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KABUL: Civil society organisations have denounced the fencing of the Durand Line by the Pakistan Army and asked the government to allocate seats for the people of Pakhtunkhwa in the Wolesi Jirga. Civil Society activist Faiz Mohammad Zaland said the British-era Durand Line had divided Pakhtun tribes. He promised they would continue their campaign against this imaginary line, which is not recognised by Kabul. “Over the past ...

KABUL: The former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil in his reaction regarding the agreement for joint operations on both of sides Durand Line has said details regarding the agreement should be shared with the people. Nabil has expressed concerns that the agreement which has secretly been reached will once again offer concessions to Pakistan. “It seems @ARG_AFG once again signed ...

KABUL: The Afghan government has said it agrees with the proposal for the joint operations with Pakistan along the Durand Line. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the operations will likely be conducted on both sides of the line and will be monitored by the US. President Ghani informed regarding Afghanistan’s consent regarding the proposal during a meeting ...

KABUL: A visiting US senate delegation on Tuesday said Pakistan had agreed to participating in joint military operations against militant groups on both sides of the Durand Line under the US watch. The delegation, members of the influential Senate Committee on Armed Services, arrived in Kabul on Tuesday from Pakistan where they held talks with senior civil and military officials. In Pakistan, the delegation ...

KABUL:  Senator John McCain on Tuesday said safe havens enjoyed by the Haqqani and other terrorist networks in Pakistan were unacceptable to the United States of America. John McCain, chairman of the influential Armed Services Committee of the US Senate, arrived in Kabul on Tuesday accompanied by other members of the committee. After meeting the Afghan leaders, John McCain told a news ...

Winning the Afghan people’s war against terrorism without wiping out sanctuaries outside Afghanistan is impossible. Afghanistan today is challenged by an upsurge in terrorist attacks. These recent criminal acts have heightened tension within our National Unity government, and our leadership’s continued resolve is essential. We must be united now to  face continuing evil external and internal threats. For 16 years ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived at the Ben Gurion airport on a three-day visit to Israel, where he will have a dinner date with PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel. Ahead of Modi’s visit, Israel supported India “hook, line and sinker” on the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan ...

KABUL: A high-level delegation of US senators arrived in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, the Resolute Support (RS) Mission said. The NATO mission tweeted the delegation was comprised of the head and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. They will meet with US commanders. Led by John McCain, chairman of the committee, includes influential senators. Before visiting Kabul, they travelled to Pakistan, ...

EDITORIAL: With spending of millions of dollars in fight against militant but diverse result made. Still peace and stability remained a distant dream despite multiple military campaigns, political strategies and reconciliation process. Oppositely, war on terror is getting more complicated as the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, which also known as Daesh terrorist emerged under the presence of US in ...

KABUL: A prominent Afghan politician Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq has hit back at the critics after the photos of his wife on social media attracted criticisms by certain people despite several others welcomed the move. Mohaqiq started share the photos of his wife on his official Facebook long ago, a move which is considered as unprecedented by an influential Afghan political ...