Afghanistan Times
By Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: In connection with implementation of National Action Plan (N) to ensure eradication of terror, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government ordered sealing of a seminary in Tangi town of Charsada district, which is owned and run by a local leader of Maulana Fazal Ur Rahman’s Jamiat Ul Ulema Islam …
Read More »Afghan diplomat shot dead in Karachi
AT-PESHAWAR – An Afghan diplomat, serving in Karachi was shot and killed by a security guard inside the Consulate General on Monday morning, Afghan and Pakistani officials confirmed. Mohammad Zaki Abdu, the third secretary of the Afghan consul general was reportedly killed by his personal bodyguard. Karachi police said the …
Read More »Kuwait issues Trump-like visa bans for five Muslim-majority countries
Citizens from five Muslim-majority countries will no longer be able to obtain Kuwaiti visas, after reports the Gulf state issued tight entry restrictions that mirrored US President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghans will not be able to obtain visit, tourism or trade Kuwaiti visas with …
Read More »US travel ban emboldens extremists: World Islamic body
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation the other day criticized US President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on travel to the United States from seven mainly Muslim countries. “Such selective and discriminatory acts will only serve to embolden the radical narratives of extremists,” OIC said in a statement on its website. It …
Read More »At least five killed in Quebec mosque shooting
At least five people were shot dead by gunmen during evening prayers at a mosque in Quebec City in Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec on Sunday, said Mohamed Yangui, the president of mosque. “This is deplorable,” Yangui told dpa on the phone. “I just got a call from the morgue …
Read More »The move for California to #Calexit from the U.S. just cleared its first hurdle
You heard it time and time again during the presidential election season: If Donald Trump wins, people will move out of the country. Now, it looks like a whole state might up and create a new country. On Thursday, California’s secretary of state gave the go-ahead to Yes California Independence …
Read More »Afghan security forces tested, prevailed in 2016: US
AT Monitoring Desk-WASHINGTON: The commander of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Tuesday that Afghan forces were tested in 2016 and they prevailed. “It was an important year for us. We began the year with a peace process. The Taliban and others admitted to joining the quadrilateral peace …
Read More »Pak army using chemical weapons against Pashtuns
For Jamshed (name changed) and his family members, Waziristan is their home that ceased to be their safe haven. After developing severe blisters on their skin, Jamshed, along with his family members, fled to Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as IDPs (Internally Displaced People). It was only when the …
Read More »ADB operations touch $31.5b in 2016
AT-KABUL: Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations for Asia and the Pacific reached an all-time high of $31.5 billion in 2016, a 17% increase from $26.9 billion in 2015, ADB said in a preliminary figures released on Sunday. Approval of ADB loans, grants, technical assistance, and co financing have been growing …
Read More »Afghanistan security situation is challenging: Moscow
AT-KABUL: The number of terrorist attacks is on the rise in Afghanistan, and security situation in Afghanistan remained a challenging, Russian officials said. “We urge the warring parties in Afghanistan, primarily the leaders of the Taliban movement, to renounce violence and to take urgent action to launch intra-Afghan dialogue,” Russian …
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