AT News Report-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to help the Afghan-led peace process along other regional countries. In a meeting with Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Karzai on Sunday welcomed Zarif to Kabul, asking the Islamic Republic to cooperate with Afghanistan …
Read More »Culture of acceptance important toward stability: Rana Think Tank
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Experts participated in Rana Think Tank monthly session on Saturday had expressed concern over current crisis and called accepting of each other the only remedy to lead the country toward stability and development. Political and social experts, who attended Rana Think Tank monthly session said that discord …
Read More »States supporting terrorism will also suffer: Zarif warned
AT News Report-KABUL: The Foreign Minister of Iran on Sunday has said that Kabul and Tehran are situated in a dangerous region which is being strangely terrified in appearance of terrorism, supported by some foreign players. Mohammad Jawad Zarif, heading a high-level delegation has arrived in Kabul on Sunday where …
Read More »Kandahar governor media advisor shot dead
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Local authorities of the Kandahar province on Sunday confirmed that provincial governor’s media adviser Ghafoor Feroz has been gunned down by unknown militants in Kandahar city. Provincial governor spokesman, Samim Khpalwak confirmed the incident, saying it was happened in the Najib Nemro area of Police District nine …
Read More »Dozens of militants killed: ‘Operations to retake Qala-i-Zal, Zibak districts launched’
AT News Report-KABUL: Military operations to retake Qala-i-Zal district of northeastern Kunduz province and Zibak district of northeastern Badakhshan province have been launched, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday. Tens of the Taliban fighters on Saturday attacked Qala-i-Zal district and took control of the district after hours of clashes …
Read More »36 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 36 Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorists have been killed in a separate incidents in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday. Attaullah Khogyani, provincial governor spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the US drones targeted Daesh militants in Kandaro and …
Read More »Opinion: Sindh and Balochistan: Sociological polity
By Zulfiqar Shah-Sindhi and Baloch today have transformed into modern social and cohesive entities, as they were historically however the linguistic, ethnic and sub-cultural additions that were resulted by the Partition of British India, (after the creation of Pakistan) initiated the process of integration in the societies. Politics is patchy …
Read More »Opinion: The crippling standoff
By Afrasiab Khattak-Before the political uncertainties generated by the Supreme Court decision on Panama leaks could subside, a fresh public standoff between the civil and military leadership on what is called the Dawn leaks ushered a new challenge to the state system. So much has already been written about the …
Read More »ED: Let’s make it
There is a need of comprehensive military strategy to be choked out in a bid to deal with any uncertainty across the country in war against all form of insurgents, but especially against the Taliban insurgents—who recently announced their spring offensive. The Taliban insurgents has unleashed its annual so-called “spring …
Read More »Pakistan’s charge d’ affaires summoned by foreign ministry over border conflict
AT News Report-KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Pakistan’s charge d’ affaires over Pakistani troops’ entry into Afghan territory that resulted in conflict with Afghan forces at Spin Boldak area. The ministry said in a statement that Pakistan’s attack on Afghan forces is a clear violation of regulations which …
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