ISLAMABAD: Unknown gunmen gave reportedly kidnapped the former provincial governor Fazlullah Wahidi in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. Wahidi has previously served as the governor of eastern Kunar and western Herat provinces of Afghanistan. According to the authorities in Pakistan, Wahidi was on a visit along with his family when he was kidnapped by the gunmen. The authorities have ...

AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah Khan who fought with world’s biggest empire and acquired independence for Afghanistan would be reconstructed in near future. A delegation of the Ministry of Urban Development Affairs and Housing comprised of Minister Sayed Sadat Mansour Naderi, Deputy Minister for Construction Affairs Amiruddin Salik and other high ranking officials arrived in Jalalabad on Thursday for a technical survey of the mausoleum. ...

KABUL – Announcing a long-term commitment to Afghanistan will be a better option for the United States in the given circumstances, America’s outgoing military says. Gen John Campbell, commander of the Resolute Support mission, believes such a step would keep the Taliban, who are hedging their bets on the US troop withdrawal, under pressure. “It sends a message to Pakistan, ...

AFGHANISTAN: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that the key regional countries, including Iran, India and Russia should be part of the Afghan reconciliation process with the Taliban group. The remarks by Karzai comes amid ongoing efforts by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group, involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and United States to revive stalled peace talks. “If absence of peace ...

AFGHANISTAN: The minister of Inter Noor-ul-haq Uloomi has reportedly resigned from his position, apparently due to internal differences within the government. According to sources privy of the development, the resignation of Mr. Uloomi has not been accepted by the President so far. The sources further added that Mr. Uloomi resigned from his position after his assignment of deputy interior minister ...

The direct talks date between the Afghan government and Taliban group representatives is expected to be ascertained by the end of this month. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said the participants of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) agreed to continue joint efforts for setting a date for direct peace talks between the representatives of the Afghan government and Taliban ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Pentagon has released 198 photographs on February 5 showing abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq by U.S. personnel. Many of the photographs released by Pentagon show close-ups of cuts and bruises on the arms and legs of the prisoners. According to Pentagon, the photographs came from investigations into 56 allegations of misconduct by U.S. personnel. Pentagon also ...

Berlin has warned Kabul over the flow of refugees saying it will continue security operations in Afghanistan only if arrival of refugees stopped. The country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said that Germany will stay in Afghanistan for providing security support as long as it is necessary but the influx of refugees be stopped. “We’re staying here as long as ...

The Afghanistan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has proposed a regional action plan to combat with terrorism. While talking to the Counter-Terrorism Conference in Jaipur, capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, CEO Abdullah said that terrorism poses grave danger to the regional stability and international peace. “We are effectively facing a regional cold war where terrorism ...

AFGHANISTAN: Four air strikes have been conducted in Achin District of eastern Nangarhar province in which a radio run by the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed and 29 militants killed. Officials say the air strikes were carried out with the assistance of foreign forces in Mamand Dara area last night. First air strike reportedly targeted ...