KABUL (PAN): The NATO secretary-general says the US-Afghan strategic cooperation agreement be signed ahead of the Chicago conference, but President Hamid Karzai insists on his government’s conditions being met.
KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan Meteorological Service on Tuesday said there would be abundant water for irrigation purposes next year as the rainy season would last until April, but an astrologist said there will be rains only between February 26 and March 19.
KABUL (PAN): Meshrano Jirga (upper house of Parliament) members, criticising the performance of the High Peace Council, on Sunday summoned the council secretariat chief and spokesman.
KABUL (PAN): The High Oversight Office and Anti-Corruption (HOOA) said on Sunday the Ariana Afghan Airlines would collapse if government institutions did not repay its loans.
KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan Meteorological Authority (AMA) officials on Tuesday said that Monday night was the coldest when temperatures plunged to minus 15 degrees Celsius, the lowest-ever for the last 15 years, in the capital Kabul.
KABUL (PAN): A new radar system, a 20 million euros project, was installed at the Kabul International Airport to ensure the safety of air traffic, a senior official said on Sunday.
KABUL (PAN): The United Nations and the Afghan government have launched a joint appeal for $437 million to deal with natural disasters in the country, a Cabinet minister said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): A five-member Taliban delegation has reached Doha, the capital of Qatar, for peace negotiations with the United States, an official said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Saturday reiterated his call for the Taliban to stop fighting, saying that Afghans alone were suffering because of the ongoing conflict in the country.
