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An angry mob in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed a woman and set her body alight for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran. Police and witnesses say the killing took place near the Shah-e Doh Shamshira shrine on March 19. “We were watching this incident. …

The police chief of central Uruzgan province, Matiullah Khan, was killed in a suicide bombing Wednesday evening in capital city of Kabul, officials said. Khan who was the cousin of former Uruzgan governor Mohammad Jan was killed in police distrcit six of Kabul when a suicide bomber in a women …

By Edriss Akbary-Since the government has upped the ante in peace talks with the Taliban, many Afghan gurus on regional affairs lay emphasis on specification of the agenda. Jawed Kohistani, a political pundit while speaking to Radio Azadi said that the Afghan government should consider plans for the Taliban who …

In a society where the right to know is curbed, expecting healthy changes looks to be irrational. Positive changes don’t happen on their own. To talk of change and suppression, particularly our part of the world, human rights are not only violated by militants, assassinations, intimidations by non-state actors, but …

“Durand Line a national issue, not included in the agenda of peace dialogue” By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi:KABUL: Members of the High Peace Council (HPC), who were summed by Wolesi Jirga (WJ), said that they haven’t started direct peace talks with the Taliban yet. Deputy Chairman of the HPC, Hajji Din …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least six militants were killed and two others wounded following a clearance operation in northeastern Kunduz province, said officials on Wednesday. Col. Mohammad Nadir, an army officer, was quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News, as saying that the operation was launched in a Gor Tepa area near …

AT-KABUL: Amidst concerns and media buzz about Afghan government’s clandestine deal with a neighboring country for peace talks, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday that national objectives would not be compromised. President Ghani attended graduation ceremony of army cadets in Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim Defense University. He said there were …

AT-KABUL: At least seven people were killed and 46 others, mostly civilians, were wounded in a suicide truck-bombing in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, on Wednesday. The attack took place at around 11:00am when an explosives-laden Mazda truck was rammed into the governor house in Lashkargah city, acting …

By Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta: These days, just turn over pages of newspapers or give your ears and eyes to analysts on TVs and radios, you will come across a frequently-used word. This frequently used word is, “proxy war”. Many take advantages of the use of this word, both overt and …

AT-KABUL: The 21st steering committee meeting of Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project is going to be held on 19th March, 2015 in Kabul, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). Shekib Mustaghni, spokesman for the MoFA, told media-men on Tuesday that concerned ministers of the four countries and other stakeholders …