The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on Taliban to renounce violence and join hands with the other countrymen in rebuilding the country if ‘they consider themselves sons of Afghanistan’. In a statement released following a series of deadly attacks across the country since the group announced its spring offensive, Karzai said the war has been imposed on the ...

“This is the most tragic example of a shameful Government policy,” Lord Ashdown, who champions the cause of the translators, told media.” Tragedy of betrayed Afghan hero: Translator facing deportation despite helping the British Army kills himself after being told he does not qualify for asylum UNITED KINGDOM: An Afghan asylum seeker has reportedly committed suicide in United Kingdom after ...

AFGHANISTAN: The government of India has increased formalities for the issuance of visas for the Afghan nationals amid concerns that the Afghan passports have been seen in possession of some of the citizens of neighboring countries of Afghanistan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani told lawmakers in the Upper House of the Parliament, Meshrano Jirga, the issue has became ...

The Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai has said that the ongoing violence in Afghanistan is not as a result of conflict among Afghans but is the result of an imposed war on the Afghan nation. In his speech during the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Karzai said “We are ...

Australia’s Governor-general Peter Cosgrove reaffirmed continued support to Afghanistan during a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday. Cosgrove arrived to Afghanistan to meet with the Afghan officials days after an Australian aid worker was abducted by gunmen from eastern Jalalabad city. The Office of the President said President Ghani and the Australian Governor-general discussed issues of bilateral interest, ...

A steep decrease has been reported in Peshawar trade with the repatriation of Afghan refugees from the city which saw a rapid rise following a deadly attack on Army Public School late in 2014. According to the local media reports, citing local traders, the Afghan refugees were forming the majority of their customers. The repatriation of expulsion of refugees following ...

Zarghuna Kargar “Dear Zari: Hidden Stories from Women in Afghanistan,” Naomi Goldsmith (ed.), London: Vintage Books, 2012. Contents: ‘My Story’ (Author), 12 individual life stories recounted by Afghan Women, Epilogue & Glossary. It is not often we are offered a glimpse into the private lives of Afghan women. The portrayal of Afghan women as vulnerable victims of cultural norms, traditions ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army General Qadam Shah Shaheem said Saturday that the Afghan government prefers other options to resolve the cross-border shelling along the Durand Line. Gen. Saheem was speaking during a news briefing to provide update regarding the security situation of the country and the ongoing major military operation ‘Shafaq’. He said the ...

A top aide to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has called for the establishment of a national resistance against the interference of Pakistan in the country, insisting that the Taliban group and other terror groups fighting in the country are slaves who are fighting for the interests of the outsiders. Ahmad Zia Massoud, the presidential envoy for better governance, said the ...

A top leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the airstrike was carried out by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Achin district. According to the MoD, Rafiuddin was involved in providing weapons and finance to the loyalists of the ...