Karzai asks Trump for shift in US policy towards Islamabad KABUL: “Donald Trump must make a dramatic, strategic and immediate shift in US policy towards Pakistan. Anything less than that will be a continuation of Afghan misery and rise of extremism”, said Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai as he blamed Barack Obama for failing to address terror sanctuaries in Pakistan ...

They are led by Negina Khpalwak, Afghanistan’s first female conductor. In the face of death threats and accusations they are dishonouring their families by daring to perform, the women of Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. The group is set to be catapulted onto the world stage with a performance at the World ...

President Barack Obama has spoken with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. The White House said President Obama called President Ghani to speak with the two leaders regarding the bilateral relations of the two nations. “President Obama spoke by phone today with President Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who was joined by Chief Executive ...

KABUL: Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicized highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicised highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. 13 journalists were killed, a ...

KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai speaking in a Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi India, said the war on terrorism is not showing results because the timeframe is not based on dates. Terming the conference of immense importance because of discussion on multi-lateralism and multi-polarity, the former Afghan president said, “The prolongation of the so-called war against terrorism, not ...

KABUL: The Afghan refugees have poured around $7 billion in the country by repatriating from the host countries in the past one year, the officials said Tuesday. Syed Hussain Alimi Balkhi, the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, informed regarding the latest developments regarding the repatriation of the Afghan refugees by appearing in a gathering in Kabul today. He said the ...

“For ensuring security in our country, we have all necessary preparations in place” KABUL: In a telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday, Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Kabul, Kandahar and Helmand provinces, a statement issued by Presidential Palace said. President Ghani thanked Gen. Bajwa for the sympathy and ...

BANNU: Civil administration of North Waziristan has made arrangements for arrival of around 200 families, who have crossed the Durand Line towards Khost Province of Afghanistan with commencing of military action Zarb-i-Azab against militants in June 2014. These Temporary Displaced People (TDP) families would enter North Waziristan at Ghulam Khan crossing point between the two countries late on Monday. From ...

KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) are fully prepared for the 2017 fighting season. The remarks were made by the Minister of Interior (MoI) general Taj Mohammad Jahid during a gathering in Kabul to mark the graduation of the Afghan Nationa Police (ANP) cadets. A group of 450 Afghan National Police cadets graduated on Monday after completing ...

AFGHANISTAN: Hashim Karzai, the cousin of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a deadly bombing in Kandahar last week. Sources close to the victim’s family have said Hashim died of his wounds while receiving treatments in a hospital in India. Hashim Karzai was a trader and his death has been confirmed by the provincial ...