KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up near the US embassy in the in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 25 others, officials said. Najib Danish, Interior ministry’s deputy spokesman, told reporters at the site the suicide attack targeted a convoy of NATO forces. The attacker detonated his explosives-laden vehicle. Danish said international forces suffered no ...

KABUL: The United States government will grant 2,500 more visas for the Afghan nationals have worked with the US military in Afghanistan, it has been reported. The Afghan nationals will be granted with the visas under the deal that concluded on Sunday worth around $1 trillion. This comes as the US government had approved 1,500 more visas for the Afghan ...

KABUL: The United States welcomed the Government of National Unity’s steps to fulfill its obligations in implementing the peace agreement signed with the representatives of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, said a statement issued by US Embassy to Kabul. The statement said that continued, successful progress towards this vital goal was most recently demonstrated by the return of ...

KABUL: The United Kingdom is going to deploy more troops in Afghanistan under a NATO plan, aimed at strengthening its military presence in the war-torn country, a British newspaper reported Monday. The US-led NATO member countries are deliberately thinking over a plan to increase the number of Resolute Support Mission personnel beyond the existing level of 13,000, The Guardian said. ...

ICG says US should condition its military aid to force Pakistan to rethink its alleged support to Afghan insurgency. WASHINGTON: The United States should condition its military aid to Pakistan to force Islamabad to rethink its alleged support to the Afghan insurgency, says a report released by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Sunday. The transnational think tank, which provides ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree for the release of the first batch of Hezb-e-Islam prisoners. The first batch of the prisoners to be released from the jails will include over 70 inmates. The officials in ARG Palace said last month that the release of Hezb-e-Islami prisoners will kick off as the per the peace agreement and ...

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai on Sunday said that insecurity in Afghanistan affects the situation in Pakistan. “And if the situation in Pakistan is insecure, it affects Afghanistan situation,” Karzai told a high-level delegation from the National Assembly of Pakistan who met the ex-president in Kabul. Karzai said that the two countries should choose any possible ways to strengthen friendly ...

KABUL: Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Sunday said that he and his party were ready to honestly cooperate with the government for ensuring security in the country. Delivering speech among thousands of supporters in eastern Nangarhar province, Hekmatyar said: “We become ready for cooperation with the government to reinforce security.” “I accept this government as a fact and ...

KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar once again slammed the Taliban group for leading a baseless insurgency, claiming that the group is the main reason behind the presence of the US forces in Afghanistan. Speaking during a gathering in eastern Nangarhar province in the presence of Second Vice President and other high level officials, Hekmatyar said the insurgency led ...

KABUL: The former president, Hamid Karzai the other day has addressed an International Security Conference hosted by Moscow’s Defense Ministry. The Russian defense ministry is organizing the international security conference every year, inviting various key political leaders, defense officials and experts from many corners of the world to share views and experiences. In his speech, Hamid Karzai has shad light ...