Ghani fled Kabul with less than a million dollars, says report

Ghani fled Kabul with less than a million dollars, says report

The SIGAR report, compiled based on interviews of at least 30 former officials, including those close to Ghani, suggests a little over $500,000 million in cash on board the helicopters. Significantly, the fund that Ghani took away was not the government fund but was the leftover amount that the UAE government had provided to Ghani to support his 2019 presidential campaign.

More on Afghanistan

'Women's education in Afgjhanistan a red line for intra-Afghan talks'

Standard Education Support Foundation has said that there should be no deal on education of the girls during the intra-Afghan negotiations

4,776 IEDs defused in Afghanistan in past six months

Afghanistan's Defence Ministry on Sunday said 4,776 IEDs were discovered and defused across the country in the past six months

Three issues holding up start of Doha talks: Sources

Eight days after the opening ceremony of the intra-Afghan negotiations, the teams from both sides are seeking an agreement on three of over 20 articles of rules and regulations for the peace talks in Doha

After Trump remarks, MoFA confirms government has place in intra-Afghan talks

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Afghan government has a place in the peace process, responding to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump who complimented the Taliban for being "tough" and "smart" and saying the "United States is doing well" with the militant group in the talks

UK to give refuge to more Afghan translators who helped British troops

Afghan interpreters who risked their lives for British troops in Afghanistan will now be able to relocate to the United Kingdom, following the government's decision to expand the relocation scheme

Afghan clerics support inclusion of mothers’ names on ID cards

A few Afghan clerics have announced support of the inclusion of mother’s name in the national ID card, a controversial issue with some supporters and many opponents

Own bomb kills 15 Taliban militants in Balkh

Fifteen Taliban militants were killed after their own bomb went off prematurely in Dawlatabad district of northern Balkh province, military officials said Saturday

Negotiators in Doha struggle to agree on disputed issues in intro-Afghan talks

A joint meeting between the negotiating teams of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban is expected on Saturday evening in Doha to resolve disputed points regarding rules and regulations of the peace talks, according to sources from the two teams

Deputy Head of Paktia Provincial Counci killed in attack

Ayub Gharwal, the deputy head of Paktia Provincial Council, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in Gardez city, the provincial center, on Saturday morning, Paktia governor Halim Fedaee said

Afghan peace negotiations aimed at reducing violence; Khalilzad

After nearly 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan, the warring parties meet face-to-face at the negotiating table in the Qatari capital, Doha

Thousands of domestic violence cases registered since March in Afghanistan

The ministry of public health says that government hospitals received 14,000 violence affected women including 100 rape victims in the first six months of the ongoing Persian Year

US dealing well with ‘tough,’ ‘smart’ Taliban, says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday called the Taliban tough and smart and said the United States is dealing well with the militant group in Afghanistan

7,000 Afghan schools have no buildings: Ministry

Figures by the Ministry of Education reveal that at least 7,000 schools in the country remain without buildings in Afghanistan as demand for schools rapidly grows due to increase in population and return of Afghan refugees from other countries

Former NSA Insists on US’s continued support to Afghan government

H.R. McMaster, former US national security adviser, said President Trump partnered with the Taliban ahead of this month’s peace negotiations in Doha but insisted on continued support of Washington to the Afghan government

Photo exhibition honors sacrifices of Afghan forces

A photo exhibition was launched in the western city of Herat on Thursday to honor the sacrifices of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)