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Paktia governor survives gun attack
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The Paktia Governor Shamim Katawazi on Saturday survived an armed attack in central Logar province, an official said.
His Spokesman Abdullah Hasrat told Pajhwok Afghan News that Katawazai came under attack on Kabul... read more
HPC once again calls on Taliban to shun violence
KABUL (Pajhwok): The High Peace Council... read more
Steps taken to criminalise drug trade: Mohib
KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 600 drugs traffickers have been arrested, 155 laboratories destroyed, 12 storage units destroyed and poppy... read more
Saudi Imams pray for peace in Afghanistan
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Imam of Harmain Sharifain, in his Friday sermon, prayed for lasting peace in Afghanistan, the Saudi media reported on Saturday.
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais presented extended greetings to all Muslims and emphasised the enforcement of the Islamic law and promotion of... read more
Chabahar port to be completed by 2019, says India
KABUL (Pajhwok): In defiance of fresh US sanctions on Iran, India says the strategic Chabahar port in southeastern Iran will be made... read more
Islamabad offers Kabul disaster management training
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has offered to arrange configured training courses for Afghan officials on disaster management.
National... read more
Pakistan, UAE boards to discuss dates for APL
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan and UAE cricket board officials will meet this week to discuss the Afghan Premier League (APL) schedule, an... read more
38 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan and Iran
KABUL (Pajhwok): More than three dozen Afghan refugees returned to their homeland from ... read more
US firm to operate, maintain drones in Afghanistan
KABUL (Pajhwok): An American company has been awarded a $39.6 million contract to operate MQ-9 Reaper drones in... read more
Commando operations against Islamic State continue
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos, advised by US Special Forces, continue offensive operations against Islamic... read more
15 members of uprising force killed in Taliban attacks
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Fifteen members o an uprising group have been killed by Taliban in Badghis province, local officials said on Friday.... read more
Tashkent Conference decisions to be implemented
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan... read more
In a first, Tashkent host talks on regional security
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan... read more
NATO chief all praise for Afghan peace initiatives
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani’s peace initiative is an encouraging move in ... read more
New security checkpoints to be built in Haska Mina
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): New security posts are being constructed in the Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Friday.
A high-level delegation visited the district to assess the situation there late on Thursday, the governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told... read more
Taliban kidnap 33 workers of road construction firm
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Taliban fighters have kidnapped 33 workers of a road construction company in southern Kandahar province, an official... read more
Enforcement of Af-Pak action plan to begin soon
KABUL (Pajhwok): Top Afghan and Pakistani officials took taken important decisions on June 19 on implementing a new framework for... read more
US soldier who killed 16 Afghans may seek clemency
KABUL (Pajhwok): A former US soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians may ask President Donald Trump for a sentence commutation... read more
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