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The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Omar Zakilwal has slammed the Pakistani officials for the irresponsible remarks following a deadly attack on a police academy in Quetta city. Zakhilwal has said the Pakistani authorities should not offer irresponsible remarks regarding the recent Quetta incidetn as he strongly condemned the attack. “The Afghan people who witness similar terrorist attacks on our people ...

KABUL: Matters are getting increasingly ominous for Kabul and Islamabad to fight insurgency in the region. Currently, the two countries are going through tense relations as trust-deficit has reached at boiling point between the two neighbors. The government of Afghanistan strongly condemns every kind of terrorist attack whether it occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan or other parts of the world. Also, ...

BALOCHISTAN: At least 58 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Balochistan city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking hostages. A major security operation lasted for hours and all attackers were killed. No group has said they carried out the assault, ...

KABUL: The United States has called on Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating on its soil, reiterating that it will not hesitate “to act alone” to “disrupt and destroy” them, US official said. “The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government — specifically in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) — that refuse to take similar steps ...

KABUL: The US, NATO troops’ commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson, terming poor leadership in certain levels as a sole reason behind casualties surge. “We are very concerned about the casualty rate,” said Nicholson in an interview with NBC news, explaining that last year the Afghans suffered high casualties and this year it has been “the same or slightly higher.” ...

KABUL: The Taliban leaders based in Pakistan have reportedly been asked to join peace talks or leave the country along with the family members. “The squeeze is continuing on them [the Taliban] and some have already left, or [are] leaving the country,” a senior Pakistani official told VOA in background interview. According to the report, the latest crackdown by Islamabad ...

“Economics shapes politics; an increase in economic interests of neighbours in Afghanistan via transit routes can shape regional politics and can lead to more sustainable peace in Afghanistan.” Frederic Batait, a French economist, has rightly said that “when goods do not cross borders, soldiers will”. Afghanistan being a ‘Heart of the Asia’ has/had geo-political and geo-economic importance for the region. ...

EDITORIAL: Any step which lies in stopping violence is absolutely appreciable. There is no denial to the fact that Afghan masses desperately wait for peace and security to be maintained in the war-hit country. To achieve that, Afghan civilian despite military personnel have rendered huge sacrifices. But however peace yet to come. Recently, the Taliban and the representatives of the ...

وړې ماشومې چې پرون په پېښور کې د خپل په سترګو ړوند پلار څخه پاتې شوې ډوډئ د لارې په سر خوړله نو د لکهونو مسلمانانو ښار پېښور کې داسې څوک نه وو چې د لارې د سره يې پورته کړې وې او په مړه خيټه يې ډوډئ ورکړې وې خو وړه ماشومه نه پوهيده هغه يواځې د پلار خوشالي ...

اوبه په زمکه او نورو سيارو باندي د ژوند کولو لپاره خورا ډير اهميت لري . د پاکستان د پخواني رئيس جمهور ايوب خان او د هند د هماغه وخت صدراعظم جواهر لال نهرو تر منځ د اوبو د نړيوال بانک په منځګړيتوب يو تړون لاسليک شو چه دغه تړون ته ” د اباسين د اوبو د تړون” نوم ورکړل ...