Yamin Zakaria: Looking back on 2015, except for the sporting success, there are not many reasons to feel optimistic about the future of Afghanistan. A resurgent Taliban continues to gain more territory, and even worse is the prospect of ISIS gaining a foothold, adding to the chaos. Click here to read more.
1TV: Taliban in Afghanistan have reportedly demanded tax from telecom companies in exchange for not getting their business damaged. The demand for tax from four cellular companies by the Taliban was put forward during a meeting last month near the Pakistani city of Quetta, AFP reported. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan’s parliament on Monday approved a 444.6 billion Afghanis ($6.6 billion) national budget for the next fiscal year. The budget for the Persian year 1395 shows 2.1 percent increase compared to preceding year. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) threatened on Monday to disclose the names of Kabul Bank defaulters who have failed to repay their loans and refuse to appear in court. Spokesman for the AGO Abdul Basir Azizi said that more than 60 percent of Kabul Banks debts have however been recovered. Click here to read
Trend: Afghanistan’s official entry into the ranks of countries participating in the program of cooperation in transport field TRACECA (Europe-Caucasus-Asia) was postponed for an indefinite period, Akif Mustafayev, national secretary of TRACECA on Azerbaijan told Trend Jan. 11. Resolution of this issue depends on the agreement between Afghanistan and Iran, according to him. Click here to read
Tolo News: When asked what the biggest problem facing Afghan youth today is, the majority of respondents (82 percent of household youth and 72 percent of students) said unemployment and poverty were the critical issues. When asked if they had any intention of leaving the country to seek work abroad a staggering 46.7 percent of students said
Tehran Times: Afghanistan is keen to expand its gas oil imports from Iran to 1.2 million tons, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said after his meeting with Afghan Minister of Commerce and Industries Homayoun Rasa in Tehran on January 5. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | January 6, 2016 The Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah is wrapping up his three-day visit to Iran where he met with Iranian leaders, officials, business professionals, and Afghan refugees. Before leaving for Kabul on Wednesday evening, Abdullah visited the important port city of Chabahar. Afghan officials are hoping that the Chabahar
1TV: The four-lane road via Jalalabad and Torkham will cover 265 kilometers and the land acquisition process will be initiated after the finalization of the alignment, according to a report by the Business Recorder. The motorway project will not only improve connectivity between the two neighboring countries and Central Asian states but would also bring economic
The Economic Times: Mines and petroleum minister Daud Shah Saba told the upper house of his country’s parliament this week that the force will provide security during the implementation of the project and demining of the route of the pipeline within Afghanistan. He said procurement for demining will be completed by next month and work on