AT-KABUL: Some political analysts claim that the government is misleading the route of the peace process by shaping a board under the title of ‘Peace Consultation Board’. They say that the members of the board were appointed by the president’s office and can is not only competent to hold talks …
Read More »Botched army operation in Parwan triggers protest
KABUL: Tens of local residents in Parwan province shut an arterial highway to traffic early on Friday morning in protest to a botched Afghan-coalition partnered operation in the district of Jabal Saraj. The protestors shuttered the Kabul-Mazar highway, claiming that three civilians had died in the military operation which was …
Read More »US trainers tout Afghan air force
KABUL: The government and foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan are trying to further empower the national army’s air force. The US military trainers believe that Afghan air force was capable enough to confront enemies. They say that the Afghan air force was well-armed compared to the past years that has …
Read More »Politicians worried as govt sidelined in regional peace efforts
KABUL: Some politicians are concerned over what they claim “marginalization of government” in the bigger policies, with Ahmad Wali Massoud, head of a government’s opposition party saying that the government was not authorized to work on peace or war. He said Friday that the government of Afghanistan was kept away …
Read More »Tens dead as bomb rips through army base in Khost
KABUL: Scores of army soldiers are thought to have been killed and dozens injured when terrorists attacked a mosque in their base in southern Khost province on Friday morning in the latest of a series of bloody strikes against civilians just in the wake of another terrorist attack on clerics. …
Read More »Dostum faces travel ban
KABUL: The government has issued overseas travel ban on the First Vice President General Dostum who was denied boarding an aircraft by the police on Friday. He was heading to Turkey for medical treatment. Sputnik quoted sources close to Gen. Dostum as saying that he was not allowed on Friday …
Read More »Over 3 lakh displaced in Afghanistan in 2018
AT-KABUL: A report by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows that countrywide conflict displacements in Afghanistan is now touching over 289,867 in Afghanistan which the report says is quite concerning. The report titled OCHA’s Displacement Tracking System shows that a total of 289,867 people have …
Read More »Hamid Karzai condemns Kabul bombing
KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned Tuesday’s terrorist attack as an “inhuman act”. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives among a crowd of the religious scholars celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) at the Uranus wedding hall. At least 55 people were killed and around 100 more wounded, …
Read More »Parliament calls off session for ‘no agenda’
KABUL: The parliament canceled its Wednesday session for the lack of agenda, with the lawmakers saying that the Tuesday suicide attack on religious scholars should have been discussed, but the administrative board did not make agenda. The parliament’s administrative board refused to comment on the lack of agenda for Wednesday’s …
Read More »Veteran US General optimistic about political solution to Afghan conflict
KABUL: The US and NATO commander, General Scott Miller says he is optimistic to a political solution in the Afghan conflict. Miller said Wednesday during his visit to Ghazni province that despite preparations in fight against “militants”, Afghans and the international community expect the current efforts for peace talks give …
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