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AT-KABUL: The new United States ambassador to Afghanistan, John R. Bass, presented his credentials to the President Ashraf Ghani, during a ceremony held at Presidential Palace on Tuesday, the US embassy said in a statement. “It was an honor to present my credentials to President Ghani today (Tuesday),” said Ambassador …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Foreign Ministers of India, China and Russia on Monday held a trilateral meeting in New Delhi where the three counterparts emphasized on Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan, slamming the Taliban insurgents for undermining peace in the region and around …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday accepted the credentials of the new Turkish ambassador to Kabul, during a ceremony held here in the Presidential Palace, a statement from President’s office said. The newly-appointed Turkish envoy presented his credentials to President Ghani, which he accepted and expressed happiness over his new …

It’s great news that Afghanistan was taken out of red area to green area in terms of freedom of speech by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). On November of this year, UNESCO in a meeting held in Paris said protection of freedom of expression and journalists …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Finance has said that the construction work on second phase of Kajaki dam in southern Helmand province will be kicked off soon. “With inauguration of the second phase of the Kajaki Dam, the capacity of this section will increase from 51 to 151 megawatts of electricity. The …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: French and Algerian fighters have joined the ranks of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist in northern Afghanistan, AFP reported, quoting Afghan and international sources. According to the source, French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined Daesh in Jawzjan province where the …

AT-KABUL: The agreements for the transfer of the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) 1000 power line as well as the construction of the 500 Kilo Volt sub-station in Arghandi were signed Monday in Kabul. The power department signed the $ 235.16 million projects with the KEC and KPTL Indian companies in …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah reacted Monday to the statements by the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, saying his words were rift efforts that are like poison for the national unity. Hekmatyar in a gathering in Paktia province said that the tribes of the province should have more rights than …

A wide range of anger has observed against the heart-wrenching, and homicidal incident of killing 10-members of a family on Friday night in Khiarkhana area of Kabul’s Police District 15th at the hands of illegal armed men. Four women, four children, and two men were among the dead, and two …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has voiced optimism that India will increase the number of scholarships for Afghan students. He expressed the hope at a meeting with Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan on Sunday, the Press Trust of India reported. 5,000 Afghani students were studying …