Afghan government will implement any decision that the upcoming consultative Loya Jirga on the fate of 400 Taliban prisoners takes, head of the commission for holding the grand assembly said... Read more
The World Bank’s board of directors on Tuesday approved $210 million in two grants to help cushion impact of COVID-19 on poor households and protect food security, the Bank said in a s... Read more
As the Afghan government is set to convene Loya Jirga, or grand assembly of elders, on the fate of 400 Taliban prisoners the Taliban insist should be released before peace talks, Afghan parl... Read more
Ten million people in Afghanistan or 31.5 percent of the population have been infected with coronavirus, according to a survey released by the country’s public health ministry on Wedne... Read more
Between 50 and 70 percent of police positions in four Afghan provinces are not active, valid personnel, but ghost soldiers, according to a new US watchdog report has said. Read more
Afghanistan’s cabinet has decided that universities should reopen from tomorrow (Wednesday), the government said on Tuesday. Read more
The number of American troops in Afghanistan will be down to 4,000-5,000 by Election Day which is scheduled for November 3, US President Donald Trump has said. Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held phone talks with prime ministers of Pakistan and India on Monday. Read more
Shahab Al-Muhajir, the newly appointed leader of Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), is a member of Haqqani network, Afghanistan’s acting interior minister said on Monday. Read more
US Secretary Mike Pompeo held virtual meeting on Monday with Mullah Baradar Akhund, the Taliban’s deputy leader and head of their political office in Qatar, to discuss the state of the... Read more
