KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of the parliament expressed “deepest concerns” over Russia relation with the Taliban and Moscow’s interference in internal affairs of Afghanistan. The lawmakers asked the government to take action against Moscow that will host a meeting with the participant of China and Pakistan to discuss on Afghanistan’s situation. “Hosting a meeting by Moscow ...

KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Monday its operatives arrested a group of five armed robbers in capital Kabul. In a statement, the NDS said the terrorists were identified as Farhad son of Abdul Ahad, Zabiullah son of Rahimullah, Farshid son of Payanda Mohammad, Mohammad Nazir son of Mohammad Karim and Khan Mohammad son of Haji Zarkhan. “They ...

KABUL: The Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) on Sunday released a guideline titled “Supporting women active participation in peace process”, urging the government to boost up women’s role in real in peace process. The guideline included women activists’ views from capital and provinces, which termed women’s role weak and symbolic in peace process. “Research in 2015 revealed that ...

KABUL: The US President Barack Obama approved $ 3.4 billion annual defense budget for Afghan security forces under – the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017. In addition to that, announced $ 400 $ 900 million funds to Pakistan in a condition on a defense Secretary Certification that is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network. The funds to preserve ...

The Afghan security forces arrested a suicide bomber before he manage to carry out an attack on a government compound in Sharan district, located in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. The Afghan intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said Abdul Bari son of Akhtar Gul was arrested with the support of the police forces before he attack the district administrative ...

KABUL: Russian authorities are busy in preparations to host its arch-rival in the Cold War era Pakistan and China to discuss security situation in Afghanistan and confer on regional stability and peace, Pakistani foreign ministry confirmed. Spokesman for the ministry, Nafees Zakaria, confirmed the other day that Pakistani and Chinese officials would attend the trilateral talks on December 27 in ...

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the so-called Durand Line will never be recognised as official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Speaking during an event in Kabul, Karzai said the line has remained a controversial issue between the two nations for many years, imposed by outsiders. Karzai further that Afghanistan’s reluctance to recognise as formal line will never ...

KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has lodged a strong protest over shelling of areas across the Durand Line by summoning Pakistan’s ambassador Syed Ibrar Hussain. According to a media statement issued by the MoFA, the foreign ministry’s first political chairman Muhammad Musa Arifi had conveyed serious concerns over Pakistani troops shelling in Sarkani district of Kunar and Maroof district ...

KABUL: At least 34 insurgents including a commander were killed and wounded in different operations launched by the Afghan security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, Ministry of Defense said on Friday. In a media statement, the ministry said the national army with the cooperation of the national police and the National Directorate of Security conducted clearance ...

KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has lodged a strong protest over shelling of areas across the Durand Line by summoning Pakistan’s ambassador Syed Ibrar Hussain. According to a media statement issued by the MoFA, the foreign ministry’s first political chairman Muhammad Musa Arifi had conveyed serious concerns over Pakistani troops shelling in Sarkani district of Kunar and Maroof district ...