MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Suspected Taliban militants killed more than a dozen youth in a mass shooting inside a mosque in Chamtal district of northern Balkh province on Saturday. The youth were said to be residents of Balkh district and had come to Chamtal. Provincial police spokesman Sher Jan Durrani confirmed the mass shooting in Chamtal district and said the victims were not police or local police. ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says the Afghan government is not asking Pakistan to bring peace in Afghanistan as the Afghan government wants reconciliation with the country, apparently pointing towards his earlier remarks regarding an undeclared war being waged in Afghanistan. Speaking  a gathering for the introduction of the new high peace council chief, President Ghani said the Afghan government ...

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai raises serious questions over the role of Washington in curbing the presence of Daesh in his homeland. ISTANBUL, Turkey — Over the past few years, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has often lashed out at the US government in the news. He says the US has made mistakes in his country, and he’s struck back ...

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed the alliance’s enduring support to Afghanistan, emphasizing that ‘Afghanistan’s security is our security’. In his speech after the conclusion of the meeting with the NATO-led Resolute Support operational partner nations, Stoltenberg said “Today, Afghan security forces are fully responsible for security across the country. Every day they demonstrate bravery and resilience, leading the ...

On May 22, 2017, Pakistani band Khumariyaan performed to a packed theatre at Trinity College Dublin. Mr. Nasruddin Saljuqi, who is Chairperson of the Afghan Community of Ireland, was among the keynote speakers on the night. Mr. Saljuqi was born in Herat, Afghanistan in 1956.  After completing his degree in literature at Kabul University, he worked in the Ministry of Telecommunication ...

The United States senate has approved at least four thousand more visas for the Afghan nationals who have worked with the US-led coalition and fearing persecution by the militant groups, it has been reported. The new visas were approved by the US lawmakers in the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. According to Reuters, the committee included the additional visas ...

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says 15 nations have pledged deploying more troops to Afghanistan. At a press conference here, Stoltenberg said: “We will end the day with a meeting of all nations contributing to the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. We will discuss the future of NATO’s presence in that country.” Ahead of defence ministers’ meeting, the secretary general said NATO’s ...

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump today agreed to continue strengthening coordination for ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan as they expressed concern over rising instability in the war-torn country caused by terrorism. Trump thanked the Indian people for their “contributions to the effort in Afghanistan, and for joining us in applying new sanctions against the ...

KABUL: The supreme court of Afghanistan confirmed Sunday, the 25th of June, as the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr in the country. The Qasim Ali Khan Mosque in Peshawar also announced Ed-ul-Fitr on Sunday. Shawwal moon sighted in Kabul, Peshawar and many parts across the Durand Line. The Saudi Arabia authorities earlier announced that Sunday will be the first day of ...

The President Donald Trump administration will close the office of the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, it has been reported. According to the Wall Street Journal, quoting informed US sources, the office will be absorbed into the larger State Department division responsible for South and Central Asia. The officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said the acting US ...