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Diplomats from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States, and China have begun talks in Islamabad to try to draw up a plan for peace talks between in Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban. The talks in Pakistan’s capital on January 11 include Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz …

Mohammad Shahzad displayed trademark brute force and incredible timing in his record-breaking ton to lead Afghanistan to a comfortable 81-run win against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Sharjah. The victory secured Afghanistan’s second 2-0 series win against Zimbabwe in under three months. Shahzad clobbered and pummeled his way to …

Delegations from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are scheduled to gather under a single roof today (Monday) in Islamabad to make what is called “a comprehensive roadmap” for the peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban rebels. The meeting was agreed last month when Pakistan’s army chief of …

60 percent respondents support NUG; trust over electoral bodies, political parties and judicial organs declined; 98 percent youths believe in supremacy of law By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Democracy International (DI) on Sunday in its annual report revealed that majority of youth sees unemployment and poverty as a major problem in the …

AT-KABUL: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KBZF) with support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Kabul provided relief assistance to the earthquake victims in eastern Kunar province. In October 2015, a power earthquake hit Afghanistan which claimed lives of several people and left many injured. A …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Kabul police arrested 411 suspects during an operation to track down people wanted in different criminal cases. The suspects, who were wanted in connection with offences such as theft, assault, kidnapping, carjacking, burglary and criminal damage, were detained in the past three weeks. Speaking at a …

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders and religious scholars from southern Ghazni province called on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and briefed him on the problems in their province. The CEO’s media office said in a statement on Sunday that the elders also warned that if the government did not pay due …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday visited Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, and discussed various issues regarding peace, security and stability in the eastern zone. According to Tolonews, Ghani met with officials and tribal elders from Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan and Kunar and discussed ways to establish lasting …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 20 insurgents have been killed and 40 others sustained injuries during security forces offensive in northern Sar-i-Pul province, said local officials on Saturday. Provincial police Chief, Abdul Qayoum Baqizoy said that the operation was launched a week ago in Aqso, Adrang, Balghali, Lati, Qal-e-Sokhta …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces after nearly three months of continued struggle finally recaptured Darqad district of northeastern Takhar province on Sunday as result of a joint operation, in which at least 20 Taliban fighters were killed, the ministry of interior said. The clearance operation launched by Afghan National Police (ANP) …