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The Russian Presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has estimated the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has 10,000 loyalists in Afghanistan. Kabulov who is also director of the Second Asian Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry has said the terror group is expanding its military activity in Afghanistan. “The IS activity has grown significantly in Afghanistan ...

DUBAI: A year after it launched air strikes in Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition has failed to deal a decisive blow to Iran-backed rebels and is facing mounting criticism over civilian casualties. With warring parties drained by the fighting, the United Nations said on Wednesday that a ceasefire had been agreed from April 10, to be followed by peace talks. ...

BRUSSELS: Six people were arrested Thursday in a series of police raids in Brussels, federal prosecutors said, two days after terror attacks in the Belgian capital left 31 dead. Three of the suspects were detained “outside the door of the federal prosecutor’s office” a spokesman said. Two others were arrested in the Belgian capital and the sixth was detained in ...

In a gesture of welcome amid rising anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment, Pope Francis has visited a refugee centre to wash and kiss the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees, it has been reported. The move by Pope Francis comes as anti-Muslim sentiment has further spiked following coordinated attacks in Brussels which followed months after deadly attack in Paris. ...

ISLAMABAD: Awami National Party’s delegation visited the Embassy of Belgium in Islamabad to offer condolences and express solidarity with the families of the victims of the Brussels attacks and the people of Belgium. The delegation was including seniors ANP members Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Central Vice President Bushra Gohar, and Senator Zahid Khan. They expressed their deepest solidarity with the victims, their families and ...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Reacting to violent clashes between supporters of Abdul Rashid Dostum and Atta Mohammad Noor, President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said protests were people’s right, but those restoring to violence would be dealt with sternly. One person was killed and four others were wounded after supporters of First-Vice President Dostum and Balkh Governor Noor clashed in Maimana, the capital of ...

DUSHANBE – Belarus is eager to strengthen ties with regions of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Tajikistan and concurrently to Afghanistan Oleg Ivanov said as he met with Chairman of the Tajikistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sharif Said, BelTA has learned. “Belarus is eager to intensify interregional ties not only with Tajikistan, but also ...

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Wednesday called for the strengthening of international anti-terror cooperation. The two ministers agreed that issues related to the fight against terrorism would be studied more closely in the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Steinmeier said Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels once ...

Pakistan has been working to construct a big customs complex at Torkham border to improve trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics. “The state-of-the-art border complex is being constructed at Torkham to improve facilities related to clearance of goods laden trucks crossing border to Afghanistan and CARs,” Collector Customs Peshawar said. Qurban Ali Khan added that the current checking and ...

OPINION: With the formal end to five and half month of the Russian brief military intervention in Syria. Many analysts are busy drawing Russian Profit and Loss account in Syria. Since beginning Russia maintains the stand that its operation will last for limited time and there is no intentions of extensive military presence. Moscow was determined to avoid a protracted ...