AFGHANISTAN: In a statement, on Saturday December 19, 2015, after the inauguration of new building for Ministry of Interior, President Ashraf Ghani stated that the sacrifices and achievements of the Afghan National Security Forces would not be forgotten in the peace talks with Taliban. He also assured security forces that their presence, professionalism and independence will be taken into account ...

KABUL: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kabul in near for inaugurating the India-built parliament building of Afghanistan, with its construction work scheduled to be completed by the end of this month. Sources in India’s Ministry of Urban Development have told The Times of India that the building and other facilities will be ready in the next fortnight and ...

KABUL: Acting Defense Minister, Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, said that Daesh and Taliban have been receiving training at military bases of Pakistan. Pointing to the ISI, Pakistan’s spy agency, he said that the foreign intelligence agency tries to push all the insurgents to Afghanistan in order to show that this is the nest of terrorism. “Afghan security forces will soon launch ...

KABUL – Supporters of Daesh in Afghanistan are attempting to establish a regional base in the eastern city of Jalalabad, the commander of U.S and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Campbell, said Tuesday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Campbell said that “foreign fighters” from Syria and Iraq had joined Afghans who had declared loyalty to the group ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani said that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban will start within few weeks. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, President Ghani said that Pakistan has vowed to facilitate the peace parleys. Showing meticulous optimism about results of the upcoming peace parleys, President Ghani said that the pace talks will be held within ...

An Afghan refugee teacher in Pakistan along with two Pakistani female teachers have been shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize 2016. The Global Teacher Prize is a one million dollar award that is given to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. The Varkey Foundation launched the Global Teacher Prize in 2014 to raise the ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani strongly rejected rumors on Friday that the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Rahmatullah Nabil was sacked at Pakistan’s request. Instead, Ghani said his resignation was routine. Following speculation over Nabil’s resignation, Ghani said those who believe that either the president of Afghanistan or the national security council would dismiss government officials at the request of ...

KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rejected the remarks by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for calling the residents of Waziristan tribal regions ‘Pakistanis’. The office of the Former President issued a statement following President Ghani’s remarks he delivered during the Heart of Asia summit in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The statement further added that the Former ...

BANNU: By Wasim Baghi: Afghan security forces have killed a key commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Said Anwar alias Aryana, along with nine other militants in a raid carried out near Pak-Afghan border in Afghanistan’s province Paktia. Sources confirmed that Aryana has been killed in a clash with security forces of Afghanistan. Aryana remained a closed friend of Ex-TTP head Hakim ...

AFGHANISTAN: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday accepted the resignation of National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Rahmatullah Nabil – who quit suddenly after leading the spy agency for five years. According to a statement issued by the Presidential Palace, an emergency meeting will be held to appoint an acting chief. In his resignation letter to Ghani, Nabil highlighted some key ...