The United States as so-called global leader on war against terrorism is clueless on how to end the Afghan war without losing the gains that she had made. She cannot afford abandoning Afghanistan in such a murky and uncertain situation because the fears are high that the Taliban and other …
Read More »Friendly Afghan-Pak ties crucial for Pashtuns’ welfare: Sherpao
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chairman of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said that the cordial ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan would lead to prosperity of Pashtuns straddling on both sides of the Durand Line. Talking to a gathering in Bunir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, Sherpao …
Read More »One killed, 31 injured in Kabul blast
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A suicide car bomber targeted a foreign convoy on the Hamid Karzai International Airport road in Kabul on Monday morning. A civilian was killed and 31 others were injured, said officials. Confirming the suicide attack, Deputy Spokesman of Ministry of Interior, Najeeb Danish, said that a suicide …
Read More »The battle-hardened army: Afghan security forces proved mettle in battlefields: Ghani
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inaugurated newly-built building of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) here on Monday. The ceremony was attended by top military braces, where the president commended the capabilities of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). He said that Afghan forces were fighting enthusiastically against the …
Read More »MP alleges govt of supporting Daesh
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga or the Lower House of Parliament, Zahir Qadir, alleged that the government was backing Daesh. He claimed that the government only targets the Taliban when the insurgent group attacks Deash fighters in Nangarhar. During Monday’s session, he said that …
Read More »Female polio worker gunned down in Kandahar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen have gunned down a female polio worker and injured another in southern Kandahar province, said officials on Monday. According to the provincial governor’s spokesman, Samim Khpalwak, the incident took place on Monday morning in the fourth police jurisdiction of Kandahar city, the provincial capital. He …
Read More »Air strikes kill 68 Daesh fighters in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 68 Daesh fighters have been killed and four others wounded in military operation of Afghan air force in eastern Nangarhar province. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor office, said that Afghan air force targeted Daesh fighters in various areas of Achin and Chaparhar districts of the …
Read More »Afghanistan create history, break into ICC top 10 ODI rankings
In a historic moment, Afghanistan have for the first time managed to break into the top 10 of the International Cricket Council’s ODI Rankings since they began playing this format. Afghanistan rose two places and jumped to best-ever 10th place after their victory over Zimbabwe in the first of the …
Read More »Self-sufficiency in wheat production
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has claimed that the country would become self-sufficient in wheat production by 2020. The deputy minister of agriculture Mir Amanuddin Haidari said that the ministry has drafted a strategy for grain production to meet the demand side. The draft strategy has been sent …
Read More »Govt to rehabilitate 350 addicts in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and other organizations rounded up as many as 350 drug addicts in Kabul. The MoPH in a joint venture with Ministry of Counternarcotics, the MoI, Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs …
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