By Sadiq Yusufi-KABUL: At least 11 people were killed and 25 others injured Thursday evening in Kabul city after a Daesh suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vest against a group of policemen, officials said. The blast took place at 8:47 pm Thursday evening in which the suicide bomber on …
Read More »Editorial: End the conflict
We, the Afghan masses want the longest war that continues to trudge on and the bodies continue to pile up, to be ended fully. We don’t accept any excuse for the prolonging war, when the enemies and their hideouts are like open book to us all. Alongside Afghanistan, regional countries, …
Read More »Will go for civil uprising if negotiation fail: Noor
AT-KABUL: The ousted Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, has warned of civil uprising if the ongoing negotiations with the government bear no result. Currently, delegation from Jamiat-e-Islami political party has been engaged in talks with the government over what appears to convince President Ashraf Ghani to revoke Noor’s resignation, or …
Read More »‘No one can fire me, only legitimate Govt can hire, fire’ says Gen. Raziq
AT-KABUL: In the face of claim and rumors that the government has taken decision to oust police chief of Kandahar province, General Abdul Raziq said that no one could out him. “I was not hired by this government, thus it can’t fire me, he said, adding, “Only a legitimate government …
Read More »NDS hits back at ousted Balkh governor’s ‘irresponsible accusations’
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday reacted to the recent accusations leveled by ousted Governor Atta Mohammad Noor and slammed him for making attempts to destabilize northern Balkh province. The powerful intelligence agency came hard over Noor’s irresponsible allegations that the intelligence service of the country has …
Read More »Hamid Karzai ‘welcomes’ Trump’s Pakistan threat
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, praised President Trump on Monday for challenging Pakistan to increase its cooperation on anti-terrorism measures. “President @realDonaldTrump tweet on Pakistan’s duplicitous position over the past 15 years is vindication that the war on terror is not in bombing Afghan villages and homes but …
Read More »ACCI terms Uzbekistan as alternative to Pakistani markets
AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Tuesday said that Uzbekistan could be an alternative to Pakistan’s markets for importing commercial products in the coming days. Office bearers of ACCI said that the import of 50 percent of all commercial products from Pakistan could be replaced by Uzbek …
Read More »NDS detains 13 Daesh militants ‘plotting big attacks’ in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Wednesday that its operatives have detained 13 loyalists terrorist of Daesh (Islamic State), who were attempting to plot big attacks in Kabul, the capital city. “A vast Daesh Network, having internal and external links, has been arrested by intelligence operatives,” NDS …
Read More »White House to announce further action against Pakistan within two days
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The White House Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders has said that US wants Pakistan to do more in the fight against terrorism and it will continue to increase pressure on Islamabad within days. She said this on Tuesday while talking to media persons at White House. She added that …
Read More »Irony of Afghan abundant resources and pressing energy crisis
By Sayed Niyam Alami-Recently Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) has published a report on cutting off power supply to our northern provinces by Turkmenistan. Our northern neighbor demanded double price for the imported electricity and the Afghan side denied paying more than the already agreed upon prices. Cutting power supply in …
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