By Prithwi Tilak Banerjee-Actually, it is just the tip of the iceberg. This is the start of an inevitable new cold war. Real war is not fought with weapons. It is fought financially with diplomacy as its weapon. It is not the wars that actually kill people, it is the …

Regional stability is at stake as Pakistan has adopted aggressive policy towards Afghanistan while the United Nations failed to put pressure on Islamabad to cooperate with Kabul on key issues. The United Nations also failed to garner sincere support for the so-called Afghan-led peace process which had never been Afghan-owned …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Head of the United Nations High commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said that the UN refugee agency would host 4-way meeting on the problems being faced by the Afghan refugees. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and the European Union (EU) would attend the talks, he told Iranian news …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai praised free fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak for gaining the title of champion, Karzai’s office said Wednesday. Karzai admired Hotak’s recent game with Russian fighter, calling it a fantastic victory welcomed by every Afghan. Hotak offered information about his international competitions, saying that he had carried out …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday met with the families of victims of Torkham and Goshta district of Nangarhar province in presidential place, his office said. Ghani thanked the families who enrolled their sons in the security organs for defending of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty. He offered his …

AT-KABUL: A key commander of the militant was killed along with four others in a drone strike in the restive northern Kunduz province, local officials said on Wednesday, identifying the commander as Gul Khan also known as Khanjar. Officials said that they were targeted in the vicinity of Imam Sahib …

AT-KABUL: Twenty-nine Taliban fighters were killed and 10 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the national army with the cooperation of the national police and the National Directorate of Security (NDS), conducted joint operations against …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Hundreds of people came to the streets on Wednesday to protest against Pakistan’s aggression and cross-Durand Line attacks at the Torkham crossing. The protesters said that Afghans would never accept the Durand Line as permanent border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan’s intention to build a check post …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A solider gunned down four of his colleagues and wounded three others in the Jawand district of the western Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday, the latest of a series of insider attacks. “The insider attack took place in the Kotal Siah area on Tuesday,” Pajhwok …

India has promised full support for boosting Afghanistan’s defence capabilities to preserve its unity and territorial integrity. The Indian ambassador to the UN held out the assurance during a Security Council debate on Afghanistan on Tuesday night. Syed Akbaruddinwarned the security situation in Afghanistan, if not contained, would pose serious …