AT-KABUL: The government claims that some two million migrants have voluntarily returned home from neighboring and other countries. “From this number, 500,000 have returned just this year,” said Sayed Hossain Alemi Balkhi, minister of refugees and repatriates. He said that compulsory expelling of Afghan refugees was prevented in the European …
Read More »U.S and Pakistan are still bedfellows, India must rethink its support to Trump plan: Hamid Karzai
By Suhasini Haidar-Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai says U.S’s South Asia policy has been a disappointment as it hasn’t backed it up with action against terrorist safe havens in Pakistan Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who hosted a banquet for him, attended by …
Read More »Elections: What is at stake?
Afghanistan is going to hold the long-delayed parliamentary and district council elections which are being scheduled on July 7, 2018—some three years after they were meant to take place. Without doubt, the success of polls will depend on proper funding and of course better security environment. Certainly, the government can’t …
Read More »11 policemen martyred in Helmand
AT-KABUL: At least eleven policemen embraced martyrdom and 12 Taliban insurgents have been killed in overnight militants’ attacks in southwestern Helmand province, officials said on Sunday. Several Taliban fighters on Sunday early morning, attacked security check-posts of the Afghan forces in east of Lashkargah, the capital city, in which 11 …
Read More »‘Dismantle terrorist networks in Pakistan’
AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has urged the Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation to shun terror havens and dismantle networks of terrorist groups functioning in Pakistan, from where they (militant groups) have been launching and operating terrorist and destructive activities in Afghanistan. Referring to Pakistan’s duplicity in war on terror …
Read More »No exemption in collecting arms, vehicles without documents: Police
AT-KABUL: The Kabul police say there would be no exemption in collecting the arms and vehicles without documents, adding that they had cleaned up the tints of over 1,000 vehicles in the past five days. Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid, said that police would continue the program despite some high-level …
Read More »MoF, ADB signs agreement of $60m to support power transmission expansion in eastern Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: Eklil Hakimi, Minister of Finance and Ms. Shanny Campbell, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Deputy Country Director for Afghanistan today (Sunday) signed grant agreement of $60 million to provide more electricity for Afghan households, businesses and industry by extending the national grid connectivity into eastern provinces and strengthen the north-east power system …
Read More »Karzai, Modi discuss bilateral relations
AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai, and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the other day held a meeting in New Delhi, where the two sides discussed bilateral ties and shared views on security situations in Afghanistan and in the region. “Delighted to meet my friend Hamid Karzai in New …
Read More »‘Govt has no will to hold election’
AT-KABUL: A political party on Sunday said that the government was not determined to hold election, accusing government of trying to sabotage electric ID cards distribution and the Loya Jirga. The Council for Protection and Stability, an opposition party warned the country would further go toward crisis if the election …
Read More »Editorial: China, India two global giants; Afghanistan benefits
Indeed, Afghanistan has been enjoying warmest relations with two global giants—China and India, and the relations have been all the time affectionate and friendly. In the 21st century, relations have improved significantly with giving hope to the war-hit country, Afghanistan toward having a brighter future with support of New Delhi …
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