The Global Partnership for Education has approved $100 million grant for Afghanistan in a bid to increase equitable access to basic education in the country, particularly for girls in provinces that lag behind. “The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is stepping up its support for countries affected by conflict with three new grants approved...

The U.S. President Donald Trump has once again criticized Pakistan for the lack of cooperation in the fight against terrorism despite receiving billions of U.S. Dollars in aid. “Of course we should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did. I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. President Clinton...

An agreement was signed for Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (TAP) power transmission in capital Kabul today. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the agreement was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and other senior government officials between the Ministry of Energy and Water and Calik Holding. The...

The United States has exempted Chabahar Port development and import of petroleum by Afghanistan from the new sanctions imposed on Iran. a State Department spokesman has told Reuters that the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has granted an exception to certain U.S. sanctions that will allow the India-led development of a port in Iran as part of a new...

The Commander of the U.S. Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel reaffirmed support to Afghanistan in the fight against terrorism. The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) in a statement said Gen. Votel on Monday met with the National Security Adviser Dr. Hamdullah Mohib where the two sides held talks regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan...