Afghanistan

Karzai condoles over funeral attack victims

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences for the death of a funeral attack took place on Saturday in Kabul. “With regrets, I learned that the enemies of Afghanistan once again committed an unforgivable crime by attacking the funeral prayers of Salem Izadyar, son of the deputy head of senate, Alam Izadyar, in which a large number of our country-fellows ...

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Ghani says country under attack as Kabul explosions leaves 6 dead, 87 wounded

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the country is under attack as three back to back explosions rocked the city this afternoon targeting the funereal ceremony of the son of the deputy house speaker of the Afghan Senate. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani  condemns the outrageous attack on mourners burying the martyred. ...

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The unfair war on Afghans

Brothers, father, wife, students, colleagues, friends and acquaintances participated in mourning of Rahmatullah Haseeb Nasiry, a lecturer of the American University of Afghanistan, who was killed in the Wednesday’s truck bombing in Kabul. Nasiry was the father of a two-year old girl. On Wednesday truck bombing, about 100 people lost their lives and over 500 were injured. The attack occurred ...

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Karzai urges people to keep unity against foreign conspiracies

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed grief over the loss of young men in the Friday’s shooting against their protests in Kabul, urging people to stand united against foreign conspiracies and show diligence in dealing with it. Former President Karzai expressing deepest condolence to the families of the protest victims and prayed for the quick recovery of the wounded, said ...

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Back to back explosions rocks Kabul city again, 8 killed, 87 injured

KABUL: At least three consecutive explosions rocked Kabul city few minutes earlier as the funeral ceremony of the slain son of the Senate House deputy chairman’s burial ceremony was underway. A security official confirmed that the incident took place as the funeral ceremony of Mohammad Salim Izadyar was underway in Badambagh area. The official further added that 8 persons were ...

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Civil activists protest to Kabul blast: ‘America with Pakistan are our main enemies’

KABUL: A number of the civil society activists strongly condemned the horrible massive car bomb that killed over 80 civilians and wounded over 463 others. The angry protestors of the civil society who had gathered in the Shahr-e-Naw park, were carrying banners read “justice America with Pakistan are the main enemies”, “reason of those chain killings is cruel America”, “ ...

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Kabul attack: German Embassy was the target, claim police

KABUL: More than 50 women were wounded in Wednesday’s powerful truck bombing in the heart of Kabul, officials said on Thursday, claiming the target of German Embassy. At least 80 people were killed and 461 others were in the deadly attack in capital Kabul that officials said caused about a billion afghanis loss. No group has come forward to claim ...

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Afghan president issues execution order of 11 Haqqani and Taliban prisoners after Kabul attack

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has issued an order for the execution of eleven Taliban and Haqqani terrorist network prisoners after deadly Kabul attack. Sources privy to the development have said the step by the President was taken after the deadly attack in Kabul that left at least 80 people dead. The Afghan intelligence said late Wednesday that credible intelligence ...

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Pakistan-based Haqqani network behind Kabul attack: NDS

KABUL: The Haqqani terrorist network based in Pakistan was behind the deadly attack in capital Kabul which left at least 80 people dead, the Afghan intelligence said. According to a statement by NDS, credible intelligence information confirms the attack was carried out by the network on direct instructions and with the support of the Pakistani military intelligence, Inter Services Intelligence. ...

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German students clash with police over deportation of Afghan refugee

Students in the German city of Nuremberg have clashed with police to bloc the deportation of an Afghan refugee. https://youtu.be/RejZaBEVCv8 Clashes erupted on Wednesday between students and police at the vocational school at Berliner Platz, where officials were trying to evacuate a 20-year-old Afghan asylum seeker from the camp. The Afghan student was among many others who were due to be ...

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