Govt. vows to contain 3rd wave of COVID-19, as Afghanistan records biggest single-day rise in new positive cases

Published: by Kabul TimesJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021June 1, 20210716

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: In a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday afternoon, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said that...

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Former president asks govt, Taliban to accelerate peace talks

Published: by Kabul TimesJune 1, 2021

June 1, 20210310

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has called on government and the Taliban to take the peace talks initiative out of “foreign...

National Security

Afghan forces free 5 people from Taliban prison in Kunduz

Published: by Kabul TimesJune 1, 2021

June 1, 20210437

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Afghan commandos freed five people from a Taliban prison in Kunduz city on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defense (MoD)...

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Iranian Parliament ratifies rail cooperation agreement with Afghanistan

Published: by Kabul TimesJune 1, 2021

June 1, 20210360

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Iran’s Parliament on Monday passed Iran-Afghanistan Rail Cooperation Agreement that allows rail connection between the neighboring countries. Iran and Afghanistan...

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China assures support for Afghanistan in fight against COVID-19

Published: by Kabul TimesJune 1, 2021

June 1, 20210244

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Deputy and Acting Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Kabul Wang...

Economic

New banknotes to be soon published and distributed in Afghanistan

Published: by Kabul TimesMay 31, 2021

May 31, 20210652

By: Shukria Kohistani Da Afghanistan Bank has informed of printing new Afghani banknotes. Currently, most of the banknotes have got old and no longer used...

National Politics

Meeting held to discuss USAID projects in Afghanistan

Published: by Kabul TimesMay 31, 2021

May 31, 20210319

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan chaired a meeting discussing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects,...

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Chinese investors plan to generate electricity using coal in Afghanistan

Published: by Kabul TimesMay 31, 2021

May 31, 20210315

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Continuing Afghan government’s support for domestic and foreign investors, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met on Saturday with a group of...

National Politics

Afghanistan ready to purchase arms, vaccine from Moscow: Ambassador

Published: by Kabul TimesMay 31, 2021

May 31, 20210299

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia Said Tayeb Jawad said Kabul is ready to purchase weapons from Moscow. In an interview with...

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