KABUL: The US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) confirmed an airstrike on the Afghan security personnel in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. “We confirm local security personnel aligned with Afghan Government forces were killed in an airstrike in Greshk district in Helmand province late this afternoon,” a statement by USFOR-A said. The statement further added “We would like to our deepest ...

KABUL: The Afghan government is optimistic that the withholding of reimbursements to Pakistan by the Department will have an impact regarding the country’s decision to provide sanctuaries to Afghan militants, specifically the Haqqani terrorist network. A presidential spokesman Dawa Khan Meenapal told RFE said the move will not be ineffective and will have some affects, insisting that such a step ...

KABUL: The Afghan government officials dismiss the claims by the Taliban as baseless and part of their propaganda after the group claimed that the son of the group’s supreme leader has carried out a suicide attack in Helmand province. The Afghan officials are saying that the leaders of the Taliban and their families are based in Pakistan and Qatar, having ...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced nominating his envoy to Turkey John R Bass as his next ambassador to Afghanistan. A career foreign service official, Bass has been the US Ambassador to Turkey since 2014. The Senate needs to confirm his nomination. An American diplomat since 1988, Bass also served as US Ambassador to Georgia from 2009 to 2012. ...

Afghanistan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has reacted over Pakistan’s military operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) group in bordering areas with Afghanistan. KABUL: Pakistan’s military said it has launched a major operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border. A Pakistani spokesman said militants had gained ground inside Afghanistan and had to be stopped ...

KABUL: The Afghan government has appointed another woman as the district administrative governor amid ongoing efforts to increase the role of the women in the governance, politics, and other social affairs. The Government Media and Information Center (CMIC) informed regarding the appointment of the second female district governor on Wednesday. According to GMIC, Dortaj Aimaq has been appointed as the ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has promised facilitating the export of Afghanistan’s fruits to different cities of India and giving traders access to the international market for fresh fruits. The president held out the promise during a video conference with governors of Kandahar, Baghlan, Ghazni, Parwan, Kunduz and Nangarhar provinces on Tuesday evening, his office said on Wednesday. Also on Tuesday, fruit ...

KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Tuesday said the Afghan government should prevent fencing and ditching along the Durand Line and shouldn’t remain silent. Senator Jumaddin Gianwal told Tuesday’s session that Pakistan was currently fencing and digging trenches from Kandahar to Paktia provinces along the Durand Line. He stressed the government should not remain silent on issue. Shir Mohammad Akhundzada from southern Helmand province said the ...

KABUL: The embassy of Germany in Afghanistan issued new instructions for the visa applicants after the deadly Kabul bombing left the visa section closed since May 31st. In a notice posted by the embassy of Germany, the visa applicants have been instructed to apply to German consulates based in New Delhi, Istanbul, and Dubai for the visas. “The Federal Foreign ...

KABUL: National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said Afghanistan will continue talks with on regional and world levels for stability and peace. Atmar expressed these views during meetings with Kazakhstan national security council secretary Vladimir Zhumakanov and other officials in Astana, the Kazakh capital, a statement from Atmar’s office said on Monday. At the meetings, Zhumakanov said terrorist attacks on Afghanistan were attacks ...