KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Saturday assured neighbours they would face no threat from Afghanistan's soil, urging them to continue cooperating with efforts at bringing peace and stability to the war-hit country.
KABUL (PAN): Some regional spy agencies tried to disrupt the traditional Loya Jirga on the strategic cooperation pact with the US, the interior minister said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): For the first time in the history of Subroto Cup, Afghan girls were seen in action along with other teams in the 52nd edition of the football tournament in New Delhi, organisers said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): A human rights watchdog on Saturday underlined the need for a sustained and transparent re-engagement of the international community with the Afghan people.
KABUL (PAN): As differences among its committees on evolving a mechanism for peace negotiations with the insurgents persisted, the ongoing Loya Jirga could be extended, an official indicated on Friday.
KABUL (PAN): Nearly a dozen people were arrested by security forces for selling military tools in Kabul, while six militants were killed during operations in eastern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday.
KABUL (PAN): More than 2.5 million people in Afghanistan are in urgent need of essential food aid, as drought grips areas in 14 provinces and snow threatens the current relief effort, NGOs warned on Friday.
KABUL (PAN): Some participants of four-day Loya Jirga complained on Thursday they had not been given copies of the draft strategic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.
