Afghanistan

Russia Expresses Support To Afghanistan In All Sectors

During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on Tashkent, Kyrgyzstan, Russia has restated its support to all the sectors of Afghanistan after the Chief Executive Office of the National Unity Government met with the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

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Europe Initiates Deal to Return Refugees to Afghanistan

The European Union made a deal with the Afghanistan government. The agreement was signed on Sunday. Europe officials denied that the repatriation deal was a condition.

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Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Pipeline Project Secured $200 Milion Investment from Shareholders

Turkmenistan-South Asia natural gas pipeline project has secured $200 million of investment from its shareholders. The project, developed by the Asian Development Bank, will now begin important studies to determine the projects detailed costs, routes, and other environmental as well as social factors.

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Google Deleted Taliban-Developed App From Play Store

The Taliban-developed app was called Alemarah that enables viewing and reading in Pashto. It was deleted from Google’s Play Store within a short time after a report from SITE Intel Group. The app was available in five different languages including Arabic and English.

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Afghanistan is Still The World's Largest Opium and Heroin Producer

Opium production has been one of Afghanistan source of economy. Since 1950's in the area known as Golden Crescent is a well-known opium and heroin production in the world.

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U.S Government Is Putting Huge Effort To Pace Up With The Surging Demand Of Weapons

In order to ensure faster processing of foreign arms sales in the US, the government is putting immense effort. In the financial year 2015, the foreign arms sales heaved 36% to 46.6 billion. Besides, as per pentagon official's view, the sudden surge expected to remain strong in the coming years.

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IKEA Reaches Out to Refugees By Providing Them with Shelter: Company cuts down profits

The war-torn countries around the globe have been forcing fleeing of the locals to nearby countries. The large percentage of refugee migration has principally been seen from war struck countries like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan since World War 2. Recently, millions and millions of Syrian refugees fled for shelter in their neighboring countries, but alongside their lives lack many other basic needs.

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India to host Afghan leader, seeks to regain ground lost to China, Pakistan

When Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes his first official visit to India next week, it will be a chance for New Delhi to regain ground lost to regional rivals Pakistan and China and push interests including trade routes and arms sales.

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Chinese demands, rebels and Buddhist ruins stall Afghan copper dream

China and Afghanistan remain deadlocked over a stalled $3 billion copper mine five months after Beijing demanded royalties be slashed by almost a half, underlining Kabul's struggles to support itself as foreign aid dries up.

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Unable to pay salaries, Afghanistan asks donors for more money

Afghanistan does not have enough money to pay salaries this month and has asked aid donors for a bailout before the end of the year, the treasury chief told Reuters on Thursday.

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Afghanistan woos corporate India amid concerns over US pact

Indian investors at a December 14 speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai were not convinced that the latter's country is safe enough to carry out their investment plans, according to a Bloomberg report.

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President Obama confirms significant al Qaeda threat

In an interview on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", President Obama confirmed the presence of a significant al Qaeda threat.

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