AT-KABUL: The US President Barack Obama approved $ 3.4 billion annual defense budget for Afghan security forces under – the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017. In addition to that, announced $ 400 $ 900 million funds to Pakistan in a condition on a defense Secretary Certification that is taking …
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The six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi became an internet sensation after pictures of him dressed in an improvised Lionel Messi jersey – made out of a plastic bag – went viral. But now Murtaza finally got to meet the Argentine footballer in Doha. The Afghan boy’s dream of meeting his idol came …
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The war on terrorism in Afghanistan cannot be won as long as militant safe havens exist in neighbouring Pakistan, a former American general told lawmakers on Tuesday. “The war is not winnable under the current policy. We cannot win, and that’s the reality of it. We’ve got sanctuaries in Pakistan,” …
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DUBAI: The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), a party struggling for freedom, said on Wednesday that Pakistani secret services agencies including Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were abducting its party members aimed at suppressing the independence movement. Chairman JSMM, Shafi Muhammad Burfat, urged the United Nations and human rights organizations to …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: US President Barack Obama disclosed that the United States cannot wipe out the Taliban or end violence in Afghanistan. “I don’t want to paint too rosy a picture. The situation in Afghanistan is still tough. War has been a part of life in Afghanistan for over 30 …
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The Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF) member countries including Afghanistan are developing Information Communication and Technology (ICT) solutions to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region. In this regard, AppIdea2R Contests will be conducted in the ECO member states this include; Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, …
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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani delivered one of his most scathing speeches about Pakistan’s role in abetting terror in the region at the Heart of Asia conference in Amritsar on Sunday, alleging that without Pakistani state support, the Taliban “wouldn’t survive beyond a month”. In an exclusive interview with Suhasini Haidar, …
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A teenage Afghan asylum seeker in Germany has been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a 19-year-old medical student. Maria Ladenburger – reportedly the daughter of a top EU official – was on her way back from a party in the university city of Freiburg when she …
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We see Afghanistan as hub for strengthening links of connectivity: India A secure and stable Afghanistan is vital to the prosperity of Herat of Asia region: Iran Ready to extend every kind of support for lasting peace in Afghanistan: Pakistan AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday blast Pakistan for exporting …
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Afghan Ambassador to India Dr Shaida Abdali in an exclusive interview to CNN-News18’s Parikshit Luthra said that Pakistan must make genuine efforts to fight terror. He said, there should be no good or bad terrorists and the fight against terror groups should continue. Here’s the full interview: Do you get …
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