The Commander of US Central Command General Lloyd J Austin has said Pakistan should “take decisive action” against the Haqqani terrorist network, calling the network as the greatest threat to the US forces in Afghanistan. During a congressional hearing with the Senate Armed Service Committee, Gen. Austin said “We need Pakistan to take decisive actions against the Haqqani Network (HQN). ...

KABUL: US President Barack Obama has asked Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah not to interfere in President Ashraf Ghani’s constitutional powers, a government source claimed on Wednesday. Obama held a video conference meeting with President Ghani and CEO Abdullah on Friday last and they discussed a wide range of issues, including the peace process, security, regional situation and the upcoming ...

The growing cross-border violations by Pakistan was agenda as President Mohammad Ashraf chaired National Security Council (NSC) meeting today, the Office of the President said. This comes as numerous cross-border violations have been reported during the past one week, including an attack by Pakistan forces which led to a clash with the Afghan border police forces in eastern Nangarhar province. ...

China has offered the Afghanistan army expanded military aid to combat the Taliban, according to the Afghan Defense Ministry, a move that reflects Beijing’s readiness to deepen its engagement with the war-torn country, The Wall Street Journal reports. The offer was made during a rare, high-level visit at the end of February by a Chinese military delegation headed by General ...

Pakistani choppers have reportedly entered about two kilometers inside eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan and bombed areas there, Azadi Radio quoting a local official reported on Wednesday. When officials say Pakistani choppers they usually mean the military ones. According to the report, the choppers entered into Dangam district two times on Tuesday and threw bombs. Inayatullah, governor of Dangam district ...

KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani has said the violence against women in Afghanistan stemmed from the ongoing war and the migration of large number of Afghans to foreign countries. The president was addressing a programme titled “Afghan Women’s Skills Development from Islamic Perspective” at the Presidential Palace on Monday evening. According to a statement from the Presidential Palace, the programme ...

KABUL: The world has made great paces toward gender equality over the last several decades, but major inequalities between men and women still exist.  And women, from all walks of life, still face hindrances. The women have been consigned to the Stone Age from centuries in Afghanistan. Last year in March, an angry mob in the center of the Afghan ...

KABUL – Saffron production in Afghanistan has increased by 17 percent this year, the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Monday. A statement from the ministry said that during the current solar year, saffron yield was 4,657 kilograms. The production surge was linked to MAIL’s efforts to promote the crop’s cultivation. According to the statement, the distribution ...

AFGHANISTAN: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called on Taliban militants group to choose between war and peace, insisting that the group is facing a major test to choose between the country, nation and militancy. In his speech during the inauguration of the 6th working year of the Afghan parliament, President Ghani said the ongoing violence in the country is not having ...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the ongoing talks by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) were Afghanistan’s only hope for peace. In interview with India’s The Hindu newspaper, Karzai said there is no other hope for peace despite the fact the talks were being held in Pakistan. “We have no other hope for peace. Which is what forces ...