Kabul police arrested an 11-member Taliban cell behind the killing of former TV presenter Yama Siawash, Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said Wednesday. Siawash, who formerly worke... Read more
Afghanistan’s GDP will increase by 7 percent if peace is achieved and observed for the next four years, according to a UN Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Tuesday. This... Read more
The European Union on Tuesday announced 2.9 million euros in grant funding that is used towards debt relief for Afghanistan. EU in a statement said that the Afghan government successfully ma... Read more
The easiest and best way for peace in Afghanistan would be the Taliban joining the current government, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said. “For peace in Afghanistan, the bes... Read more
India is an important player in the settlement in Afghanistan and undoubtedly should be engaged in international efforts supporting the Afghan national reconciliation, Russian Foreign Minist... Read more
There will likely be a deadlock in the proposed peace conference in Turkey, Afghan ambassador to the UAE said on Monday. Addressing a webinar of the Washington-based Middle East Institute, J... Read more
Political and security uncertainties have created serious hurdles to Afghanistan’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank said in a report released Monday. The report tit... Read more
Pakistan’s security establishment, fearful of strategic encirclement by India, apparently continues to view the Afghan Taliban as a relatively friendly and reliably anti-India element in Afg... Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will present a three-phase peace plan for Afghanistan during the upcoming meeting in Turkey, which includes a political agreement and ceasefire before elections... Read more
At least three security forces were killed when a car bomn hit military convoy in Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday, police said. Twelve others were wounded in the blast w... Read more
