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The NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan is supporting the preservation of the historic and cultural sites of the country, the alliance said in a statement. “Preserving Afghanistan’s historical and cultural sites is a priority for Resolute Support,” the alliance said in a statement. The statement further added,  “To emphasize just how important it is, Gen. John W. Nicholson, ...

One of the most notorious commanders of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, is in the custody of the Afghan intelligence, the National Directorate of Security (NDS). A source in Afghan intelligence confirmed to RFE/RL that commander Zardad has been detained and is serving in the custody of the National Directorate of Security. Commander Zardad, accused of grave human rights ...

KABUL:  The government on Wednesday assigned a team to thoroughly investigate Mr. Ahmad Khan Ishchi’s allegations regarding his detention and being sexually abused by first vice president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dustom in the Sheberghan city, provincial capital of Jawzjan. “The government obligates itself to protect and ensure every citizen in accordance with the Islamic values, constitutional provisions and other laws ...

CHAKWAL: Members of the Ahmadi community in Chakwal’s Dulmial village have left the village because of security concerns, sources said on Wednesday, days after a violent mob attacked an Ahmadi place of worship. Two people were killed and one injured in the attack. Among the dead was Malik Khalid Javed, an Ahmadi who was present at the religious site when ...

آرمی پبلک سکول کے واقعے کو دو سال ھوگئے ۔ قوم اے پی ایس کے سینکڑوں بیگناہ بچوں اور اساتذہ کی المناک شہادت کو ابھی تک نہیں بھولی۔ ان کی بہیمانہ شہادت کے زخم اور درد ابھی تک تازہ ہے۔ یہ زخم مند مل ھونے کی بجائے ھر نئے واقعے سے تازہ ھو جاتے ھیں۔ اے پی ایس کا سانحہ ...

Our writers leave no stone unturned to confuse the public opinion according to the wishes of their masters. There are many narratives and counter-narratives about the unjust and undemocratic system in the country. A section of the writers believe that it is the mindset and uniform or Jinnah cap is irrelevant. The others argue that imbalance of power sharing mechanism ...

As the victory of Donald J Trump in the 2016 US Presidential elections sinks into our collective conscious, Brexit vote seems to be a ripple compared to the electoral tsunami that has swept the US. It is important, nonetheless, to understand that the people and the forces that brought Trump to power are dissimilar from those that brought about the ...

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday met with the head and members of the youth coordination for change institution in his office, his office said. “In this meeting, the members of the institution provided information about the plans of the institute and emphasized over unity, strengthen of the youth, national unity and efforts in peace,” Karzai’s office said in ...

Increasing numbers of Afghan refugees are stoking an interest in the game in their new adopted land. “The Taliban killed my father. There was danger for me too.” Niamatullah, a short but firmly built boy of 17, pauses as he speaks about his journey from Afghanistan to SG Findorff club in Bremen, where he is standing in a corner of ...

KABUL: The U.S. embassy to Kabul on Tuesday welcomes the release of engineer Ahmad Ishchi, urging the government to swiftly investigate his allegations, the unlawful detention and reported mistreatment of Mr. Ishchi by the First Vice President. “We would welcome the Afghan government’s move to swiftly investigate these allegations,” U.S embassy said in a statement. It added that a strong, ...