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Abu Dhabi: Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan, praised the UAE as a model of an inclusive society and a source of inspiration for its guiding principles of tolerance and innovation. Karzai told Gulf News late on Monday that he was appreciative of the role played by the UAE in …

“It seems that some quarters [in Pakistan] have re-adopted their previous policies regarding Afghanistan. Peace in Afghanistan is inevitable for peace and prosperity in Pakistan. Afghanistan had changed and that the time had gone when the Taliban or any other force was imposed on Afghan people,” says Asfandyar Wali Khan. …

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the conflict off to his successor. Obama had originally planned to …

AT-KABUL: Three civilians on Thursday were injured in a magnet-bomb blast in third jurisdiction of Kabul city, said police. Spokesman to Kabul police, Baseer Mujahid, told Afghanistan Times that the blast took place on Thursday morning in third jurisdiction of the capital city. The injured men were civilians and had …

“Though challenges are there, yet we are still hopeful that Pakistan will play its proactive role in peace mediation, say Afghan embassy officials in Islamabad” AT-KABUL: Afghan media delegation visited Pakistan this week. The media exchange program, organized by Equal Access Afghanistan and Equal Access Pakistan, turned out to be …

AT-KABUL: At least 217 Taliban militants have been killed in military offensives conducted by Afghan security forces in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement issued on Wednesday said that security forces conducted military operations against the Taliban insurgents …

AT-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) detained nine terrorists on Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Nangarhar province, said an official source. The NDS in a press statement issued on Wednesday said that the arrested men wanted to conduct terrorist attacks on vehicles of security forces and civilians. Those arrested …

“The Lower House of the Parliament said it wants tax on cellular services but under a new regulation approved by the lawmakers as without approval the Presidential decree on tax violates the Constitution” Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday rejected the presidential decree imposing a 10 percent tax …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday asked the United States to implement the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), saying that Pakistan is interfering in Afghanistan aimed at destabilizing the latter and pursuing its goals without any hindrance. Muhammad Sarwar Usmani, an MP …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) reported 48 percent decrease in opium production. According to a survey report poppy cultivation has declined by 19 percent and opium production by 48 percent in 2015. The survey had been conducted …