By Mansoor Faizy: As soon as China announced an investment worth $46 billion in Pakistan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed to have successfully test fired its first indigenously developed missile name as “Omar-1”.  To substantiate their claim the TTP group which is currently at war with Pakistani troops in the volatile …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has appointed a delegation to probe allegations that the National Security Council (NSC) has distributed $200,000 among families of Daesh fighters. Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Wednesday said that President Ghani has appointed a special team to probe the …

AT-KABUL: The International Earth Day was observed in the capital city on Wednesday with minimal representation of the government departments and media outlets. The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) and Ministry of Urban Development were standing apart from others in this regard as they marked the day at Baghe-e Babar …

AT-KABUL: South Korea offered 150 short-term scholarships to the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) in the field of public administration. South Korean Ambassador in Kabul, Cha Young Chul, awarded the scholarships and some teaching materials to the General Director of IARCSC Ahmad Mushahid in a ceremony held …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Budget for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) could not be approved by the Wolesi Jirga due to lack of quorum. The budget would be put for approval next week. Some lawmakers had differences over legality of the CEO office as well. Shukria Barekzai, an MP from Kabul, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Clashes between security forces and the Taliban militants have ended in northwestern Badghis province, said reports on Wednesday. According to reports, the clashes occurred between border forces and the Taliban rebels in Balamurghab district of the province. Quoted by Radio Azadi, Mirwais Mirzakwal, spokesman for acting governor …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic on Wednesday said that more efforts should be made to protect civilians in Afghanistan as militants are trying to intensify their subversive activates here. Simonovic spent the past week in Kabul, Nangarhar and Kapisa provinces. Speaking at …

KABUL: A member of Daesh group strongly condemned Nangrahar massacre on Wednesday and blamed regional intelligence for the devastating bombing. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News from undisclosed location, Maulvi Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost—a self-proclaimed leader of Daesh, rejected Daesh involvement in Nangarhar massacre. “We strongly condemned the attack and Daesh …

KABUL: Police have arrested 57 Afghan nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reports on Wednesday. It said that afghan nationals were apprehended during search operation for not having legal documents. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is situated close to the Afghan border where Afghan mostly travels for treatment …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After continues condemnations and protest demonstration across the country against the government for being too slow to release the 31 abducted passengers, finally President Ashraf Ghani has broke his silence and said the government has spent $6 million dollars to secure safe release of the abductees. Talking …