Yet it is Afghanistan that continues to inspire my work. Through my work I have been able to portray memories of Afghanistan while studying here in Indonesia. Nesar Ahmad Eesar in an exclusive interview with THE PASHTUN TIMES said: During my time, while studying painting, people kept telling me that I should not be learning painting as it is Haram ...

The Pakistani military has resumed artillery shelling in southern Kandahar and eastern Kunar provinces of Afghanistan as Afghanistan summons the country’s ambassador to lodge a protest over indiscriminate shelling. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MoFA) said the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned over the recent artillery shelling from the side of Durand Line by ...

KABUL: The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi agree long term commitment to future security and stability in Afghanistan. In a statement posted on its website, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at UK said that Beijing and London remain committed to their long term support for the government of Afghanistan and its people. “The future security ...

Stylish batsmen and popular wicket-keeper Mohammad Shahzad has been awarded as ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year. This is this first time for an Afghan player to win the award in recognition his outstanding performance. Shahzad was honored by the leading world cricket body for finishing as the leading ODI run-scorer with 699 runs in 16 one-day matches. Afghanistan’s Mohammad ...

KABUL: A group of armed insurgents attacked the house of a renowned member of Wolesi Jirga, Malim Mir Wali, on Wednesday late evening in Kabul. Seven people were killed and six others sustained injuries in the attack, said officials. The Taliban fighters, including suicide bombers, attacked the house of Mir Wali, who is a lawmaker from southern Helmand province. The ...

A man was arrested for brutally murdering his 7-month-old son over domestic violence in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police commandment in a statement said the perpetrator Amanullah was arrested from Behsud district after brutally stabbing his child to death. The statement further added that Amanullah is originally a resident of Bati Kot district and he is currently ...

KABUL: A Mullah (cleric) on Wednesday was arrested over sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy he was teaching religious subject in the southeastern Ghazni province, local officials said. Provincial director of criminal investigation Muhammad Qahir Naseri confirmed the incident, saying, “The mullah has sexually assaulted his 11-year-old student during the night in the religious school in the Ghaib Qalandar.” “The mullah ...

The Canadian authorities have called for the unconditional release of a kidnapped Canadian man and his American wife who were kidnapped apparently by the Taliban militants in late 2012. The authorities in Canada asked for their unconditional release after a new video of the couple appeared online, showing the couple with their children in an unknown location. The video shows ...

AFGHANISTAN: At least six Taliban leaders have left the Quetta city of Pakistan along with their family members and have shifted to Helmand province, Kandahar’s police chief General Abdul Raziq said. Speaking in a gathering attended by elders and Ulemas of 10 provinces, Gen. Raziq said some of the Taliban leaders who were looking to leave Quetta have been arrested ...

KABUL: The Ministry of Interior said Sunday a team had been appointed to investigate the forced marriage case in the eastern Nangarhar province. The victim said that her husband accused her for not being virgin on the first night of marriage, marrying her younger sister by force. Provincial spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, confirmed a team has arrived in the province to ...