MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Swedish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) officials on Tuesday pledged $3 million (145.7 million) for promoting education in four northern provinces.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Officials in northern Balkh province say nearly 2,000 welfare projects were completed in 14 districts in past few years, but the development council members call development activities unsatisfactory.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): The German Interior Minister Hans Peter Friedrich on Sunday insisted on equipping and training of the Afghan forces for the successful completion of security switch.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): The US ambassador to Afghanistan on Monday said his country was ready to support President Hamid Karzai's plan for peace talks with Pakistan, not Taliban.
KABUL (PAN): Jihadi and political leaders strongly condemned the murder of High Peace Council Chairman Prof. Burhanuddin Rabbani on Wednesday, pledging to avenge his death.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): The Afghan National Army and police have made good progress in the northern zone in recent months, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander said on Tuesday.