Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday that 90 percent of the country’s population live below the $2 poverty line. Read more
The Taliban have induced five members of their leadership council into their negotiating team ahead of intra-Afghan talks, a source close to the group told 1TV Saturday. Read more
US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien on Friday held a phone conversation with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of High Council for Nati... Read more
Head of Afghanistan National Standards Authority was arrested while receiving $100,000 bribe last night, officials said Thursday. Read more
The Taliban has not kept up their commitments agreed to in their deal with the United States, a top American general has said. Read more
At least four rockets landed in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Ghazni on Thursday, which happened as President Ashraf Ghani was visiting. Read more
Twelve countries, including 10 in the region and two in Europe, have offered to host intra-Afghan peace negotiations, Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar said on Thursday. Read more
Ten Afghan forces were killed in overnight Taliban attacks in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh and central Ghor provinces, sources said Thursday. Read more
Six civilians were killed in rocket attacks by Pakistani military in Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Wednesday, Afghan officials said. Read more
The World Bank expects Afghanistan’s economy will contract by 5.5 to 7.4 percent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
