KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has dropped a key condition for ending his war of more than 40 years with Kabul, an associate said Tuesday. According to Amin Karim, an official of the Hezb-i-Islami Party, the party’s leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, is no longer demanding that all foreign troops leave Afghanistan. Hekmatyar is …

AT-KABUL: At least seven civilians were killed and 29 wounded Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden motorcycle in a busy area of the Seyagerd district in Parwan province, officials said. “The bomber was identified by the security forces, but unfortunately, he managed blow himself up,” said provincial police …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that Afghan police were well prepared to rebuff enemy’s threats in the current year across the country. “Although there will be threats, but steps have been taken and preparation have been adopted to overcome challenges in better manner and neutralize …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that it annihilated four terrorist networks by arresting dozens of terrorists in the southern Kandahar province. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives managed to arrest 19 rebels and bust four terrorist network through operations …

The National Unity Government (NUG) is embarrassed because it has no plan to deal with insecurity, unemployment, corruption and mismanagement. That’s why most of the statements are contradictory. Earlier, the top leader of the country was claiming that the Islamic State fighters were on the run. However, on Monday he …

It is not good. This time the government has gone too far by ignoring the most annoying news that educated young men are joining ranks of the deadly insurgent groups. Unemployment which is for years on the horizon of the country, vicious circle of poverty and inattention of the numb …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met Monday with the representatives of the clerics, tribal elders and influential figures of Laghman province as well as Sorubi district of Kabul province. Jameyatullah Hamidi, Atiqullah Abdulrahimzai, Sangarwal, Borhanullah Tauhidi and Maulavi Golab on behalf of the others, spoke on the national issues and …

AT-KABUL:  The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Monday signed an agreement with a Canadian company to kick off the technical feasibility studies of railway in Turghundi Port in Heart province. Mahmoud Baligh, the public works minister, told newsmen that the project was part of the corridor of the Central …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Monday said that the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) had counted the Afghan government’s recent performances positive. “Following mutual commitments, the JCMB assessment was positive regarding the performances of the government of Afghanistan in the past seven months,” Hakimi said. Addressing …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health   and the   UNICEF inaugurated   the new regional   vaccine storage in Kandahar to provide health facilities for the Immunization Program. The new building will enable Kandahar health department to provide and enhance the quality immunization services for children and women in 48 districts of Kandahar, Helmand, …