Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shahryar Khan is considering to inviting Afghanistan to play in Quetta in the wake of improved law and order situation in Balochistan’s capital. According to local media reports, PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan said Afghanistan had shown consent to send their cricket team to Pakistan. “We are …
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AT-KABUL: A notorious militant commander, loyal to the Islamic State which is also known as Daesh, had shot dead his eleven associates in Achin district of Nangarhar province, an official said on Friday . Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said that the incident took place on Friday night in Karkana …
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AT-KABUL: Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani held a meeting with the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, at Brussels in the sideline of the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Friday. The two officials focused on preparations for the next NATO summit, to be …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The energy-rich Central Asian republic, Kazakhstan, is mulling over electricity export to Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. Pointing to installation of proper high-voltage electricity lines, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC), Bakytzhan Kazhiyev, said that the project would require essential infrastructure. “Kazakhstan is considering export …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan Consul General in Peshawar, Abdul Waheed Poyan, said that direct contacts between Afghanistan and Pakistan is essential to resolve the outstanding challenges and defuse tension between the two neighboring countries. Addressing a seminar, organized by Pak-Afghan People’s Forum in Peshawar the other day, he said that …
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AT-KABUL: Eight-seven Taliban militants were killed and 89 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, said Ministry of Defense on Friday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National …
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AT-KABUL: Eleven civilians, including women and children, have been killed when a vehicle they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Friday. Baghlan police spokesman, Jawad Basharat, told Afghanistan Times that the incident took place on Thursday evening around 06:00pm, in which …
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The government is apparently working hard to gain what it calls “lasting peace” after a four-decade war and destruction. The so-called Quadrilateral Coordination Group held its fifth meeting this week in Islamabad to find way or ways to persuade Taliban to come to peace talks with the government. From Afghan …
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Foreign ministers of the NATO member states are scheduled to meet today and Friday to discuss different important issues including support for Afghanistan. Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, hinted about continued support to the Afghan law enforcement agencies and discussion of plans for the Resolute Support mission in the …
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AT-KABUL: Ninety one Taliban fighters were killed and 70 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, said officials. 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 …
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