Afghanistan are attempting to have more One-Day International (ODI) cricket fixtures leading into September 2017 cut-off for 2019 World Cup qualification by proposing annual bilateral games against India and teams touring the country starting from next year. “If we sign the MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) which we sent to India, …
Read More »Parliament summons women’s affairs minister for poor management
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of parliament on Wednesday interpellated Delbar Nazari, Minister of Women Affairs on her week management, misusing authorities and nepotism in the ministry. A number of lawmakers claimed that she had weak management and engaged her family members in the important …
Read More »NDS destroys Taliban terrorist network in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel on Wednesday busted Taliban-linked terrorist network in eastern Nangarhar province, NDS said in a media statement. The NDS operatives captured a group of four Taliban militants and busted their terrorist network in an operation carried in Ghani Khil district of the province, …
Read More »Editorial: We can’t fight insurgency with statements
Whenever someone talks about Afghanistan whether it is about security, economy or other issues, the name of its neighbor, Pakistan that plays key role in almost all sectors come without any pause. But most of time, it comes in form of bad neighbors that spare no stone unturned to destabilize …
Read More »Airstrike silences Daesh radio in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: The ‘Voice of Caliphate’ radio station of the Islamic State (IS) which is also known as Daesh, was destroyed in a drone strike Wednesday in the eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. This is the second Daesh channel destroyed in a drone strike in the Mohmand Dara area of Achin …
Read More »21 insurgents killed in raids: MoD
AT-KABUL: At least twenty one Taliban insurgents were killed and three others wounded in different crackdowns of the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours, security officials said on Wednesday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with …
Read More »13 Taliban killed in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 13 Taliban insurgents including four foreign militants were killed in anti-terrorism operation in eastern Nangarhar province, provincial officials said on Wednesday. “These militants, including four Pakistani were killed and 14 others wounded in an air and ground operations conducted by Afghan security forces in Sangianai and Seraghonda …
Read More »US troops will stand with Afghan forces to fight terrorists, finish the mission: Carter
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in an unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday said that the US troops would continue support Afghan forces in anti-terrorism war and would finish the mission has been started. “We will continue to work hard together with Afghan forces to …
Read More »Radio Pakistan misuses US officials’ speech on Durand Line
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Radio Pakistan, a state-run media on Tuesday falsely misused the remarks of the US Department of State Spokesperson John Kirby about the Durand line. Kirby was wrongly quoted by Radio Pakistan that the US government recognized the Durand Line as permanent border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. …
Read More »Editorial: Tough times
Journalists in Afghanistan are going through most difficult time after fall of the Taliban’s regime as the number of groups opposing free media in the country had increased manifold. The work environment and security situation have created many hurdles before both male and female journalists. There has been sharp increase …
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