KOLKATA: Growing in confidence with every opportunity that has come their way, Afghanistan cricket captain Asghar today said his team knows how to beat the big guns of the game but the ICC has to give it enough chances. “You can make a comparison between Afghanistan and other associates. Many …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the dedication and courage of Afghan forces and Resolute Support troops in Kabul on Wednesday (16 March 2016). He stressed that NATO stands with Afghanistan and will continue to support the country, including through its Resolute Support Mission and financial support. “Our mission here …

It is not anti-Americanism for Afghans to question the US military presence and the ‘war on terror’ in Afghanistan. The Taliban has rejected the Afghan government’s offer for peace talks as “futile” and “misleading”, saying they would be “contradictory” in the face of the fresh deployment of US troops and …

At least 15 people travelling on a bus have been killed by a bomb in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. The vehicle was carrying government employees from nearby areas to the city. An improvised device apparently inside the bus caused the blast, police say. There has been …

AT-KABUL: The Embassy of Sweden and the EU Delegation hosted a conference on ‘Journalist Security and Freedom of Expression’ on Tuesday here. Seventy five participants, most of them Afghan journalists from across the country, engaged in the discussions. The event became a strong manifestation in defense of freedom of expression. …

Daesh fighters running to save skin: Ghani AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday at a joint press conference with the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, here in Kabul, said that the Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh, is on the run. Ghani said that fighters who announced allegiance …

Meteorological centers in South Asia warned of a deadly storm approaching fast towards northern, eastern and central parts of Afghanistan. The storm will hit the country on Wednesday, but at wee hours. Eastern and northern provinces of the country could be hit by worst natural disasters. Flooding, landslides and hail …

AT-KABUL: Three drug smugglers were arrested in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said Tuesday. Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Ghafoori, provincial police chief said 15 kilograms of heroin was seized from a wood-laden truck. The heroin was seized when the truck was stopped for a search at a security checkpoint on the …

AT-KABUL: A district police chief was killed in a Taliban attack in Laghman province, officials said Tuesday. “Inayatullah Himmat, police chief of the Do-Ab district in Nuristan province came under attack this morning while on his way home in Kabul,” said Col Mohammad Farooq, provincial police chief for the adjacent …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday donated two million Afghanis to the families suffered from natural disasters. Acting Head of Disaster Management Department of Kabul Noor Afghan Azimi said that the ANDMA donated two million Afghanis for the affected families of the natural disasters. He said that …