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The new US administration announces that it will review the February 2020 US-Taliban deal, said a statement issued by the White House on January 22. In a conversation with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib, the US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, has said that the US will support the…

“A nightmarish apprehension takes my mind every night, fearing that my father may discover my secret of going to university. Every day as I come back home from my university, I do the chores so as not to give any excuse to my mother and sister to let know my…

By: AP Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation’s historic confluence of crises. Denouncing a national “uncivil war,” Biden took the oath Wednesday at a U.S. Capitol…

Government documents obtained by Kabul Now suggest that Afghanistan’s Ombudsperson Office (AOO) has found nine former and current officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) as suspects, introducing them to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on charges of duty negligence and violation of procurement regulation. As documents show, the…

Two armed men, riding a motorbike, gunned down three army soldiers and wounded two others earlier this morning, Wednesday, January 20, in the capital city of the western Herat province, a local security official confirmed to Kabul Now. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the incident…

As many as ten people including a local journalist were wounded after explosives placed in a motorcycle went off in Trinkot, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said a local official, today, Tuesday, January 19. Mohammad Omar Sherzad, governor for Uruzgan, confirmed that the accident took place today in Ghazi…

A magnetic bomb has hit vehicle of a government worker in PD11 of Kabul on Monday morning, January 18. No one has been reported dead. Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesperson for Kabul police, said that the incident took place in Khairkhana neighborhood of Kabul. He said no one was harmed in the…

The 45-year-old Meena Jan, who seems happy to have recovered, says that she got married before seeing her first menstruation. She has had 13 deliveries of which only nine have survived. Seven years ago, Meena went through a painful bleeding as she underwent a hysterectomy surgery. After this surgery, she…

Unknown gunmen shot dead two female judges in PD10 of Kabul, today, Sunday, January 17, Afghanistan’s Supreme Court confirms. Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, spokesperson for Afghanistan Supreme Court, told Kabul Now that the incident took place on Sunday morning in Qala-e-Fathullah area of PD10 of Kabul. Unknown gunmen opened fire at…

As many as 17 security forces were killed and three others wounded in recent waves of violence erupted in Herat, Kabul, Baghlan and Nangarhar provinces. Talking to Kabul Now, Sardar Bahaduri, a member of Herat Provincial Council, confirmed that two Taliban fighters, who had infiltrated among the police forces, killed…