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LASHKARGAH: President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said positive changes in the security situation of southern Helmand province would start appearing soon. The president, who arrived here with a high level delegation, said problems being faced by the Afghan forces in Helmand would be addressed. The president arrived in Helmand in the morning to assess the security situation before returning to Kabul in ...

Had things gone according to plan‚ the Afghanistan ‘A’ cricket side would not be taking part in the triangular ODI series. The series started in Pretoria on Wednesday and hosts South Africa ‘A’ are entertaining their Afghanistan and India counterparts. The Afghanistans are in SA after a twist of fate presented them with an unexpected opportunity that was too good ...

د مردان په ګلورینه سیمه په کال ۱۹۳۳ کښې شیر علي باچا د سید اکبر شاه باچا کره سترګې وغړولی. وړومبۍ ذده کړې یې د خپلې مور نه وکړې. هم دغه وجه وه چې د باچا جي په وینه کښې د اولس او خاورې مینه په غورځنګونه وه. دغه بې کچه مینې باچاجي د خوار اولس د زړونو باچا کړو. ...

KABUL: Afghan security forces have recovered two Pakistani diplomats who were kidnapped on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway in eastern Nangarhar province last month, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Wednesday. “The two diplomatic officials of the Consulate General of Pakistan in Jalalabad, who were abducted while travelling from Jalalabad to Torkham on June 16, 2017, have been safely recovered today in Afghanistan,” the Foreign Office ...

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad-From the very beginning of the global war on terror since 2000, Pakistan, a militarized country, has used to play a double game in volatile region which undermine peace and stability of Middle East, Central Asia and Southern Asian countries. The Pakistan’s game doesn’t even benefit Pakistani people, nor does it benefit other countries, including Afghanistan. Every intelligence ...

KABUL: A well-known Pashtun singer in Pakistan who is internationally famous for her unique still and voice of singing has scolded Pakistan she would leave for Kabul if authorities fail in bringing the culprits into the court of justice. The Pashtu folk music queen and her two sons sustained deep injuries after being attacked by unknown men in Nowshera district ...

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, said he would oppose any US strategy causing the increase of war and having the “message of war” in his country. In an interview with the Voice of America’s Radio Ashna, the former president said that he would “stand” against the increase of the US military in Afghanistan. “To bring peace in Afghanistan, we need ...

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was saddened for learning about a terrorist attack that killed and injured civilians in Pakistan’s city of Lahore. “Karzai called the attack against all humanism and Islamic principles, asking Pakistan government to stop supporting and cooperating with terrorism and extremism so that the region, particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan be safe from this inauspicious circle,” Karzai’s ...

د افغانستان پخواني جمهور رئیس حامد کرزي د پاکستان په لاهور ښار کې تروریستي برید او د ملکي وګړ پر مرګ ژوبله خپله ژوره خواشینۍ څرګنده کړه. حامد کرزی دغه شان بریدونه د ټولو بشري موازینو او اسلامي احکامو خلاف عمل بولي او یو ځل بیا د پاکستان پر حکومت ږغ کوي چې د تروریزم او افراطیت پالنه او له ...

EDITORIAL: What we need to put a complete end to the ongoing war in Afghanistan—does military measure will put end, or we still need to constant on reconciliation process. Sixteen years have passed from the longest war in the history of America however, it seems to take many more years. During this period, no major breakthrough took place, rather security ...