Both discussed expansion of trade, security, economic and cultural ties between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, a presidential statement said on Monday.
Early on Monday morning, President Ghani departed for Tajikistan to attend the ninth conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process.
He received an honorary Doctoral degree from Tajik National University during his visit there.
He also met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's Minister of External Affairs, on...
In a statement released Monday, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said commando forces launched operations yesterday in Shirzad district of eastern Nangarhar province.
The man was named Shafiqullah and was arrested along with two others suspects.
The Taliban officials have yet to comment.
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He will attend the ninth foreign ministerial conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process, according to presidential statement.
President Ghani will also meet with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, the country’s Prime Minister and other officials, it said, to discuss bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries.
According to the statement, Afghan President will also visit the Tajik National University where he will receive...
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, and a number of Afghan political leaders traveled to France to attend a ceremony in which Afghan national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud will be honored with placing a plaque in Paris city.
During his stay in France, chairman of the peace council, who oversees the government peace talks with the Taliban, met with...
Afghan forces on Saturday morning found an IED in Haidar Khan area near Paghman district of the capital Kabul, said provincial police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz.
The government forces defused the explosive device, foiling a massive explosion which was set up to target civilians, he said.
It wasn’t clear who was behind the plot....
According to Zaman Hamdard, spokesman for provincial police chief, spoke with TKG, saying as many as 15 armed Taliban were killed and seven others wounded in Afghan forces’ defensive attacks.
He added that three Afghan soldiers, including Abdul Mohammad Sarwari, acting police chief of Sangin district, were killed and another two wounded in the attack.
A security sources has told TKG that at least ten...
The 02 Unit of the National Directorate of Security said in a statement released last night that its forces carried out the operation in Ghani district of eastern Nangarhar province.
Two people, said to be member of a group responsible for targeted killings, were also among the arrested suspects, according to the statement.
Another two members of the IS/Daesh were killed during the operation, it...
A policeman, named Jawed, was shot dead in an armed attack early today morning, said provincial police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz.
An investigation to probe the incident was underway, he said.
Police has failed to arrest the perpetrators.
Afghanistan, already torn by decades-long war and violence, has been gripped with targeted assassinations which are often unclaimed.
Government officials, however, have constantly pointing the blame at Taliban....
Two armed robbers chased by police opened fire at policemen on Friday evening in Shorbazar area of the Afghan capital of Kabul, said Tariq Arian, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
One policeman and three residents were wounded after robbers shot at policemen, he added.
According to spokesman, the two robbers were killed in police shootings.
The capital, Kabul, has recently been gripped by armed robberies,...
The crash which took place in the southern province of Sohag caused three passenger cars to flip over, killing 32 and injuring 66, the news agency reported.
A security source told Reuters, “The trains collided while going at not very high speeds, which led to the destruction of two carriages and a third to overturn.”
Videos from the scene were displayed by local media, showing...
