KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani and Turkish Defence Minister HulusiAkar have discussed the fight against terrorism and bilateral security cooperation. Ghani and Akar also met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, a...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Over a hundred supporters of unsuccessful candidates staged a rally at the Pashtunistan Watt in downtown Kabul, blocking traffic for about six hours before they were dispersed by spraying water. The protestors were demanding...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The rates of diesel and petrol have dipped while that of other items remains unchanged during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kabul told Pajhwok...
METARHLAM (Pajhwok): Six people including three children were killed and four others injured in a traffic accident on Kabul -Jalalabad highway in eastern Laghman province on Thursday, officials said. Laghman governor’s spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Monday said 21 people were found guilty of plotting the deadly attack on the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel about a year ago and sentenced them to jail terms from five to 30 years. Jamshid Rasouli...
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 14 people, including women and children, were injured when a speeding passenger overturned in the Mirbachakot district of Kabul early Thursday morning, on official said. The bus traveling from Kabul to northern Afghanistan...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture , Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Sunday that fish meat production has increased in the country, but still Pakistani fish occupied a decent market in Kabul. About 10, 000 tons of fish meat is...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of fuel have dropped by two percent and firewood by four percent this outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Supporters of two unsuccessful Wolesi Jirga candidates Syed Farhad Akbari and Naseema Niyazi on Wednesday rallied in front of the Independent Electoral complaints Commission (IECC) and the UN offices in Kabul against alleged fraud in the October polls.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest before entering a mosque in central capital Kabul on Wednesday evening, wounding one person, police said.
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): A rightwing Pakistani politician has asked the Taliban to soften their stance on talks with the Afghan government. The call was issued by Jamiat Ulema -i-Islam (JUI-S) leader Maulana Hamidul Haq, son of Maulana Samiul Haq who was...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A former US local football player from the Arcadia city of California and an Indian national were among four killed in the Monday night car-bombing in capital Kabul on Green Village Camp, separate statements said on Wednesday. One...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some residents of the 9 th police district in capital Kabul have demanded the relocation of the Green Village Camp (GVC) -- the target of Monday evening’s massive car-bomb attack.
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to work out a mechanism for exchanging prisoners, the Afghan ambassador says. The mechanism will benefit prisoners who have completed their jail terms or languish in prison despite getting...
KABUL (Pajhwok): National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib on Tuesday condemned the deadly suicide attack in capital Kabul that took place Monday night, saying the attack would not remain without a response. At least four people were killed...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Monday announced preliminary Wolesi Jirga election results from capital Kabul, but cautioned the results were not final. According to the initial Wolesi Jirga results, Haji Ajmal...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Protesting Wolesi Jirga candidates from Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Kunduz provinces on Sunday warned they would not allow the presidential election in their areas if their demands were not met.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior has released the list of 222 alleged criminals in capital Kabul and said the names of powerful individuals’ semi-governmental mafia and politicians who disturbed the security situation would be disclosed as...
KABUL (Pajhwok): National Directorate of Security ( NDS ) has arrested a group of four kidnappers in the capital Kabul and rescued a person from their captivity, a statement from the spy agency said Tuesday. The statement from NDS received by...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of oil, firewood and Russian gold have dipped during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price...