Last year, the US forces have dropped the mother of all bombs on the Islamic State (IS), which is widely known as Daesh extremist group with sole aim of perishing the militants, but why so far the US did not drop bombs on the poppy fields to wipe out the …
Read More »International unanimity on counterterrorism fades as war drags on
AT-KABUL: Political pundits during periodical session last week of Rana Think Tank confided that Afghanistan needs an authoritative and powerful central government to subdue the current spasm of militancy and steer the country out of crisis and internal strife. “A paramount way out of armed conflict is the formation of …
Read More »Five TAPI employees gunned down in Kandahar
AT-KABUL: Unknown armed men attacked and killed five workers of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in southern Kandahar today morning, said officials. Unknown gun men attacked and killed five TAPI workers and deminer in Maiwand district of Kandahar today at around 10:00am today, said Kandahar Police Spokesman Zia-U-RahmanDurani. He …
Read More »Afghanistan embassy spreads culture through artefacts
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Artworks of Afghani artists were showcased at an exhibition held at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on Saturday evening. Inaugurated by Dr Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Afghanistan Ambassador to India, the Afghan Painting and Handicraft Exhibition at the Gandahara Hall of the Embassy, displayed more than …
Read More »Senator insinuates Iran’s involvement in Afghan conflict
AT-KABUL: A member of senate has blamed Iran for being behind insecurity in “many provinces” of Afghanistan, claiming that Tehran destabilizes western Afghanistan to keep Afghan government busy so that it could not manage flowing waters into Iranian border areas. Asef Seddiqi, deputy head of senate, said Monday that insecurity …
Read More »Editorial: Farah’s unrest recedes
What was the point behind the Taliban’s massively attack on Farah, the western province that has been pushed back by the brave Afghan security forces? Was it about to capture the district as usual they are attempting to, or other evil hands of some foreign countries were involved behind the …
Read More »Number of women in drug trade rises
AT-KABUL: Women now play an increasing role in the drug trade compared to the past years, the Counter Narcotics Justice Center said Sunday. It said that families are busy in drug smuggling and all the members of families are doing that, adding that some ladies are the leaders of small …
Read More »Dostum poised to return home, says his aide
AT-KABUL: First Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum who is in Turkey for a long time, is due to come back to country, an aide of him said. Abdullah Qarloq, member of senate who is who is close to Dostum said Sunday that President Ashraf Ghani in his recent visit to …
Read More »Unrest recedes in Farah
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In the wake of a week-long painstaking military drill of the government security and defense forces in western Farah city, the insurgent Taliban combatants have been pushed back and violence has receded, according to local authorities, allowing residents to resume their daily life after days of unrest …
Read More »72 dead in flash floods
AT-KABUL: At least 72 people have been killed due to heavy flash floods across the country during the past week, said disaster management authority on Sunday. Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) in a statement said that as result of floods in Samangan, Takhar, Kapisa, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Badghis, Ghor, Panjshir, …
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