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A few years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the United States and its NATO allies for taking on the “burden” of fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and urged them to “carry it to the end.” But the Kremlin today appears to have embarked on a new policy aimed at turning Afghanistan into a setback or even a quagmire for Washington ...

KABUL: The British minister of state for defence has come under scathing attack over his department’s policy on Afghan interpreters seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, Daily Mail reported on Friday. Earl Howe came in for flak after he defended the British government for keeping the interpreters in the Calais Jungle or deporting them. But House of Lords members slammed ...

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a press conference at Palazzo Chigi on Thursday.—AFP ROME: Italy and Germany agree on how Europe should tackle the migrant crisis and oppose any move to fence off borders, but they are at odds over how to fund proposed initiatives, the leaders of the two countries said on ...

An Afghan film actress Marina Golbahari has been forced to seek asylum in France after receiving death threats from the hardliners in Afghanistan for her role as an actress. The death threats against Golbahari reportedly intensified after appearing in a film festival in South Korea where she was pictured with head uncovered, drawing the attention of the hardliners. According to ...

Nearly 200 militants have been arrested before joining the Taliban ranks in north of Afghanistan, local security officials in Parwan said. According to the officials, the militants were being transported in large trucks used for the transport of sheep when they were arrested in Salang area. Senior police officials in Salang said the majority of the militants were foreigners and ...

Argentina’s forward and captain Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 25, 2014,during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — AFP/File PARIS (AFP): Argentina remain top as the Philippines reached new heights in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Thursday. With no international ...

The girl’s charred body was found in the backseat of the van. ─ DawnNews ABBOTTABAD: The chilling murder of a 16-year-old girl strangled and set on fire in Galyat’s Makol village has been linked to the orders given by a local jirga last week, police said Thursday. Abbottabad police said a 15-member jirga called by the Makol village councillor Pervez ...

The Amnesty International has urged President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani not to sign the execution orders of prisoners convicted of terror offences. The appeal by Amnesty International comes as the Taliban group made a plea to international organizations to intervene and stop the Afghan government to implement death sentences. In its latest release titled “Afghanistan: The death penalty is no solution ...

Afghanistan’s defence and security forces face enormous challenges. They are countering an insurgency of well-equipped guerrilla fighters, who enjoy the unconditional support of organised crime, international terrorists and some neighboring countries. They are on the front line of the fight against terrorist groups including Al-Qaida, so-called Islamic State and the Haqqani Network. Moreover – as Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...

KABUL – A former Afghan diplomat has underlined the need for America’s continued assistance to his conflict-devastated even after the change of the US administration. “I think it would be detrimental if the United States withdraws or suddenly stops being engaged in Afghanistan,” Omar Samad said in an interview with a major Russian news service. The ex-ambassador to Canada said ...