AT-KABUL:  Around 173,000 people killed and more than 183,000 seriously wounded since the US invasion in 2001, revealed the research Costs of War. According to the research paper which focuses on the wars’ deaths and injuries, the cost in human lives and health has been enormous in the two countries. …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents have captured the Garmsir district of southern Helmand province on Friday afternoon, a reliable source who wished to remain anonymous said. The source told Pajhwok Afghan News, a local news agency, that the district was captured by the militant group. Provincial police chief said that security …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based notorious terrorist organization, trains nearly 360 terrorists yearly for anti-state activities in Afghanistan and India, said Indian investigators who grilled captured LeT operative Bahadur Ali. Ali alias Saifullah, a resident of Lahore, told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India that he saw …

CEO, President at loggerheads Chief Executive’s speech is against spirit of governance: Presidential Palace By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: The National Unity Government (NUG) is caught between political and legal crisis after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah criticized the president for failure to deliver on the promises.  A new turn …

PESHAWAR: The maltreatment of Afghan nationals by the police and personnel of other law-enforcement agencies in Pakistan is both inhuman and unjust and should be prevented at all costs. This was said by Awami National Party leader Sardar Hussain Babak and was mentioned in a press statement issued the other day. …

President vowed to carry out deceased’s wishes AT-KABUL: On the second death anniversary of Hashmat Khalil Karzai, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani promised to carry out deceased’s wishes. Reaching to Peace, making education available to all, and keeping unity were the main wishes of Hashmat Karzai, who had worked hard in …

Establishment of the National Unity Government (NUG) has created serious Constitutional and political challenges. The challenges are of serious nature. If not resolved soon, could push the country into the chasm of troubles. Even it can reverse the achievements made in the past decade. The NUG is a whole new …

AT-KABUL: At least five people killed and nine others injured in Shindand district of western Herat province on Thursday afternoon, said officials “Explosive devices plant at the roadside went off in Shindand district of Herat province today at around 12:20 pm, killing five people including two policemen and wounding nine …

Despite millions of US dollars in aid, both the government and foreign forces failed to fight drugs. There are scores of groups involved in smuggling and selling of narcotics. Increase in sale of drugs is evident from the drop in prices of opium. The narco-trade is at peak. Farmers in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A former lawmaker and prominent Pakistani politician Afrasiab Khattak said that Pakistani security establishment’s support for the Afghan Taliban is an open secret. He is not the only one, as several other politicians and critics slammed security establishments of their country for their ‘good and bad’ terrorist …