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AT-KABUL: Amid deteriorating security situation and intolerance, to build social, inter and intra-regional harmony the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) on Wednesday organized a two-day symposium on Sufism in Kabul. This year’s symposium theme was, “Merging Sufism, literature and Security Studies”, based on Herat`s history of political Sufism. The …

India and Afghanistan’s Strategic Partnership Agreement will help achieve shared objectives in many areas as well as bolster the overall human security situation in Afghanistan Friendship between the people of India and Afghanistan dates back to centuries. It has only grown deeper in the modern era. Kabuliwala — a timeless …

Pakistan’s government should take all necessary measures to end the rampant police harassment, threats, and violence against Afghans living in Pakistan, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. Incidents of police abuses against Afghans have skyrocketed since the Pakistani Taliban attacked a school in Peshawar in December 2014, …

“No one can push Afghanistan into fiefdom or divide Afghans”   AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai called on Afghan youth to stay in Afghanistan and work for development of their home country. Talking to gathering marking the International Students’ Day, Hamid Karzai said that illegal immigration of Afghan youth to foreign …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Shinwari tribal elders from eastern Nangarhar province decided to put aside their differences, lend their support to the Afghan government and ensure security of their respective areas. Hailing from six districts of the province, the tribal elders the other day issued a resolution, where they decided to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghans are increasingly concerned over the deteriorating law and order situation and weak economy amid the growing insurgency as the Taliban and Islamic State flex muscles, a survey report released on Tuesday said. The Asia Foundation in its “2015 Survey of the Afghan People” revealed that pessimism …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Finance Minister, Eklil Hakimi will pay a visit to Islamabad next week to attend the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, media reported on Tuesday. Hakimi would participate in the upcoming JEC meeting in Islamabad and push for the implementation of the decisions taken …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: In order to improve law and order situation in the country, the government has launched the National Employment Program to create jobs by supporting the agriculture sector. President Ashraf Ghani launched the program on Tuesday that would provide jobs to thousands of people if implemented in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Twenty seven university students of Nangarhar University have been detained for carrying Taliban and Daesh flags during a protest rally in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. On 10th November, a number of university students staged protest in which they were carrying flags of Islamic State, …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The foundation stone of 19 industries was laid on Tuesday in the second phase of Juma Muhammad Muhammadi Industrial Park (JMIP) in Bagrami district of Kabul. Each company will invest at least $105 million. The 19 industries will create 1,500 jobs, said the national economic adviser, Hazrat …