KABUL: Russia has endorsed the Taliban militants group’s call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan, it has been reported. The endorsement was reportedly made by Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov during an interview. “Of course it’s justified” for the Taliban to oppose the foreign military presence, Kabul was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. Kabulov further ...

KABUL: The restive eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan once again witnessed artillery shelling from the other side of the Durand Line as dozens of shells landed in its two districts in the past twenty four hours. According to the local officials, the artillery shelling took place on Sarkano and Khas Kunar districts. Provincial police spokesman Faridullah Dehqan confirmed that more ...

KABUL:The Afghan government and people have reacted to the unauthorized and alleged fencing work by Pakistan along the Durand Line and called it un-acceptable and unproductive move of Islamabad. The ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson, Ahmad Shakib Mostaghni said in a conference on Tuesday here in Kabul that the fencing work along the Durand Line would be ineffective without Kabul’s ...

BELGIUM: A large number of Afghan nationals based in Europe, staged a peaceful demonstration in front of European Parliament building in Brussels against the violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty by shelling of Pakistan’s rockets into the eastern Nangarhar and other provinces. Shan Pacha Shinwari, leading the protest, told THE PASHTUN TIMES that the Afghans based in different European countries and people ...

KABUL: Pakistan has started the fencing work along the Durand Line with the country’s officials saying the step has been taken to prevent the movement of the militants to the tribal regions of the country, it has been reported. The Pakistani Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javid Bajwa reportedly visited the working site Momand Agency on Saturday. Gen. Bajwa ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said optional routes are available for Afghanistan if the enemies of the country think to block the trade route to the country. Speaking during a gathering in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of Balkh, President Ghani said Afghanistan has become an inseparable part of the Central Asia. President Ghani further added that the northern ...

KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president blamed the United States and its allies for what he said “taking wrong policy” in Afghanistan, resulting terrorists more power. “One decade and half ago, the US and its allies came to our country with full cooperation from the important regional countries with the aim of fight against terrorism. Unfortunately, by the wrong US ...

KABUL: An American woman supporting the Afghan people for the past 38 years has been awarded citizenship by the Afghan government. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani granted the citizenship to the woman, Marie Caroline during a ceremony organized in the Palace. According to a presidential decree, Ms Caroline was formally granted the citizenship after she ...

KABUL: The first rap artist to make to the final of the popular Afghan Star music competition was elected the winner as he managed to attract considerable fan with his songs, mainly focusing on the ongoing challenges of the country. The season 12 Afghan Star winner Sayed Jamal Mubarez was contesting for the title along with the first female finalist ...

KABUL: The national security advisor on Tuesday warned militants of stringent military action if they refused to join the government-initiated reconciliation process. Mohammad Hanif Atmar, in a Nawroz message, called 2016 a year full of problems and suffering for the Afghans. However, he said, they were able to come out of the security concerns. “The nation has successfully proved to ...