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Afghanistan today didn’t mince words in declaring at the UN that terror in Afghanistan is the “product of (a) long-standing policy” of Pakistan. Afghanistan also said that that terror’s “roots are located in terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens outside” its borders. With its unequivocal declarations, Afghanistan today joined US President …

By Vijay Tagore, Bangalore Mirror Bureau-You don’t visit Afghanistan and come back without experiencing fear. Dean Jones is no different. He was there for 12 days and when he returned to India yesterday to resume his commentary stint, he had this to say about the warravaged nation first up. “I …

Awami National Party central leader and former senator Afrasiab Khattak has said the state is still running ‘factories of extremism’ in the country, and the phenomenon cannot be ended in society until the process is continuing. He was speaking to BBC Urdu in connection with its special interview series, titled …

Bibihal Uzbeki, who is disabled and can barely speak, has been told she will not be able to claim asylum in Sweden, despite her age and the perilous journey she went through to get to the country. The refugee’s 67-year-old son and 19-year-old grandson helped their elderly relative cross mountains, …

Myanmar has blocked all United Nations aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to thousands of desperate civilians at the centre of a bloody military campaign in Myanmar, the Guardian has learned. The world body halted distributions in northern Rakhine state after militants attacked government forces …

By Matin Royeen-On August 21, President Trump revealed his new war strategy in combating terrorism in Afghanistan.  For most part, Trump’s new policy in Afghanistan is a continuation of his predecessors ’war policy with some exceptions. In his speech, the President outlined the following points to the American people. First, …

By LOUIS NELSON-President Donald Trump’s new, get-tough approach with Pakistan’s government could potentially include sanctioning Pakistani government officials with ties to terrorist organizations, a senior administration official said Tuesday morning, part of an overall regional strategy that he said has put Pakistan “on notice” that “business as usual as it has …

To assess and evaluate the docent stream in the newly inaugurated school, Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali paid a visit to Sayed Jamaluddin High School on 14th August, 2017. In his speech, Dr. Abdali extended congratulations on the inauguration of Sayed Jamaluddin High School in New Delhi and expressed pleasure on …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan alleged the “American campaign” has failed in “this Central Asian” country. Izvestia, a Russian daily newspaper wrote that Moscow considers the US campaign in Afghanistan to be a failure. Therefore, as Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Baloch-Americans during an event, joined by a large number of Afghans have appealed the United States to impose economic and political sanctions on Pakistan for being involved in violation of human rights in Balochistan province. Ahmar Khan, founding president of the American Friends of Balochistan, accused: …