Our security forces braved terrorism in the day of Ashura to protect hundreds of thousands of mourners of Imam Hussain’s (A.S.) martyrdom anniversary in a peaceful and secure atmosphere. The whole country especially capital Kabul was at an unanticipated peace. Many feared terrorist attacks on Yaumul Ashura; none happened though …
Read More »UN urges intra-Afghan talks with Taliban
AT-KABUL: The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday contended that intra-Afghan negotiations were important in restoring peace in the war-torn country and called for a dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Guterres addressing a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York said, “We know …
Read More »Rabbani’s death anniversary; Politicians call for fair election amid vote rigging fears
Politicians, senior government functionaries and former Jihadi leaders who attended a ceremony on seventh death anniversary of ex-chief of the High Peace Council Burhanuddin Rabbani called for fair and transparent legislative elections. The participants spoke about the country’s political and security situation and issues pertaining elections, underlining the importance of …
Read More »Mohib, Bolton talk security, peace negotiations
KABUL: National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib in his US tour met with his American counterpart John Bolton at the White House and discussed political and security status quo in Afghanistan and the region. Both sides discussed the effectiveness of the US Strategy for South Asia and Afghanistan. Peace negotiations …
Read More »Hope Imran Khan delivers to Pakistan: Hamid Karzai
“I hope Imran Khan would be a great visionary in putting forward a policy of friendship with India and Afghanistan,” Hamid Karzai said. Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said he has high hopes from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on that country’s relationship with India and Afghanistan for …
Read More »CSTO says over 2,500 IS members transferred from Syria to Afghanistan
The Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Thursday that a large number of ISIL terrorists had left Syria for Afghanistan this year. “Over 2,500 ISIL members redeployed to Afghan-Pakistani zone from Syria in 2018,” the AMN reported. The CSTO Joint Staff then said that most …
Read More »15 dead, 35 injured in bus, truck collision in Farah
AT-KABUL: At least 15 people were killed and 35 wounded on Friday morning as a passenger bus collided with a fast-moving truck on a highway in Bakwah district of western Farah province, an official said. A passenger bus en route from Farah province to Kabul rammed into a truck, a …
Read More »US court sentences two Afghans for conspiracy to smuggle heroin
AT Monitoring Desk-The Manhattan Federal Court has sentenced two Afghans to 15 and 10 years in jail over conspiring to import heroin into United States, US attorney office district New York said in a statement on Tuesday. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New …
Read More »India blames Pakistan for Taliban-sponsored violence in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-Without naming Islamabad, India has charged Pakistan with providing safe havens to the Taliban and other terror groups responsible for violence and destruction in Afghanistan. ‘’All of us know and believe that there is no military solution to the (Afghan) issue. Yet, the Taliban, aided by their supporters, …
Read More »Editorial: Ashura—a day of resistance against injustice
As we are getting near to Ashura—the climax of the remembrance of Muharram and Imam Hussain’s (A.S.) battle of Karbala, in fact a battle against injustice, it is of utmost responsibility to all Afghan masses across the country to promote interfaith harmony and cut off those evil hands that have …
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