The embassy of India to Kabul says it has simplified the visa condition for the Afghan citizens. According to the embassy’s statement, the period for tourist visa has changed to one year during which, the visitor can stay for three months. Previously it was one month. Also, the business visa term is from one to five years and the Afghan ...

The government of India has announced a new visa regime for the Afghan nationals wishing to visit the country for tourism and investments. The new visa regime include tourist visa having a period of one year and up to 5 years for the entrepreneurs. According to the Indian Embassy, the new visa regime is effective from 1st of February. A ...

KABUL: A contract worth €92 million was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for the construction of 155 kilometers road in western Herat province of Afghanistan. The contract was signed by the Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and the Italian Ambassador to Afghanistan Roberto Cantone. A ceremony was organized in ARG Presidential Palace on Wednesday afternoon and ...

KABUL: At least 6,785 personnel of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) lost their lives until mid-November last year, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko said in his latest report. Citing the Afghan government figures provided to US Forces for Afghanistan (USFOR-A), Sopko said at least 11,777 ANDSF personnel were also wounded during the ...

The presidential system is experienced along the history of Afghanistan. This system has been accepted by the people. Recently, some people claim that the presidential system doesn’t effectively work and should change to parliamentary system. In fact, presidential system has proved that it is effective in the country on the ground centralized power and fits the current Afghanistan’s situation. The ...

KABUL: The Pakistani security officials claim a soldier died after sustaining injuries from firing along the Durand Line. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistani military, in a statement said the incident took place on Saturday close to Khyber Agency. “Terrorists fired from across on a Pakistani post in Khyber Agency critically injuring Sepoy Waqas performing duty ...

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s top envoy to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal said his government is open to unconditional peace negotiations with the Taliban insurgents, Chinese media reported Monday. “We are in contact with the Qatar office and also a number of influential individual Taliban leaders and commanders,” the Afghan ambassador told Xinhua in Islamabad on Monday, adding no formal negotiations have taken place ...

KABUL: Former president Hamid Karzai has urged US President Donald Trump to honour his campaign promise of dismantling terrorist camps in Pakistan. Karzai confirmed receiving letters from Barack Obama in 2012, when the outgoing US leader promised degrading terror safe havens in Pakistan, particularly for the Haqqani group and Lashkar-i-Taiba. In an interview with an Indian daily, Karzai said: “Obama ...

Hamid Karzai the biggest boosters of Russian moves in Afghanistan. Russia is making fresh inroads into Afghanistan that could complicate U.S. efforts to strengthen the fragile Kabul government, stamp out the resilient Taliban insurgency and end America’s longest war. Moscow last month disclosed details of contacts with the Taliban, saying that it is sharing information and cooperating with the radical ...

KABUL: The Afghan and Pakistani security forces exchanged fire in Spin Boldak district located close to Durand Line, the local officials said. The incident took place late on Thursday after the Afghan border guards opened fire on a number of militants who were trying to enter the district from the other side of the line. Provincial police spokesman Zia Durani ...