President Barack Obama decides to maintain force of 9,800 through end of 2015 and stick to 2017 exit plan. US President Barack Obama has granted Afghan requests to slow the withdrawal of US troops from the country and said he would maintain a force of 9,800 through the end of …

It’s not a good start at all. But chances and the trend of the time stand in favor of the government. If you get to the rule of law, human rights improvement, and an immediate end to the endemic corruption, perhaps you have gone too far. Touching on political and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) believes that Qatar can play a crucial role in Afghanistan’s peace process. Muhammad Ismail Qasyimyar, the HPC’s advisor on international relations, told Azadi Radio on Tuesday that Qatar is enjoying friendly relations with Pakistan and the Taliban, thus the country can play …

Following Farkhunda’s tragic death, banishing heresy and polytheism from shrines across the country has become a formidable task now, says Osmani Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL: Following a terrible incident in Kabul where an angry mob lynched a woman for allegedly burning a copy of the Holy Qur’an, the Minister of …

By Farhad Naibkhel: KABUL: Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said Tuesday that tuberculosis as an infectious disease claims nearly 13,000 lives in the country on annual basis, but it can be cured and prevented. The minister was speaking at a ceremony celebrating the World Tuberculosis Day. The session was titled …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and the United States President Barack Obama should make human rights issues a key agenda item during meetings on Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the other day. According to a statement by HRW, both the US and Afghan governments have a legacy of …

AT-KABUL: At least 23 Taliban militants were killed and 24 others wounded in crackdowns carried out by security forces in different parts of the country. In a press release, the Ministry of interior (MoI) said the Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad: KABUL: Hundreds of people gathered in front of Supreme Court in Kabul on Monday to seek justice for Farkhunda, a 27-year old woman lynched by an angry mob last week. After falsely accusing her of burning Holy Qura’an, a mob in Kabul beat Farkhunda to death, burned …

Kabul: At least 13 civilians were killed when armed masked men opened fire on a civilian bus on Kabul-Kandahar highway on Tuesday morning, official said. Provincial Governor’s spokesperson, Attaullah Khogyani, said the incident took place at midnight around 1:30am in Said Abad district of central Maidan Wardak province. “A woman …

The presidential elections that led to the formation of the National Unity Government (NUG) were a revealing snapshot of what has been achieved in Afghanistan. Though, our democracy is not matured yet, but despite that the democratic transfer of power by ex-President Hamid Karzai to the incumbent Ashraf Ghani speaks …