Henceforth, telecom companies cannot automatically activate value-added services, Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority said on Wednesday.

The Afghan government on Wednesday rejected a recent statement by Pakistani envoy that linked talks with Taliban to tensions with India.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology inaugurated the first Electronic Governance Centre in Kabul on Tuesday.

As the United States may withdraw or trim security forces from Afghanistan, China is tiptoeing into the ground and has quietly established security checkpoints along Afghanistan and Tajikistan borders.

Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan said on Tuesday that peace talks between the United States and the Taliban would be affected if India resorted to violence against Pakistan in response to a deadly bombing in the Kashmir region, Reuters reported.

Six people who kidnapped and killed a 10-year-old boy in Kabul have been arrested, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Tuesday.

Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday it will not allow anyone to bar police from operating in their duty areas.

India is prepared to deal with any fallout of the United States military withdrawal from Afghanistan and negotiations with the Taliban, Indian army said on Tuesday.

EU anti-money laundering commission added Afghanistan to the list of countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks.

Period between the end of National Unity Government term and presidential election should be discussed at Loya Jirga which is expected to be held in Kabul within a month, Haneef Atmar, a presidential hopeful, said Monday.