Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
Read More »Economic regionalism
As a gateway to energy-rich Central Asia, Afghanistan enjoys immense importance in the region. The country serves as the only bridge between the energy hungry South Asian countries and Central Asian republics. However, very little advantage has been taken from this strategically important position due to continued foreign invasions and …
Read More »Media should bolster national unity: Karzai
AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai called upon media to play role for promoting national unity and bring positive change in the society. In a meeting with staffers of Afghanistan Times and Daily Dunia the other day, the former president said that Afghan media should devise a comprehensive policy which could strengthen …
Read More »King Abdullah dies, Salman ascends throne: Karzai condoles death of Saudi Arabia’s King
AT-KABUL: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, believed to be around 90-year old, breathed his last on Friday and replaced by his half-brother Salman. In a statement the royal palace said that the king died at 1:00 am local time, however did not mention cause of his death. The late king …
Read More »Afghan refugees in Pakistan seek extension in stay
AT-KABUL: After a three-day by the Kurram Agency administration for Afghan refugees to leave the area, a number of elders of Afghan refugees urged the Pakistani government to avoid sending them back to Afghanistan until completion of the academic session of their children. They told Pakistani media outlets on the …
Read More »Afghan, Indian, Pakistani officials discuss strengthening ties
AT-KABUL: Afghan, Indian and Pakistani officials attended the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival in India where they discussed different issues including ways to strengthen ties between the three neighbors, media reports said the other day. Former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri expressed the need for a “high degree of optimism” in …
Read More »French, Chinese ambassadors call on Karzai
AT-KABUL: A Chinese professor who wrote the first Pashto-Chinese dictionary Che Hongcai and Chinese ambassador to Kabul Deng Xijun called on ex-President Hamid Karzai at his office on Wednesday. Che Hongcai, a 78 years old professor of Afghan languages at a university in China, granted a copy of the dictionary …
Read More »Pakistan nurturing ISIS in Afghanistan to gain access to Central Asia: Faizi
AT-KABUL: Following conflicting reports on presence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters in Afghanistan, spokesman to the ex-President Hamid Karzai said that the terrorist group operating under the label of the ISIS or Daish is the creation of Islamabad aimed to gain access to the energy-rich …
Read More »Tons of narcotics set ablaze in Parwan
AT-KABUL: At least three tons of drugs were set ablaze in central Parwan province, said the Interior Ministry on Wednesday. The director general of the counternarcotics department at the Interior Ministry, Abdul Khalil Bakhtiar, said the drugs included heroin, hashish, opium and alcohol. He added that around 200 tons of …
Read More »Karzai calls on Pakistan to stop using terrorism as policy tool
KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai has said that he is hopeful about the recent operations by Pakistan against terrorists, but there are no signs of change in Pakistan’s policy towards insurgents. The BBC Pashto Service on Wednesday quoted the ex-President Karzai, as saying that the situation would go better if …
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