AIHRC must share the list of war crimes with public: Protestors By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Hundreds of people swelled into the streets on Thursday and called on the government to kick off war crimes trials. The protestors marched from Dehbori square to Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)’s office chanting slogans …

Stop kangaroo courts, say women rights’ supporters   By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Hajj and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) and Afghan Women’s Network (AWN) observed the World Humans Right Day on Thursday here on Thursday. Speaking at the ceremony, AWN said that violence against Afghan women have not declined in the …

AT-KABUL: The chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah Nabil stepped down on Thursday. His resignation was approved by the National Unity Government whereas unnamed sources said that General Massoud Andarabi was appointed as acting NDS chief. General Andarabi was Nabil’s deputy. Nabil was reappointed as an acting NDS …

At last, some of kind of signs of hope emerged. Afghanistan and Pakistan co-chaired the ‘Heart of Asia Conference—Fifth Istanbul Process. The bigwigs from across South Asia, China and the world, made the conference influential. It was marked by a warm welcome by high authorities in Pakistan to the visiting …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Drug Report 2015, released on Wednesday revealed that 12.6 percent of adults in Afghanistan are drug addicts. The Survey has been conducted by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics in a joint venture with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Minister of Counter …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that National Interdiction Unit (NIU) and Crisis Response Unit (CRU) in cooperation with Afghan air forces conducted 34 counternarcotics operations across the country over the past one week and seized around 86.172 tons of narcotics. Deputy Minister of Interior for Counternarcotics, …

Karzai slams Kandahar terror attack AT-KABUL: At least 37 civilians have been killed and 35 others were wounded in a group attack of the Taliban on residential apartments near Kandahar International Airport, said officials. The attack began late yesterday afternoon when a group of 10 to 14 suicide bombers entered …

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Dec 8, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked service members and civilians here for their service in Afghanistan, saying their sacrifices have prevented another attack on the homeland. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. told troops in an airplane …

AT-KABUL: At least 37 civilians were killed and 35 were injured in an ongoing Taliban group attack on residential apartments near to Kandahar International Airport, according to Afghan officials. The attack began late yesterday afternoon when a group suicide bombers, believed to be 10 to 14, entered to Civilian Township …

BAREILLY: On the last day of Urs-e-Razvi of Dargah Aala Hazrat, nearly 70,000 clerics came together and passed a fatwa against terrorist organizations, including IS, Taliban and al-Qaida. These are “not Islamic organizations,” the clerics said to a sea of followers, adding that the members of these outfits were “not …