AT Monitoring Desk-Kabul: Hamid Karzai had better governance than the leaders of the National Unity Government (NUG) despite facing challenges, a former minister and prominent politician has alleged. “Karzai’s administration faced problems likes corruption and inefficiency. But in general, the situation was better than it is today,” said Anwarul Haq …

Analysts stress on improved AfPak ties AT-KABUL: Former Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Saturday that Islamabad has not given up pursuing the strategy of dominating the Afghan foreign policy which led to civil war and unprecedented destruction in Afghanistan, referring the factional fightings following the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Political analysts and economists in a monthly gathering of the Rana Think Tank termed the joint regional energy projects including CASA-1000, TUTAP, KUNAR, TAPI and ATGP important for expansion of political and economical ties among the regional countries, especially AfPak relations. Secretary-General of New Beginning Network …

AT-KABUL: At least 10 Taliban insurgents were killed and 32 other injured in an operation launched by the security forces in the north-eastern province of Badakhshan, officials said Saturday. “The operation was launched in Tagab district,” said Naveed Ferotan, provincial spokesman. “Two Taliban commanders Qari Abdul Baset resident of Badakhshan …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least four passengers were killed and three others wounded after a passenger bus collided with a van in southern Kandahar province, officials Saturday. Kandahar governor spokesman Samim Khpalwak said the incident took place in Maiwand district. “Police immediately shifted the injured to the nearby hospital,” Khpalwak …

AT-KABUL: Tens of the people freed from Guantanamo jail along with the families of the detainees and the Afghanistan Anti War Organization (AAWO) staged demonstrated in front of the US embassy on Saturday to protest the continuation of the Gitmo prison, demanding the closure of it. They carried banners read …

AT-KABUL: Chairman of the US military joint chiefs of staff General Joseph Dunford noted the other day that the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies were fully committed to reiterate their consistent support to the Afghan National and Defense Security Forces (ANDSF). Dunford who attended Friday’s Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) …

KABUL: The Central Passport Department operating within the framework of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has received new passport printers, purchased by NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission. The purchase of the new printers comes as the number of applicants acquiring passports has been on the rise with the Central Passport …

In an environment where economic growth is modest, India today stands as a bright spot among the global economies. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report has projected India’s growth for 2015 at 7.3%, and rising to 7.5% in 2016. In its report dated 12th November 2015, the IMF said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Washington has called on Kabul and Islamabad to work together and put their utmost efforts in a bid to overcome challenges posed by the Taliban, the White House said a day after when four militants stormed Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 21 …