CHENNAI: Fifteen cadets from Afghanistan were among the 279 cadets commissioned as officers on completion of their training at the Indian Army’s Officers Training Academy here on Saturday. General Officer, Commanding-in-Chief of Army’s Eastern Command, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi reviewed the passing out parade in which the cadets took part, …
Read More »Daesh vows to eliminate Durand Line
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), aka Daesh in South Asia, has pledged to eliminate the Durand Line and annex Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with Afghanistan. An Afghan online news portal Khaama Press, quoted Abu Talult Al Khurasani spokesman of the multinational terrorist group, as …
Read More »What I saw in Kabul?
KABUL: AfPak Media Exchange delegates called on former President Hamid Karzai at his office. Karzai thanked the delegates of the media exchange program and wished for peace in the region. By Asma Gul Usually people from across the world shy away from going to conflict-riddled countries. And the reason is …
Read More »One Afghan killed, 29 injured in Macca crane collapse
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs on Saturday said that one Afghan was killed and 29 injured in Mecca after a crane collapsed in the holy city. The deputy minister for religious affair Diaul Haq Abid said the injured Afghans were shifted to a hospital soon …
Read More »WJ urges quick issuance of electronic ID cards
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ)—Lower House of the parliament— on Saturday urged the government to direct the relevant officials to kick off the distribution of electronic national identification (ID) cards “as soon as possible”. The lawmakers alleged Pakistan of hampering the ID cards issuance process. They said the …
Read More »196 insurgents killed in crackdowns
AT-KABUL: At least 196 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 179 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 48 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »Kabul police arrest 569 crime suspects
AT-KABUL: Kabul Police on Saturday said that 569 suspects who were involved in different crimes were arrested last month in the capital city. Kabul Police Chief, Abdul Rahim Rahman, in a press conference said that police within the last one month busted several gangs who were involved in various crimes …
Read More »Scores killed in crane collapse in Mecca Grand Mosque
Saudi Civil Defence authority says that 87 killed and another 183 injured as crane falls in Grand Mosque. At least 87 people have been killed and 183 others injured after a crane collapsed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authority says. Al Jazeera’s Hasan Patel, reporting …
Read More »Karzai calls al-Qaida a ‘myth’ and denies 9/11 attacks were plotted in Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has questioned the existence of al-Qaida, and denied that the 9/11 terror attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people were planned in Afghanistan. On the eve of the anniversary of the 2001 attacks, Karzai, who left office last year after 12 years, used an …
Read More »IEC ready to hold parliamentary elections
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said that it was all set to hold parliamentary elections, but only if the government tends to hold the polls. Azadi Radio while quoting the deputy Chief of the IEC, Abdul Rahman Hotaki, said the poll body was ready for parliamentary and …
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