Khaama Press: Afghan and Indian officials discussed the delivery of the fourth and final Mi-25 gunship helicopter to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) as part of India’s support to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The Office of the National Security Adviser said the Indian Ambassador Manpreet Vohra met with the National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar to
VOA News March 25, 2016 As Afghanistan’s national unity government approaches its second anniversary, a new BBG-Gallup survey shows deep public dissatisfaction with the country’s national leadership. Nearly 81 percent of respondents said they were somewhat or very dissatisfied with the performance of the national unity government, while 17 percent said they were somewhat or
Tolo News: Afghanistan is preparing to start work on the key Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project amidst four nations talks between the stakeholder countries, officials said Wednesday. Officials from the Mines and Petroleum Ministry said they have started awareness programs and assessments on social and environmental issues. “The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum [MoMP] is fully ready
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 2, 2016 A suicide attack targeted India’s diplomatic compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on March 2, with explosions and gunfire rattling the diplomatic district. RFE/RL’s correspondent in Jalalabad reports that a suicide car bomber detonated an explosives-filled vehicle outside the entrance gates of the Indian consulate
Kaama Press: The construction work of Kandahar cricket stadium was inaugurated today with the financial support of government of India. The Government of India under its aid to Afghanistan is funding USD 1 Million for the construction of this Cricket Stadium. The Embassy of India in Kabul said the stadium will provide an immense opportunity for the
1TV: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has caused abuzz on social media after he sent out a Twitter post wishing Afghan president Ashraf Ghani happy birthday on wrong date. “Happy birthday Ashraf Ghani. Praying for your long life & exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead,” Modi tweeted in the afternoon of 12th February. Click here
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan February 3, 2016 Afghanistan’s chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, has called on Indian businesses to invest in his war-torn country — including development of a proposed trade corridor through Afghanistan that links Iran with India and Central Asia. Abdullah told a meeting of top industry groups in New Delhi on February
Khaama Press: The agreement was concluded during Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah’s visit to India where he had separate meetings with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. CEO Abdullah arrived in Delhi on Sunday a 5-day visit preliminary aimed at attending conference on counter-terrorism in Jaipur state of India. Click
Live Mint: India has revised upward the cost of constructing the Afghan parliament because of pending “minor touch-up works”, with the Union cabinet on Wednesday giving its ex-post facto approval to the total figure of Rs.969 crore. The building in Kabul, part of a series of projects undertaken by India in war-torn Afghanistan, will be handed
Khaama Press: Manpreet Vohra (Indian Foreign Service Officer batch-1988) was announced as the new ambassador to Kabul by India’s Minister of External Affairs in November. Vohra is the 6th Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan after the fall of Taliban regime in 2001. Click here to read more (external link). Related Mi-25 gunships supplied by India to