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The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have proved their capabilities as they successfully fighting against an imposed war, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Thursday. The remarks by President Ashraf Ghani came as Afghanistan is celebrating the 97th Independence Day of the country. President Ghani said the ongoing violence in the country is not as a result of the ...

The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah met this evening, days after a controversial statement was delivered by Adullah, calling President Ghani as unfit for the office. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the meeting was organized in a friendly atmosphere and President Ghani listened to the remarks of CEO Abdullah. The Palace ...

The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has invited the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah to visit Pakistan, the Office of the CEO said Wednesday. According to a statement by CEO’s office, the invitation was extended by Pakistani Ambassador to AFghanistan Abrar Hussain during a meeting with CEO Abdullah in Sepidar Palace. The statement further added CEO Abdullah thanked Prime Minister ...

The Russian forces have delivered first airstrikes to target the Islamic State and other militant groups using the Hamdan Airfield in Iran, it has been reported. Iran’s Head of National Security Council has confirmed that the country has allowed Russia to use the airbase since Moscow and Tehran cooperation in Syria is strategic. The Russian forces used the long-range Tu-22M3 ...

PAKISTAN: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Pakistan called up Mahmood Khan Achakzai to clarify his remarks on the Pakistani military establishment. After deadly suicide blast in Quetta City of Balochistan, the leader of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Achakzai said that Pakistani intelligence agencies were spying on politicians rather than doing their job—“to foil terror attacks in the country.” ...

KABUL: The Taliban militants have executed at least six people on charges of supporting the Afghan government in western Farah province of Afghanistan. Local security officials said Tuesday the men were executed in Bakwa district on Monday, days after they were kidnapped by the militants. According to the preliminary reports, at least five of the victims were members of the ...

KABUL: The United States reaffirmed support to National Unity Government amid concerns followed by Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah’s remarks for calling President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as unfit for the office. The US State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau was responding to a question regarding the latest upheavals and whether US would send a delegation to help resolve the issue. “So ...

څوارلسم اګست 1947ء هر کال د پاکستان د جوړيدو او د ازادې د ورځې په توګه مانځلے شې په دې ورځ د دنيا په نقشه کښې د يو نوې ازاد او خودمختار ماک اضافه وشوه, د پاکستان جوړونکو خلقو سره وعدې او دعوې کړې وې چې دلته به جمهوريت وې, هر چاته به برابر حقونه حاصل وې, د اظهار رائې ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops and Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) on Independence Day, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said Sunday. ISPR said Indian troops resorted to “unprovoked firing” in the Nezapir sector near Rawalakot between 2am to 8:30am on Aug 14. No casualties have been reported so far on either side of ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has urged people to reject attempts by some elements to turn Pakistan into a “theocratic state” as the party continues its verbal attacks on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar for his outburst against the PPP leadership. Felicitating the nation on the country’s 70th Independence Day, Mr Zardari, in a message released by the ...