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PESHAWAR: Men sporting earthy shalwar kameez and pakol caps are accompanied by women in colourful dresses laden with mirrors; they gather on the open floor, making a loose square, then fall into rhythm as they sync their steps to dance the Bragai, or what is known as the combined Attan. The dance is incomplete without the dhol: a double-headed wooden ...

China has offered the Afghanistan army expanded military aid to combat the Taliban, according to the Afghan Defense Ministry, a move that reflects Beijing’s readiness to deepen its engagement with the war-torn country, The Wall Street Journal reports. The offer was made during a rare, high-level visit at the end of February by a Chinese military delegation headed by General ...

Maria Sharapova’s failed drugs test was “reckless beyond description”, according to former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound. Sharapova, 28, revealed on Monday that she tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in January. A number of sponsors have already distanced themselves from the Russian. Pound cannot understand how Sharapova found herself in this situation, given the high stakes involved, ...

Pakistani choppers have reportedly entered about two kilometers inside eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan and bombed areas there, Azadi Radio quoting a local official reported on Wednesday. When officials say Pakistani choppers they usually mean the military ones. According to the report, the choppers entered into Dangam district two times on Tuesday and threw bombs. Inayatullah, governor of Dangam district ...

KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani has said the violence against women in Afghanistan stemmed from the ongoing war and the migration of large number of Afghans to foreign countries. The president was addressing a programme titled “Afghan Women’s Skills Development from Islamic Perspective” at the Presidential Palace on Monday evening. According to a statement from the Presidential Palace, the programme ...

The Afghanistan national cricket team secured their first victory in ICC World Twenty20 match by defeating Scotland by 14 runs, in a challenging opening match as the Afghan bowlers struggled to restrict the aggressive Scottish batsmen. Afghanistan set a target of 171 runs after winning the toss and electing to bat first with Mohammad Shahzad scoring 61 runs from 39 ...

KABUL: The world has made great paces toward gender equality over the last several decades, but major inequalities between men and women still exist.  And women, from all walks of life, still face hindrances. The women have been consigned to the Stone Age from centuries in Afghanistan. Last year in March, an angry mob in the center of the Afghan ...

PESHAWAR: Blue Veins under the project “Strengthening District Bar Associations and setting up Facilitation Kiosks in District Court” Peshawar in collaboration with District Bar Association under Gender Equity Program (GEP) of Aurat foundation, from the American people, supported by USAID has organized an event at Peshawar Press Club to Celebrate International Women’s Day. The event was marked by Blue Veins ...

QUETTA: The son of slain former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, Shahbaz Taseer, was recovered by security and intelligence forces from Balochistan’s Kuchlak area on Tuesday, nearly five years after his abduction in 2011. “Intelligence agencies have recovered Shahbaz Taseer from an area near Kuchlak, Balochistan,” said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The military shared photos of ...

In an article that was published in The Pashtun Times and in Israel Rising, I explained why I don’t just believe, but I know for sure that the Pashtuns and the Jews are actually two parts of the same nation – the People of Israel, and why I think it is completely irrational to think otherwise.Following this article, we were ...