Pashtun Times Latest News

It is time for the Afghan government to strongly react to a statement made by former Blackwater CEO, Erik Prince that Taliban or Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorists, would raise their battle flag over the US embassy in six months or a year, if forces pull out of Afghanistan. “There’s a lot of people that say just ...

KABUL: The Baloch-Americans during an event, joined by a large number of Afghans have appealed the United States to impose economic and political sanctions on Pakistan for being involved in violation of human rights in Balochistan province. Ahmar Khan, founding president of the American Friends of Balochistan, accused: “As I speak, Pakistani generals are killing the Balochs, dumping our bodies ...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani expressed concerns regarding the misuse of the youths of country to spark tensions among the people of the country. He made the remarks during a gathering organized in ARG Presidential Palace to mark the international youth day. President Ghani said questions should be asked from those involved in sparking divisions among the people and the interests ...

Ex-president Hamid Karzai has warned that outsourcing the war in Afghanistan will lead to deterioration of security if the privatisation proposal goes ahead. Outsourcing the war management to the notorious private security firm Blackwater would violate Afghanistan’s sovereignty and constitution, he wrote on his social media account. Such a step would amount to prolonging the conflict and the killing innocent civilians, women and children ...

People in the heartland of Punjab aren’t convinced by the verdict, the loud noises made by the cheerleaders of the creeping coup notwithstanding. The clash between de jure (the constitutional system) and de facto (the deep state epitomised by the JIT) predicted and feared by many has taken place in the form of the judicial coup. The de facto has ...

The Vienna Peace Museum in 2014 launched “Peace Heroes” in which they feature personalities that are both historic and contemporary. For their 2017 edition, the museum introduced Malala Yousufzai and Abdul Sattar Edhi as one of their prominent peace heroes. “Peace Museum Vienna attempts to conduct peace education through the lives of its Peace Heroes. These heroes include historic as ...

KARACHI: Dr Ruth Pfau, a symbol of selflessness and devotion to leprosy patients, passed away at the age of 87 in Karachi late Wednesday night while she was undergoing surgery, DawnNews reported. Dr Ruth had been undergoing treatment at the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre for two weeks and passed away during surgery at 12:30am on Wednesday night, said the centre. The late Dr ...

The Afghan National Army deployed a large contingent of defense forces to northern Sar-e-Pul province in what appears to be a retaliatory move against the massacre of scores of civilians by the militants in this province. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in the North said a large contingent of the defense forces left for Sar-e-Pul ...

KABUL: At least 235 civilians were rescued from Taliban and Daesh captivity today afternoon, who had been trapped in Mirza-Olang village of Sayad district of Sar-e-Pol province, after it fall to the militants Saturday, officials said. The villagers, mostly children, women and elderly people, who spent four days under militants’ captivity were released with the mediation of local elders, today afternoon, ...

KABUL: A detained insurgent belonging to Punjab province of Pakistan has unveiled the role of the Islamist groups in the ongoing violence in Afghanistan. The insurgent, identified Esmatullah, was arrested in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan, lying close to Durand Line with the tribal regions of Pakistan. Esmatullah made the confessions during a press conference organized by the Afghan security ...