Flare-up of Afghanistan-Pakistan border tensions signals a shift of dynamics in their historically thorny relationship. Julian Huxley once wrote that “a nation is a society united by a common error as to its origins and a common aversion to its neighbours”. If there is any truth to Huxley’s remark, the …

Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 300 million in its budget to a madrassa known as the ‘University of Jihad’ and having top Afghan Taliban leaders among its alumni, including its former chief Mullah Omar. “I am proudly announcing that Darul Uloom Haqqania Nowshera will get Rs 300 million to …

By M. Nadeem Alizai-Social media is becoming a powerful force in national politics. Issues that are ignored by the mainstream media are highlighted by the social media users. Once there was a time when major news channels and newspapers in Afghanistan served as major source of information for Afghans using …

Afghans are the worst victims of terrorism. They have rendered matchless sacrifices in the war on terror. There seems no end to the series: blowing up buildings and bridges; detonating explosive-laden vehicles and vests; and killing children, women and elders. In this bloody game, the enemies are the stone-hearted insurgents …

AT-KABUL: Britain is to donate 25 million Pounds to Afghan government for Afghanistan Investment Climate Program (AICP). “The AICP will help improve regulations and government capacity; improve investor protection; develop risk-sharing instruments such as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), and provide loans to women entrepreneurs and improve the legal status of …

AT-KABUL: A man was arrested by police for supplying arms to the Taliban in Baghlan province, interior ministry said Sunday. The ministry said that the supplier was arrested with two other armed insurgents in the Dushi district. Separately, the ministry said that a key Taliban commander Qari Zahir who was …

AT-KABUL: A key figure of the Taliban was killed along with seven comrades in an airstrike in northern Kunduz province, said Ministry of Interior. Key Taliban figure Qari Ali with his seven fighters was killed in airstrike in Taraki area of Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz provinces. This group involved in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Deputy foreign minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai is to visit Islamabad today (Monday), for talks to remove differences over the Torkham border crossing issues with Pakistani officials. He would visit Pakistan based on an official invitation. After tensions escalated between Afghan border guards and Pakistani paramilitary forces at …

AT-KABUL: Four people including tow education officials have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in central Ghor province, local officials said on Sunday. They kidnapping took place on Saturday when they were on their way to the provincial capital with the same name. An official in the provincial education directorate who …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL:  The Asian Development Bank on Sunday inked an agreement with Afghan power department (De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat) to extend 220kw electricity line from Doshi district of Baghlan to Bamyan province. The agreement was signed between Qudratullah Delawari, chief executive of power department and Thomas Panila, general …