KABUL: The United States has called on Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating on its soil, reiterating that it will not hesitate “to act alone” to “disrupt and destroy” them, US official said. “The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government — specifically in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) — that refuse to take similar steps ...

KABUL: The US, NATO troops’ commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson, terming poor leadership in certain levels as a sole reason behind casualties surge. “We are very concerned about the casualty rate,” said Nicholson in an interview with NBC news, explaining that last year the Afghans suffered high casualties and this year it has been “the same or slightly higher.” ...

KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said Sunday that the Taliban group is based in Pakistan and the visit by the group’s delegation to the country is not new. Abdullah was speaking during a press conference after the conclusion of an official to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Chief Executive Officer further added that the majority of ...

KABUL: Government officials, including ministers, will be fired immediately if they are found involved in disrespecting women, President Ashraf Ghani has warned. Ghani issued the warning in his address to the participants of a meeting on women’s leadership role in government institutions in Kabul on Thursday evening, according to a statement from the Presidential Palace. At the meeting, the UN ...

KABUL: Afghanistan exported 1,655 tons of pomegranate to India and Pakistan amid an unprecedented rise in pomegranates cultivation in the country this year, local officials in Kandahar said. The head of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in Kandahar, Nasrullah Zahir, told RFE that the pomegranates were exported to Pakistan and India as the farmers have freshly started ...

A female Afghan interpreter was reportedly gang raped by a group of armed migrants in a refugee camp located in the remote of Calais in France. According to reports, 35-year-old woman was accompanying a TV crew in the area when she was attacked by the armed men and was raped at knife point. A search operation is underway to arrest ...

KABUL: The Lazuli railway network is due to be inaugurated in the near future to link Afghanistan with the European countries and China via Central Asia. Mohammad Shaker Kargar, the special envoy of the President for Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), said the inauguration of the railway network will act as an alternative to link the country with the global ...

KABUL: The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief, Masoom Stanikzai has met with the brother of Mullah Mohammad amid reports secret peace talks have revived in Qatar. According to the sources in Taliban group, quoted in a report by The Guardian, among those present at the meetings held in September and October was Mullah Abdul Manan Akhund, brother ...

PESHAWAR: Afghanistan on Friday evinced a keen interest in becoming part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), assuring stout support for the multi-billion project. “The CPEC is a great project that is equally relevant to Afghanistan like Pakistan, and anything that will be good for Pakistan will be good for the entire region,” Ambassador Dr. Omer Zakhilwal said. Speaking to ...

KABUL: A number of gunmen have reportedly opened fire on Ashura observers in the west of Kabul city leaving at least 14 dead and 36 others wonded. The gunmen attacked the Imam Ali shrine in the vicinity of Karte Sakhi area of the city. The Ministry of Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqi confirmed the area has been cleared and the last ...