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The Afghan government confirmed that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US air strike in a remote border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mansour assumed the leadership of the militant organization in July 2015 soon after the whistleblowers revealed that the Taliban’s spiritual leader, Mullah Omar, had actually died two years ago. Mansoor was born ...

The supreme leader of the Taliban group Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was frequently using Karachi airport to travel to other countries with reports suggesting he travelled abroad through Jinnah International airport for at least 18 times. However, a local news channel in Pakistan has reported that Mullah Mansoor travelled to Dubai 9 times using the airport and once to Bahrain. Citing ...

Tariq Fatemi in a meeting US ambassador David Hale. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The US Ambassador to Pakistan was summoned in the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan for an airstrike that targeted the Taliban Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. “The Ambassador of the United States Mr. David Hale was called in today by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, ...

US: The US President Barack Obama reaffirmed the United States support to strengthen the Afghan armed forces and the Afghan government. In an statement released following the confirmation of Taliban Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s death, Obama said “As an enduring partner of the Afghan people, the United States will continue to help strengthen Afghan security forces and support President Ghani ...

“Brutality and injustice made us raise our hands towards the Gods (society, church and state) for years; God didn’t respond us, but made us just pawns in the hands of Gog and Magog.”Homo Sapiens are described as the crown of creation. Right to life is the most inherent, inalienable right of any individual, and the most important duty of state. ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Despite going all out against militants, Pakistan’s commitment to curb terrorism remains under question. The fight against terrorism has always been largely based on the assumption that there are good militants and bad militants. The latter were seen as the enemies of the state, who must have to be crushed while the former were regarded as ...

TEHRAN: The leaders of Afghanistan, India and Iran signed the Chabahr port agreement in Tehran, the capital city of Iran today. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and The Iranian President Hassan Rouani signed the agreement. The Afghan President directly travelled to Tehran today to sign the agreement after concluding a two-day official visit to Qatar. The ...

KABUL: The top Taliban leaders have reportedly met on Sunday in the framework of their leadership council to discuss successor Mullah Akhtar Mansoor who was killed in an airstrike on Saturday. The leadership council discussed regarding various possible successors, including the notorious guerrilla commander Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban sources told Reuters. Sirajuddin Haqqani is the leader of the notorious Haqqani terrorist ...

Pakistan has said the airstrike targeting the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was a violation of its sovereignty. “Pakistan wishes to once again state that the drone attack was a violation of its sovereignty, an issue which has been raised with the United States in the past as well,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement. The statement further ...

څېړوونکی او تحقیق کوونکی: اسدالله داودزی د پښتون معاشرې د بېا راسپړنې او بېا رغونې د موضوعاتو لړۍ (The Thematic Series of Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Pakhtoon Society) د معاشرتي بېا راسپړنې او بېا رغونې د لړۍ سریزه او تعارف د سختو خلکو او معاشرو لپاره سخت دود، دستور، رسم او رواج، ثقافتي اقدار اوارزښتونه او معاشرتي رواېات رامنځته شوي ...