Closing Torkham, and Spin Boldak crossing points would not stop movements of the militants, rather increase tension between the two countries: Afrasiab Khattak KABUL: Pakistani government closed Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings for an indefinite period on Friday, following a deadly blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sindh province of Pakistan. The latest terrorist attack on Lal ...

At least two civilians were killed in artillery shelling from the other side of Durand Line in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the incident took place late on Thursday night after dozens of artillery shells were fired on Sarkano district. Provincial police spokesman Faridullah Dehqan said the shelling started at around 10:00 pm local ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will leave for Germany tonight to attend the Munich security conference and brief the world leaders regarding the menace of terrorism. Deputy presidential spokesman, Shah Hussain Murtazvi, told reporters that President Ghani lead a delegation of Afghan officials during his visit to Germany. He said the world leaders will be brief regarding the menace of ...

A top leader of the Haqqani terrorist network was killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan forces in Southeast of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the Haqqani leader killed in the operation has been identified as Khan Badshah son of Gulab Shah who was also famous as Faryadi. According to a statement by NDS, ...

The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has reacted to the death of the UAE Ambassador who was injured in an explosion in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani was saddened by the death of Juma Al Kaabi who sustained injuries while during an attack while he was on a humanitarian mission ...

The former Afghan skipper Mohammad Nabi has been placed second by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in One Day International All-Rounder rankings. Shakib Al Hasan secures the first position in the latest ranking table of International Cricket Council (ICC). According to ICC, Hasan has been placed first by having 377 rating while Nabi secures the second spot with 331 rating. ...

KABUL: The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is firmly committed to its Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan. The NATO decided to stay in Afghanistan with 13,000 troops to train, assist and advise Afghan security force to defeat terrorism and stabilize the war-torn country. Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance secretary-general, reiterated the commitment during a question-answer session at ...

KABUL: 52 farmers have been kidnapped by Taliban militants in Northern Jawzjan province, said officials Wednesday. “Armed Taliban have Kidnapped 52 famers in Darzab district today,” said Provincial Governor Spokesman Reza Rezai. He said that the farmers went to Chehl Tapa, Chaharband and Chaharsir areas for collecting firewood, when ere abducted by Taliban militant. Taliban took the farmer to Dasht-e-Laili ...

The Afghan government approved three contracts worth 1.5 billion AFN during a meeting which was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the contracts were approved during the National Procurement Commission (NPC) meeting. The contracts include construction of a road in Zaranj city of western Nimroz province having a length of 10.8 kilometers. ...

KABUL: Among the concerns that the upcoming spring would be a bloody one with serious fighting, president, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, on Tuesday warned that the country’s security forces will “defeat” the militants and will “chase them in every valley and mountain” of the country in coming spring. President, while taking to a gathering in the presidential palace in Kabul, organized ...