KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared reluctant to endorse the move to label Pakistan as ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ as he considered the goodwill of Pakistani people towards the Afghan people. In an exclusive with Times Now TV, Karzai emphasized on the role of the Pakistani people for hosting millions of Afghan refugees as he was asked if ...

The two-day Brussels International Conference on Afghanistan kicked off in the Belgium capital on Tuesday, when the European Commission announced new financial assistance to the Afghan government in the form of a State-building contract. Tomorrow, the European Union and the government of Afghanistan will co-host the Brussels Conference that will gather more than 70 countries and 20 international organisations and ...

KABUL: Afghanistan welcomed the announcement by the United Kingdom to provide up to $1 billion in aid as the government is preparing to host a major conference in Brussels this week. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani thanked Prime Minister Teresa May for this generous contribution of the government and people of the United Kingdom, and said “this contribution is a testimony ...

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan’s leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Thursday formally signed peace agreement. Long-awaited peace deal will be implemented now after the two leaders signed it. Peace talks with Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) started two years ago. “Ending war, rescuing Afghans from dependency on strangers and standing on own feet, was the will of the ...

KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar asked the neighboring countries of Afghanistan not to seek their interests in persistent violence in Afghanistan. In his speech ahead of the formal signing of the peace agreement with the Afghan government, Hekmatyar said the ongoing war and violence in the country is not waged for the interests of the Afghans. Hekmatyar further ...

KABUL: Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, signed the long-awaited peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), leader, Gulbadin Hekmatyar as first peace deal in the country since US invasion in 2001 that toppled the Taliban regime. The agreement which was already finalized, was signed in a special gathering in presidential palace by president Ghani and the HIA leader through a video link which ...

KABUL: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) assistant administrator of Afghanistan William Hammink and minister of finance Eklil Ahmad Hakimi on Tuesday signed a letter for disbursement of $ 100 million through the new development partnership. In a statement issued by ministry, as part of the ongoing commitment by the U.S government to improve the welfare of the ...

KABUL: The commander of the US-led international forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson agreed with the US secretary defense Ashton Carter who had said earlier that Pakistan did not put pressure on Haqqani terrorist network to abandon terrorist activities against Afghan government and security forces and to restore to a lasting peace. In a briefing to the US Department of ...

KABUL: Afghanistan ambassador to Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal has said that the killing of top Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader in Afghanistan had proved that Afghanistan was not in business of harboring terrorists as ‘assets’. “Killing of top TTP commander Azam Tariq in an operation by Afghan security forces in Paktika is yet another proof that Afghanistan is not in business of ...

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar will visit Kabul likely in next couple of weeks following the signing of a draft peace agreement with the Afghan government. According to reports, several Hezb-e-Islami party leaders have started visiting Kabul in a bid to welcome the party’s leader. “The former prime minister of Afghanistan of seven mujahideen coalition outfits is likely to ...