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New York, The city of Ghazni in Afghanistan is still too dangerous for aid workers to reach, after a week of “intense” fighting and reports that traumatized children are turning up at hospitals looking for their parents, UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, said on Friday. more
Afghanistan: UN chief calls for 'urgent' ceasefire and opening of peace talks

New York, After days of intense fighting for the Afghan city of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, the United Nations Secretary-General and the Head of the UN  mission in the country (UNAM ...

Ashraf Ghani invites Imran Khan to visit Afghanistan

Islamabad:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haque on Sunday said country's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan has been invited to visit Afghanistan by President Ashraf ...

US asks citizens to avoid traveling to Afghanistan

Washington: The US government has issued a travel advisory where it has asked its citizen to avoid traveling to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son likely to contest election

Kabul: The son of slain Afghani Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa is likely to contest the upcoming national polls, local media reports said on Saturday.

UN official sees ‘unprecedented opportunities’ to make progress on peace in Afghanistan

New York: The coming months will present critical opportunities for the international community to review assistance to Afghanistan, as the country works towards a lasting peace, stable d ...

Pakistan Army chief Qamar Bajwa-led delegation meets Ashraf Ghani

Kabul: A  Pakistani delegation led by the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Bajwa met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, media reports said.

UN welcomes temporary ceasefire announcement by Afghan Government; urges Taliban to reciprocate

New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the week-long ceasefire announced by the Government of Afghanistan with the Taliban and called on the milit ...

UN chief condemns deadly attack on voter registration centre in eastern Afghanistan

New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on a mosque being used as a voter registration centre in Afghanistan’s Khost prov ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to visit Afghanistan on Friday

Islamabad/Kabul: On the invitation of Afghan President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will undertake a day-long visit to Kabul on Friday, officials sa ...