Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai spoke to TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, on a wide range of issues from member countries including Afghanistan pulling out of SAARC summit, Indian Army’s surgical strikes across LoC in PoK to destroy terrorist launchpads, Pakistan’s terror truth, Pakistan harboring Osama bin Laden, and former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s lies. The former Afghanistan President backed the decision …
Read More »Editorial: Missing troops
There are always good and the bad people in a society, country and an institute. They are judged by their actions. However, actions of a few affect the whole institute or society. Thus, security forces are no exception. As the law enforcement agencies have too many responsibilities to fulfill and …
Read More »Int’l community judges Afghan govt by results: Ghani
AT-KABUL: Addressing Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in Belgium, President Ashraf Ghani thanked the representatives of the 75 countries and 25 representatives from the international community who are gathered at the Conference with the sole aim of helping Afghanistan. “We have come together as a partnership of countries and international organizations …
Read More »Afghan govt, EU agree to fight human trafficking
AT-KABUL: Afghan government and the European Union (EU) have agreed to fight human trafficking and launch a nationwide awareness campaign in Afghanistan to discourage illegal immigration to the EU member countries. Fighting human trafficking one of the key points of the “Joint Way Forward” agreement signed between the Afghan government …
Read More »Editorial: For peace
Wars are scary. Over three decades of bloodshed had claimed enough lives. The soil is red hued. The conflict has wiped out hundreds of families. One generation has grown up in conflict. They see no ray of hope. The new generation will also be lost in the quest for peace …
Read More »Kapisa elders laud Karzai for patience
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday met with some religious scholars, tribal elders and influential figures from eastern Kapisa province at his office. During the meeting, Farooq Khan, on behalf of other participants, praised Karzai for his patience and wise leadership. The meeting took place after an audience shouted …
Read More »US soldier killed in Nangarhar blast
AT-KABUL: A United States service member was killed in a bomb blast in eastern province of Nangarhar, US official confirmed Wednesday. “The service member was killed conducting operations with Afghan forces against Daesh terrorists when the patrol triggered an improvised explosive device,” the Pentagon said in a statement. According to …
Read More »Cashes continue for third day in Kunduz city
AT-KABUL: The security forces are fighting Taliban insurgents for three days in different parts of the Kunduz city. “Afghan forces recaptured Pohantoon, Bandar-e-Sherkat and Bandar-e-Kabul areas and security is improving in the city,” army spokesman for Kunduz Mahfuzullah Akbari said. He said that fighting and clearance operation were going on …
Read More »US calls on Taliban to join peace process
AT-KABUL: The US secretary of state John Kerry addressed delegates attending the Brussels summit on Afghanistan on Wednesday, calling on the Taliban insurgents to join the peace process as the head of another opposition armed group Gulbuddin Hekmatyar recently did. “Taliban could not win on the battlefield, there is a …
Read More »Hundreds of families flee homes in Farah
AT-KABUL: Hundreds of families have fled Wednesday their houses in the Nawbahar village of western Farah province, arguing Taliban militants had gathered to attack the area. Azizullah, a resident of the village, said around 300 rebels had gathered in the area to attack security check-posts. He said the displeased families …
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