AT-KABUL: The attack against a group of religious leaders peacefully gathered in Kabul to issue a joint declaration that would contribute to a safer and more secure Afghanistan is totally unacceptable, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement on Tuesday. Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi …
Read More »400 more British troops are going to Afghanistan, here’s why they absolutely can’t
Men younger than this war could now be sent there to die, we have a responsibility to stop that from happening Donald Trump has requested more British troops be sent to Afghanistan. It is very likely the crisis-hit UK government will agree. Neither the request nor the answer are related …
Read More »Kabul, Beijing confer on regional cooperation, Shanghai conference
AT-KABUL: National Security Adviser, Haneef Atmar met Chinese special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Deng Xijun in Kabul, discussing the regional cooperation and the upcoming Shanghai conference. The two sides also discussed joint struggle against terrorism, Afghan peace process and the cooperation situation among the regional countries. Atmar and Deng …
Read More »Karzai, mainstream political parties for holding a grand gathering on elections
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai and 28 political parties in a meeting have reached unanimity to hold a national gathering over the forthcoming parliamentary and district council elections. Representatives from political parties met Karzai at his office and conferred on the 20thOctober election. Karzai supported their views over multi-dimensional representation …
Read More »Dostum’s son survives Taliban ambush
AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents ambushed convey of Batur Dostum, the senior son of First Vice President, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, while he was in Mazar-e-Sharif. Samad Rahmani, the deputy to Sheberghan garrison confirmed that Batur Dostum’s convoy faced Taliban ambush Sunday night. Batur Dostum could escape the ambush and is …
Read More »Face-off deepens as Islamabad alleges terrorists enter Pakistan via Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: Afghan defense ministry on Monday rejected allegations by Pakistani military that terrorists enter their soil from Afghanistan to carry out attacks. Mohammad Radmanesh, spokesman of the ministry said that the attacks were carried out in Pakistan by terrorists born and raised inside the country. Pakistani military had claimed in …
Read More »Army gearing up to gain upper hand over militants across Takhar
AT-KABUL: A comprehensive military operation has been launched to secure insecure areas of Dasht-e-Qala district of Takhar province, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Monday. In a statement issued by MoD, said that security forces carried out operation codenamed “Storm 11” that is being supported by Afghan Air Forces. So far …
Read More »Editorial: Turbulent times for children
The uneven history of Afghanistan is a story of decades of internal conflict, corruption, drought,extreme poverty and traditionalism. Dangerous security situation coupled with poverty have made the war-torn country the worst and most dangerous place to be born. The people struggle with poverty and drought. And more than 5.3 million …
Read More »Schools in Nangarhar face constant IS threat
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Education expressed concerns over what it called Daesh threats against schools in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Schools in some districts are reportedly closed at the fear of Daesh attack, which the ministry says that attack on schools could not be religiously justified. The terrorist group has …
Read More »7 killed as bomber strikes cleric gathering banning suicide attacks
AT-KABUL: At least seven people were killed and twenty others wounded on Monday when a suicide bomber struck near Loya Jirga tent where more than 2,000 religious scholars had congregated to declare suicide attacks forbidden and seek rapprochement with the Taliban. The gathering issued an Islamic verdict against terrorism and …
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