It seems that the Taliban want to be responsible for more civilian killings on the Day of Judgment before the almighty God, as the group is urging the continuation of war. Improvised explosive devises (IED) planted by the insurgents are killing scores of innocent women, children and men on weekly …
Read More »President Ghani, CEO Abdullah congratulate Trump
Taliban ask US president-elect to change polices, pullout troops from Afghanistan By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Donald J. Trump was elected the United States’ 45th president in an astonishing victory for a celebrity, businessmen and political novice who capitalized on voter’s economic anxieties. Projections early on Wednesday showed that Trump clinched victory …
Read More »Editorial: US and Afghan war
Afghan war has not been outlined as core issue by the two US presidential candidates—Republican Party nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Party nominee Hillary Clinton. Business tycoon Donald Trump is the President-elect of the United States who will take office next year. The win comes as a surprise for many …
Read More »Cop in Uruzgan held for alleged links with Taliban
AT-KABUL: The counter-terrorism unit has arrested a policeman on the charges of helping the Taliban insurgents in central Uruzgan province, Ministry of Interior said on Wednesday. The ministry in a media statement issued here said that the cop was held for supporting Taliban insurgents to capture police checkpoints and seize …
Read More »Karzai felicitates Trump, expects elimination of terrorists’ sanctuaries
AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai felicitated Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. “With respect to the will of the people of the US for change in political arena, the Afghan masses expected factual changes in the fight against terrorism in accordance with …
Read More »Two Haqqani-linked terrorists arrested in Khost
AT-KABUL: Provincial Police Chief of southeastern Khost province said on Wednesday that two terrorists having links with the notorious Haqqani Network were arrested during an operation. In a press statement, the provincial police chief said that the arrests were made during an operation conducted by Afghan Special Forces in Pul-i-Alam …
Read More »Pakistan Embassy observes Iqbal Day
AT-KABUL: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul organized an event on Wednesday to celebrate the 139th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a renowned poet. Afghan Minister for Information and Culture, Dr Kamal Sadat, and Acting Minister for Border and Tribal Affairs, Abdul Ghafoor Laiwal, were the chief guests on …
Read More »Afghan ‘Mona Lisa’ returns home
President Ghani gives apartment to Sharbat Gula; Karzai commends Zakhilwal and his team for tireless efforts to facilitate famed ‘Afghan Girl’ By Shamim Shahid and Farhad Naibkhel- PESHAWAR/KABUL: After 15 days of imprisonment in Pakistan, the Afghan woman known worldwide for her iconic portrait on the cover of National Geographic …
Read More »37 insurgents killed nationwide
AT-KABUL: At least 37 Taliban fighters were killed and 20 others were wounded in nationwide crackdowns against militants within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security …
Read More »President Ghani congratulates US President elect Donald J. Trump
KABUL: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani congratulated Donald J. Trump and the people of the United States of America on behalf of the government and people of Afghanistan on election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America. President of the …
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