Pakistan eases transit trade with Afghanistan via Gwadar port
KABUL: For the first time, Pakistan has begun transit trade to Afghanistan via sea route using the Gwadar Port, the neighboring country’s commerce ministry informed...
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Afghanistan sees rapid increase in COVID-19 positive cases
KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 623 new positive cases of COVID-19–out of 985 samples tested–in the last 24 hours. The total...
President Ghani, Turkmen counterpart discuss bilateral trade ties
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a phone conversation with President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan discussed efforts to expand mutual economic...
Health Ministry warns of catastrophe if COVID-19 measures go unheeded
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 625 new positive cases of COVID-19 across the country over the past...
Khalid, Miller meet Afghan special forces, discuss peace, security situation
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid and Resolute Support Commander Gen. Scott Miller have visited Khah Khah battalion in Camp...
Hopes for end to violence as Afghan ceasefire holds
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Even though calls for the Taliban to prolong a cease-fire with the Afghan government have gone unanswered so far, there...
Security institutions reject report that half of Afghan forces have coronavirus
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Afghan security institutions in a joint statement on Wednesday rejected a report on a US newspaper that at least 50...
More than 300,000 Afghan refugees returned home: Ministry
KABUL: More than 325,000 Afghan refugees returned to their home over the past four months amid coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. Of the number, 55,000...
Up to 900 Taliban prisoners released on Monday: ONSC
KABUL: The Afghan government has released another 900 Taliban prisoners from jails on Tuesday, the government confirmed. The Office of the National Security Council said...
“Prosperous Afghanistan will ensure prosperity in whole region,” President Ghani
KABUL: Addressing the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Ghani extended his sincere congratulations and greetings to the entire Islamic world on the auspicious...