Despite having key place in South, Central and East Asia security and politics, Afghanistan has not received full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Take it as a failure of the Afghan officials or members of the SCO, but Afghanistan should have been member of the organization long ago, …

With the Taliban threatening to overrun large parts of Afghanistan, First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seeking help from an old ally — Russia. A graduate of the Soviet Military Academy and a general in the Soviet-backed Afghan army, Dostum is hoping his old links to Moscow will help …

AT-KABUL: Former National Security Advisor (NSA), Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, said that the National Unity Government (NUG) has wasted one year of its term and failed to bring prosperity and give hope to Afghans. “It has been one year since formation of the National Unity Government (NUG). One year is not …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani, said that Afghans have been mobilized against terrorists. He added that Afghans would not allow any country to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs and rule their country. The minister has recently paid a visit to Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, …

BRUSSELS: Urged on by the United States, NATO is open to keeping more troops in Afghanistan than initially planned after 2016, but officials said Thursday the alliance is waiting for the Obama administration to announce its decision on a larger military presence there. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he discussed …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least one person has been killed and three others injured in a series of explosions in Kabul city on Friday, security officials said. The deputy police chief of Kabul, Sayed Gul Aqa Rohani, said that three magnetic bombs went off near a Shiite Muslim’s congregation hall …

“Government of India is committed to support the Afghan civil employees through its technical facilities as this country tried its best in the last one decade for training of Afghans,” says Deputy Chief of Mission   By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Embassy of India in Kabul celebrated the Indian Technical and …

The commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and US forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John F. Campbell, acknowledges the unfortunate reality that the war-hit country is passing through critical juncture but remained hush on the root cause. He stresses on presence of the US forces beyond 2016 to help the Afghan …

At least 13 militants were killed and another 18 wounded during separate clashes with Afghan forces in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Thursday. Governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said 12 rebels were killed and 18 injured in Afghan security forces’ ambushes in Dawran Khail, Biskamand valley, Noor Khail and …

About 60 to 70 percent of the Taliban would end up reconciling with the Afghan government, General John Campbell told lawmakers here on Thursday. The US and NATO top commander in Afghanistan said he did not expect the Haqqani network, members of Al Qaeda and a section of the Taliban …