KABUL (PAN): Afghan officials on Tuesday alleged cross-border attacks from Pakistan into eastern provinces were aimed at mounting pressure on Kabul to recognise the Durand Line as a permanent international border.
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday announced the establishment of a Police Consultative Council (PCC), saying the 10-year scheme would help improve police credibility.
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Interior on Monday said police would face challenges if illegal interference from parliamentarians continued in their affairs.
KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Economy on Sunday banned 140 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for failing to abide by the prescribed rules and regulations, an official said.
KABUL (PAN): The Global Fund, an international financing organisation, on Saturday pledged $20 million in assistance to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to help control and fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria diseases in Afghanistan.
KABUL (PAN): A woman was among five would-be suicide bombers detained by police in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, an official said on Friday, claiming the detainees were planning attacks in Kabul.
KABUL (PAN): The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday warned security was deteriorating across Afghanistan, urging the warring parties to prevent civilian casualties.
KABUL (PAN): The Afghanistan High Peace Council (HPC) on Wednesday said both the government and rebels should show flexibility in their conditions for peace talks to reach a pivotal point in the process.
KABUL (PAN): A day after Pakistan announced a dispute over the construction of a security gate along the shared frontier had been resolved, the Meshrano Jirga or upper house of Afghan parliament on Tuesday summoned defence, foreign and interior ministers over the issue.
KABUL (PAN): A Turkish Airlines plane en route to Kabul has reported been returned to Turkey after an abandoned mobile phone found onboard caused panic.
