KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai felicitated Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. “With respect to the will of the people of the US for change in political arena, the Afghan masses expected factual changes in the fight against terrorism in accordance with the will of the Afghan people,” the former President Hamid ...

Pakistan assures Afghan diplomats of maximum support By Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Nat-Geo celebrity Sharbat Gula’s arrest, sentencing to 15 days imprisonment and deportation to Afghanistan, turned to another direction when local authorities got her thumb impression, pleading that she might be allowed to stay in Pakistan as atmosphere is not conducive for leaving in Afghanistan. However, the Afghan “Mona Lisa” stressed ...

KABUL: The Minister of Information and Culture of Afghanistan Abdul Bari Jahani submitted his resignation to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. In an online statement posted through his official Facebook account, Minister Jahani said he can not continue to serve as the Information and Culture Minister due to the illness he is suffering from. Jahani thanked President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for ...

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have abducted at least 6 civilians in Ghor province, days after executing at least 31 civilians in this province. According to the local officials, the 6 civilians were abducted late on Friday afternoon from the work place and have been taken to an unknown location. Provincial governor’s ...

AT-KABUL: The United Stated military confirmed that the US airstrike killed Al Qaeda’s emir for northeastern Kunar province last month, in a major blow to the group as it seeks to re-establish safe havens in the country. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook described the assault that killed Farouq al-Qahtani as a “precision strike” and said it took place on October 23. ...

AT-Kabul: Over 80 Ulama (Islamic scholars) in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday expressed support for the polio eradication program. “It is not only the responsibility of the government to eradicate polio from Afghanistan but we are all responsible and must cooperate in eradicating this devastating disease and paying attention to the improvement of our children’s health”, Mawlawi Abdul Zahir Haqani, ...

The Central Bamyan province of Afghanistan hosted the second International Marathon attended by scores of athletes from the country as well as outside of Afghanistan. The provincial governor Mohammad Tahir Zahir distributed the medals for the winners of the second International Marathon. Zahir hailed the International Association of Freerunners, Afghanistan Marathon, Directorate of Information and Culture and Rah Abrisham tourist ...

A television reporter was killed in an explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the incident took place earlier today in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province. The officials further added that the reporter was killed after his vehicle struck the IED in the area ...

Thirty civilians have been killed in northern Afghanistan during an Afghan special forces mission supported by Nato, an Afghan spokesman said. Mahmood Danish, a spokesman for the governor of Kunduz province, told the BBC Taliban fighters had been sheltering in civilian homes. Nato launched air strikes in the area after two US soldiers were killed. Mr Danish said it was ...

The Afghan woman Sharbat Gula will return to Afghanistan on coming Monday as she has been released from the jail nearly two weeks after she was arrested by the Pakistani authorities. The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal informed regarding the release of Gula from the jail earlier today. “With utmost delight, I announce that Sharbatgula is now free ...