Nation

Political pundits and security affairs analysts were of the view that the Taliban insurgents would engage in infighting over leadership of the group. However, it did not happen. Most of their theories regarding new battle over leadership of the group, after killing of Mullah Mansoor in a US drone strike …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 11 people were killed after a court bus was targeted by a suicide bomber in Paghman area at the outskirts of Kabul city Wednesday morning, officials said. “A suicide bomber blew himself up by hitting into appeal court of Wardak province bus in Bagh-e-Dawood area …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Taliban confirmed the killing of their leader Mullah Akhtar Masnour, announcing Haibatullah Akhundzada as new leader for the group. Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Mansour was killed on Saturday in a US drone strike in an area between Registan area of Kandahar and Noshki of Pakistan’s …

AT-KABUL: A multi-million power project, Turkmenistan-Afghanistan (TA) which is part of the TUTAP electricity supply project, would pass through Salang route, assigned officials to resolve TA controversies, hinted on Tuesday. Briefing the newsmen, Minister of Economy, Abdul Sattar Murad, who is also a member of the commission, said the assigned …

AT-KABUL: The Criminal Justice Task Forces (CJTF) on Tuesday said that 65 drug runners including four women were arrested in different operations in the past one month. The Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) detained drug traffickers in different areas of Kabul, Herat, Uruzgan, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Helmand, Faryab, Balkh, Nangarhar, Kunduz and …

AT-KABUL:  The Ministry of Economy on Tuesday claimed that Afghan investors have invested around $80 billion abroad due to lack of required facilities, including adequate power. Speaking at the joint seminar with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the Minister of Economy, Abdul Sattar Murad, said that there is no sufficient …

AT-KABUL: Ambassador of India to Afghanistan, Manpreet Vohra, visited Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) to familiarize himself with the institute and services being rendered by the institute. He also visited the recently established diagnostic centre and surgical ward at IGICH and saw the ongoing construction of two waste …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Two young girls biked more than 100 kilometers from Bamyan province to Kabul, conveying the massage of justice to the government about the transition of the 500 kw electricity line through Bamyan province instead of Salang. Zakia Mohammadi and Golsum Zahra, two members of National Cycling …

AT-KABUL: The state-run Regional Studies Center of Afghanistan urged the government to support it for further progress. “We face shortage of budget, and the government is required to support us to have capability for further researches in the future,” said Rafiullah Niazi, head of the center, in a ceremony marking …

AT-KABUL: As many as 152 Afghan students will soon leave for India to pursue higher education at the Indian universities, enjoying scholarships provided by New Delhi. “India provides Afghan government 1,000 scholarships in bachelor degree, where 152 selected students including male and female will leave for India next week,” Indian …