AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on Friday requested the Afghan government to locate and recover the crew of a Pakistani chopper, taken hostage by the Taliban. A Pakistani helicopter was on its way to Uzbekistan for maintenance when made crash landing on Thursday in the highly insecure …

Muhammad Nadeem-PESHAWAR: Afghan refugees living in various parts of Pakistan are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea because Islamabad has given them six months to wind up everything and go back to their home country. It is difficult for the refugees to wind up their business, sell …

AT-KABUL: Kandahar police chief Abdul Razeq has banned dealing of Pakistani currency in the province, asking people to use Afghan currency (Afghani) instead. Razeq urged the importance of Afghani, saying if people disobey his order, they will be dealt legally. It is reported that after caution by police chief, the …

Five foreign nationals visiting cultural and historical sites in Afghanistan were injured along with their Afghan driver when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the relatively calm province of Herat. The tourists who were reportedly British, American and a German citizen were on their way to the tourist attracting …

AT-KABUL: Taliban militants attacked a tourists’ convoy in Chesht district of western Herat province, wounding seven tourists on Thursday before noon, said officials. Provincial Governor’s spokesman Jailani Farhad said that the tourists’ convoy was on the way from Chesht district to Herat City when came under attack. He said that …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that electoral reforms to be finalized and implemented soon. Afghanistan electoral reforms process, that was supposed to be a precondition for the next election, has been delayed for long time. The deferral of electoral reforms delayed both the Wolesi Jirga and district councils’ elections …

The so-called Afghan peace process has not gain momentum despite involvement of the United States, Pakistan and China. These three countries are the major regional and global players which could turn the tide in favor of the Afghan people and government if they decide so. Conflicting interests and different political …

AT-KABUL: A Pakistani chopper on Thursday made crash landing in southern Logar province due to unknown reason. However, there are conflicting reports about who were on board. According to some sources those aboard were taken hostage by militants while the provincial government said that the survivors were taken by local …

AT-KABUL: Eighty-six Taliban fighters were killed and 50 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has conducted joint …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The US government has planned to equip the Afghan troops with more and modern armored vehicles, a defense official said Wednesday. A contract has been signed between the US government and the American company AM General that the latter has been asked to make 1,673 high mobility …