamentary elections. “The concerning issue is the date of holding Parliamentary election. The reforms process …

Officials in Ministry of Interior Affairs urged that we are waiting for the President decree on issuing the National Electronic Identification Cards. Minister of Interior Affairs NoorulHaq Ulomi said,” despite of all the preparations and existence of approved laws yet the President to order on beginning of the National processing …

Afghan officials confirmed that an improvised explosive device (IEDs) replaced in a police container explodes in capital, Kabul. Security officials say that the incident took place in Kabul’s 5th security headquarters near the Qamber square at around 7:30 PM late Monday night. Preliminary reports suggesting there were no casualties following …

With continued commitment to the country’s health sector, the Bayat Foundation (BF) has reconstructed the Gynecology maternity unit of the Malalay Hospital and also donated advanced equipments to the hospital. The chairman of Bayat Foundation, Engineer Ehsanullah Bayat says that the Bayat Foundation has assisted advanced equipments due to a …

The Afghanistan monitoring and observation institutions are said to consider the Election Reforms Commission (ERC)’s seven proposals are effective for holding the upcoming elections but the transparency of the elections would not be guaranteed. The members of these institutions noted that of the ten proposals, three of them were sent …

Pakistan’s army chief of staff claims that Pakistan has always acted honestly against Afghanistan and brining peace and stability to the country. Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, noted that Afghanistan’s enemy is also Pakistan’s enemy; citing the security situation of Afghanistan is alarming. “We have always …

United Nations special envoy is said to consider the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) summit effective, adding unlike previous summits, the senior officials have discussed more on Afghanistan demands and needs. Nicholas Haysem, UN special representative for Afghanistan has also considered the SOM summit essential for Afghanistan. Haysem noted that the …

 A number of civil society activists have stated that Afghan officials have failed to convince the International community members and representatives who had attended the Senior Officials Meeting SOM,warning if the Government doesn’t adopt serious measurements in order to fulfill its commitments given for the International donors ,they will decrease …

No clue has been given on the assassination of the legendary military commander Ahmad Shah Massoud during the last 14 years. The Massoud Foundation established in 2003 accuses the government for negligence to investigate the death of Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was assassinated at the instigation of al-Qaeda, in a …

Afghan Parliament members resumed their first session on Monday after their summer breaks and discussed security issues in the country. The Speaker of the House of Representatives says the International Community and specially those countries who have committed to support Afghan security forces to bring security and stability in Afghanistan …

For the fifth time in almost a week, at least 30 schoolgirls and female teachers have been poisoned in the western Herat province of Afghanistan today. Nearly 300 schoolgirls, including teachers have been poisoned allegedly by some type of gas during the last couple of days in Herat. At least …