Taking notices of complaints pertained to indifferent attitude with countrymen on the part of officers and personnel of Pakistan organs, ambassador at Islamabad Wednesday visited Torkham. Ambassador Shukarullah Atif Mashaal concluded his trip with making a request to the host government for increasing strength of FIA immigration staffers, which according …
Read More »Editorial: Trade with loss, deficit
At once bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan was on rise and even it was registered above five billion US dollars in 2005-2006. But since that the legal trade between the two neighboring countries is on decline due to deteriorating relations. Afghanistan is a landlocked country, therefore, its most of …
Read More »Afghanistan breaks ground for first ever saffron institute
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Construction of Afghanistan’s first ever saffron institute that will promote cultivation of saffron began on Wednesday with a ground-breaking ceremony in the western province of Herat. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Nasir Ahmad Durani formally launched the construction of the Saffron Institute which will be built …
Read More »“Elections sole alternative to power transfer”
KABUL: Civil activists on Wednesday said that elections will be the only way to orchestrate a successful transfer of power, suggesting that no alternative could be possibly as effective. In a seminar on importance of elections, civil activists insisted any alternative to power transfer will be followed by chaos. Nowadays …
Read More »Second Bonn Conference offered to resolve Afghan crisis
AT-KABUL: A politician close to the governments of the United States and Pakistan has offered the second Bonn Conference to what he says “resolve the crisis” of Afghanistan, with suggestions like a commission for joint government with Taliban, amendments in the constitution and then elections. The Kabul News broadcaster has …
Read More »Murad resigns as Kabul garrison commander
AT-KABUL: Army General Murad Ali Murad resigned from his post as the commander of Kabul garrison, saying “problems, disorders and instability” caused his resignation. He said Wednesday that security forces provided security for the October legislative elections with sacrifices, but the electoral commissions hurt people’s trust. Meanwhile, reports say that …
Read More »Ghani to run for presidential vote
AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani is getting prepared for July’s presidential elections, sources close to him said Tuesday. The incumbent president has also chosen his teammates, according to the sources, who said that the posts of chief executive and prime minister are not included in his team. Ghani’s spokesman had earlier …
Read More »Traders, drivers accuse Torkham custom officials of ‘extortion’
AT-KABUL: Some traders and truck drivers say that officials in the Torkham custom office take illegal money from them, and do not allow them transit their goods until they give illegal money. Meanwhile, presidential office says that a delegation was dispatched to Nangarhar province to investigate corruption in the Torkham …
Read More »Karzai denounces Kabul bombing
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai, ‘strongly’ condemned Monday’s terrorist attack in Kabul, calling it the work of “ill-wishers of Afghanistan”. The ex-president conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. A truck bomb targeted Monday evening the heavily-fortified Green Village that is house to several foreign offices including …
Read More »Jihadi party demands foreign troops’ drawdown to end war
AT-KABUL: The Harakat-e-Inqelab-e-Islami (Movement of Islamic Revolution), a former jihadi party says foreign soldiers should withdraw from Afghanistan to put an end to long war in Afghanistan. A senior member of the party said Tuesday that the United States was not committed to the Kabul-Washington security pact signed by the …
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