Children in Afghanistan are going through the most difficult time. Afghan children are facing more problems—of severe nature with no visible solution—than any other segment of the society. Most of them neither have access to quality health services nor education nor other basic facilities. They are the most unlucky when …
Read More »Editorial: Regional stability at stake
Regional stability is at stake as Pakistan has adopted aggressive policy towards Afghanistan while the United Nations failed to put pressure on Islamabad to cooperate with Kabul on key issues. The United Nations also failed to garner sincere support for the so-called Afghan-led peace process which had never been Afghan-owned …
Read More »Four-way talks is key to resolve Afghan refugee’s problems: UNHCR
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Head of the United Nations High commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said that the UN refugee agency would host 4-way meeting on the problems being faced by the Afghan refugees. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and the European Union (EU) would attend the talks, he told Iranian news …
Read More »Karzai praises free fight champion Hotak
AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai praised free fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak for gaining the title of champion, Karzai’s office said Wednesday. Karzai admired Hotak’s recent game with Russian fighter, calling it a fantastic victory welcomed by every Afghan. Hotak offered information about his international competitions, saying that he had carried out …
Read More »Afghans will never accept Durand Line as permanent border: Protestors
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Hundreds of people came to the streets on Wednesday to protest against Pakistan’s aggression and cross-Durand Line attacks at the Torkham crossing. The protesters said that Afghans would never accept the Durand Line as permanent border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan’s intention to build a check post …
Read More »Four soldiers killed in Badghis insider attack
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A solider gunned down four of his colleagues and wounded three others in the Jawand district of the western Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday, the latest of a series of insider attacks. “The insider attack took place in the Kotal Siah area on Tuesday,” Pajhwok …
Read More »India offers Afghanistan defence cooperation
India has promised full support for boosting Afghanistan’s defence capabilities to preserve its unity and territorial integrity. The Indian ambassador to the UN held out the assurance during a Security Council debate on Afghanistan on Tuesday night. Syed Akbaruddinwarned the security situation in Afghanistan, if not contained, would pose serious …
Read More »Editorial: Change for change
Several innocent people lost their lives on Monday and scores were injured when the militants unleashed a new wave of terrorism and bloodshed. As many as 23 people were killed in Kabul and Badakhshan. Forced by poverty to work in Afghanistan, twelve Nepali security guards were among the killed. They …
Read More »UNHCR concerned over forced deportation of Afghan refugees
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is concerned about forcibly deportation of Afghan refugees and expresses strongly its worry about lack of extension of refugee card by government of Pakistan. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in a meeting with Mohammad …
Read More »Afghanistan is not a lollipop
Sartaj Aziz’s suggestion to Afghan government to offer Taliban something they can’t gain on battlefield indicates something which has not been spoken by Pakistani officials during last fifteen years. Analysis By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The Pakistani Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz has recently said Afghan government should offer something to the …
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