By Khan Wali Khan Basharmal: Historically different cultures have laid the foundations of civilization in different periods in different areas. The concept of the city-state and then the modern state has been taken from the early Sumerian geopolitical civilization and culture, where they contributed a lot through time, and made it …

Since the power of interpreting religious as well as political and tribal affairs and principles and resolve disputes arising from the meaning of the law rests with the ulema, therefore, their say has a greater role and effect. Scores of ulema (religious scholars) from eastern Nangarhar province slammed chaos and …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan national football team defeated Laos 2-0 in friendly encounter. The friendly match was played in Laos on Friday. Afghan squad scored two goals in the first half. However, the Laos soccer team failed to score any goal in the match. Faisal Shaista hit the first goal of the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani, met with Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs, on Friday in Kuwait on the sidelines of the 42nd OIC Council of Ministers. The two sides reiterated the need for intensifying bilateral cooperation between the two countries …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The new minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MCIT) has promised to increase the internet speed by four times. In his 100-day plan for improved performance of the ministry, Abdul Razaq Wahidi also claimed that he would ensure smooth internet connection. Recently in Kabul City, the internet …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Dushanbe has decided to extend the Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan (TAT) railway, a vital regional project, to Iranian seaports through Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transportation said that the railroads would connect the Central Asian Republics to Iran. According to the ministry, the railway would become operational by 2018. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Governor of the western Herat province said that construction work on the Salma Dam was going on in full swing, and the project would take one year to complete. Refuting reports about security challenges in front of the project, Mohammad Asif Rahimi assured that nothing could hamper …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) said that the next phase of informal peace talks with the Taliban will be held soon. Maulvi Shahzada Shahid, spokesman for the HPC, said that armed oppositions should avail the opportunity and come to the negotiation table. He said that the second …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of religious scholars from eastern Nangarhar province termed the ongoing war against the government as a conspiracy engineered by neighboring countries. The religious scholars in a gathering on Friday threw their weight behind Afghan security forces. They termed the current war against the Afghan government …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Iranian spy has escaped from the Nimroz province, sources said. A security official, on the condition not to be named, told Pajhwok that the Iranian agent has successfully fled the jail during the visiting hours. The official said the other day that the spy was sentenced …