Ali Jan Khan Contrary to its pledges and commitments regarding helping resolution to long standing Afghan conflict and return of peace and stability in the already war stricken country, there seem visible contradiction in statements of high ranking Pakistani officials. Sartaj Aziz, Security Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: A number of lawmakers claimed that the aid for landslide affected people in Argo district of Badakhshan last year was misused. Nazefa Zaki, an MP from Kabul, said that the aid sent to landslide-hit areas in Argo district were misused and didn’t help the affected people. “Millions …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Commemorating the 8th anniversary of the 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing, the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Speaker Abdul Rauf Ebrahimi asked the government to bring the perpetrators of the Baghlan bombing to justice. At least 10 members of the Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga have been killed in …

AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai Foundation named after the former Afghan President inaugurated on Saturday in Kabul for the purpose to serve youth with educational facilities in the country and abroad. The ex-President Hamid Karzai said that this foundation was totally aloof from politics as it will remain absolutely an academic center …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture and the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs jointly arranged Fateha ceremony for the departed soul of the veteran Awami National Party (ANP) leader, Afzal Khan Lala, in Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by the former President Hamid …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: A month long campaign, entitled ESCAPE “Faraar”, launched on Saturday in Kabul to encourage Afghans to avoid illegal migration to western countries. The campaign was initiated by a number of civil society activists in Kabul to encourage Afghans, particularly young generation, to avoid illegal migration to western …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: A number of civil society activists and residents of Ghazni and Zabul provinces on Saturday urged the government to target the Islamic State (IS) militants’ hideouts in Zabul province. They said that IS, also known as Daesh, have sanctuaries in Khak-e-Afghan district of Zabul province, from where …

A dozen Taliban insurgents have been killed during ongoing operations in Marjah and Nad Ali districts of southern Helmand province, officials claimed on Saturday. The operations were launched on Friday in the two districts, with security forces killing 12 fighters, injuring several others, seizing a large amount of arms, ammunitions …

The Taliban have started targeting tribal elders, killing five of them in recent months in the Omna district of southeastern Paktika province, locals claimed on Saturday. The fighters have been conducting search operations for tribal elders and government employees in the district, according to residents, displaced people from the district …

At least nine Islamic State (IS) fighters have been killed and 30 others wounded during an ongoing operation in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official claimed on Saturday. Haji Ghalib Mujahid, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the offensive was proceeding according to the plan …