AT-KABUL: The Army says it has captured some 21 irresponsible gunmen in a military operation carried out in Faryab province by Special Forces, as violent protests over the arrest of a local commander loyal to Gen. Dostum are spiraling out of control in the northern region. The 209 Shaheen Corps …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission says the shortage of commissioners in the provinces was a big challenge as the president rejected the list of commissioner candidates presented by the commission. The commission says it has received 200 complaints since the release of the parliament candidates’ initial list. Gholam Dastgir …

A rally turned into violent in Maimana city, provincial capital of northern Faryab province. Extremely distraught over detention of Nizamuddin Qaisari, a close ally of Fist Vice President, General Abdul Rashid Dostum and police chief of Qaisar district, a large number of his supporters took out to the streets, demanding …

Anti-polio drives have begun. The Ministry of Public Health recently announced the launch of a campaign to administer polio vaccines to children countrywide, amid fears anti-polio workers may not reach out to over one million children due to widespread unrest. But a very shocking fact has revealed and that is …

Afghanistan had been a nonaggressive, nonviolent, pro-democratic, multiracial and a calm nation and the world was at awe of it. That is history now. Now that calm country is no longer at peace. The country is now war-shattered, conflict-stricken, and politically, economically and socially challenged – where the political atmosphere …

AT-KABUL: German government is supporting the peace process in Afghanistan, German’s State Secretary for the Federal Foreign Office, Andreas Michaelis, told Afghan National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar in a telephonic conversation on Tuesday. The national Security Council said in a statement that the Atmar and Michaelis also spoke on the …

KABUL: British Ambassador to Kabul in a disgraceful statement has said that war and insecurity has become a part of lives of the Afghan people. Following his country’s dual game regarding Afghanistan, Sir Nicholas Kay has called on the leaders of Afghanistan to avoid political games in the peace process, …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council has voiced optimism over the upcoming religious meeting scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia, calling it “important” to help endthe conflict and bring peace to the war-weary nation. The council’s spokesman, Sayed EhsanTaheri, said Tuesday that clerics from 36 Islamic countries were scheduled to …

AT-KABUL: A major counter-terrorism campaign across the country has resulted in the killing of more than 60 insurgents as 36  others were hurt in the past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) …

AT-KABUL: The first migrant resource centre was set up in Kabul as part of an initiative by the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in joint venture with the International Centre for the Development of Migration Policy. The refugee ministry in a statement said the centre will provide clear, accessible and …