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KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai congratulated the achievement of the Afghan girls’ robotic team in a match held in the United States. “With great happiness, I learned that the Afghan girls’ robotic team who participated in an international robot contest in the United States of America, gained the silver medal and showed the brave Afghan girls’ talent to the world.” ...

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai congratulated the achievement of the Afghan girls’ robotic team in a match held in the United States. “With great happiness, I learned that the Afghan girls’ robotic team who participated in an international robot contest in the United States of America, gained the silver medal and showed the brave Afghan girls’ talent to the world.” ...

NOWSHEHRA: Pashto singer Zarsanga and her two sons were severely injured after being attacked by unknown men in Pirpai Nowshehra. According to reports, the attackers attacked the singer and eight members of her family in Nowshehra. The attackers also reportedly robbed them off their valuables. The Pashto singer and her family members are currently under treatment at a medical facility ...

By Khan Wali Khan Basharmal-The influence and interruption of the warlords, corrupt bureaucrats and tribal leaders in the social, economic and bureaucratic system of the government of Afghanistan, have to go; many such instances derailing the progress of Afghan society. Our weak bureaucratic structure and tribal-based non-technological system of institutional hiring comprise a serious bone of contention for well-qualified Afghan ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Germany has no right to interfere in Turkey’s domestic affairs. “Turkey is a social democratic state based on the law and no one has the right to interfere in its internal affairs,” said Erdogan before leaving on a trip to the Gulf. Several German nationals are among those being held in ...

BERLIN: A German girl who ran away from home shortly after converting to Islam has been found in Iraq, prosecutors said Saturday. The 16-year-old girl, identified only as Linda W in line with German privacy laws, is getting consular assistance from the German Embassy in Iraq, said prosecutor Lorenz Haase from the eastern German city of Dresden. Haase wouldn’t confirm ...

The gloves are coming off as the creeping coup is entering its final stage and is going for the kill. We have been told that the JIT is an extension of the Supreme Court. We already know that it’s also an extension of the premier intelligence agencies of the country that are part and parcel of the security establishment. These ...

By Noman Wazir: Du bois was an African-American. He coined the term double consciousness. His parents lived their lives in slavery; however, he was born just after the enforcement of the emancipation of slaves. Therefore, he was able to get the education and became the first Ph.D in the Afro-American society. He extensively researched the causes of the backwardness of ...

By Saba Aman Eusafzai:  Marriage is a lawful union amongst men and women. In the present times, individuals are reluctant to engage in such union. A pattern of avoidance is emerging in the society for the institution of marriage. Several reasons, ranging from individual to societal, are observed for such tendencies. Marriage is a major duty; there is no doubt about ...

KABUL: The US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) confirmed an airstrike on the Afghan security personnel in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. “We confirm local security personnel aligned with Afghan Government forces were killed in an airstrike in Greshk district in Helmand province late this afternoon,” a statement by USFOR-A said. The statement further added “We would like to our deepest ...