The Durand Line is not a claim but an aspiration and a historical right of the Afghan people; If Pashtuns from Pashtunkhwa decide to Pashtunistan, we will respect their decision; Pashtuns on other side of the Durand Line are victims of conspiracies; Daesh is a foreign project; the Pakistani military must stop creating challenges for Afghanistan; Afghans will respond if ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left for Uzbekistan this morning to attend the funeral ceremony of the country’s President Islam Karimov who apparently died due to an illness recently. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said “President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left Kabul this morning for Samarqand to attend the funeral prayers of late President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan.” Karimov ...

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said that if Pashtuns from Pakhtunkhwa decide to Pashtunistan, he would respect their decision. In an interview with The Pashtun Times, the ex-president said that in the Durand Line Agreement, the Durand Line was not called a border. “It was not called a border but the term sphere of influence was used. It means sphere ...

  The Durand Line is not a claim but an aspiration and a historical right of the Afghan people; If Pashtuns from Pashtunkhwa decide to Pashtunistan, we will respect their decision; Pashtuns on other side of the Durand Line are victims of conspiracies; Daesh is a foreign project; the Pakistani military must stop creating challenges for Afghanistan; Afghans will respond ...

A heavy explosion rocked Charkh district in central Logar province earlier today after a group of insurgency launched a coordinated attack on district government compound by detonating a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). According to the local government officials, several gunmen have taken positions in some buildings near the government compound and are exchanging fire with the security forces. Provincial ...

The Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said Afghanistan is fighting the forces of devil and darkness as he insisted on increasing support to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). In his speech during a conference on the Future of Police in Afghanistan, CEO Abdullah said Afghanistan is facing a fight that is against humanity. Abdullah further added that ...

India has responded positively to a request by the Afghan authorities to equip the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDS), it has been reported. The Afghan Ambassador to India, Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, has said the request was made by the Afghan Army Chief of Staff General Qadam Shah Shaheem during his visit to New Delhi. He told RFE ...

KABUL: Scores of the residents of southeastern Paktia province wants to shift the corpse of the former Afghan President Dr. Najibullah to Kabul province. The demand was made during a gathering attended by tribal elders, members of the provincial council, and Afghan clerics. Provincial council secretary Mohammad Rahman Qaderi quoted in a report by RFE said the tomb of Dr. ...

The Minister of Urban Development Affairs and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi hailed the Afghan entrepreneur Ibrahim Mohib for investing over $200 million to build a major trade complex in the capital. Mr. Naderi called on the other Afghan entrepreneurs to follow Mr. Mohib and invest in the country in a bid to help the rebuilding and development of the ...

Over 100 female cadets of the Afghan National Army (ANA) completed their education in Turkey and returned to Afghanistan today. Gen. Habib ur Rehman Afzal, deputy defense minister in strategic relations, said 109 female army cadets completed a 3 month course in Turkey and returned home after graduation. He was speaking during a ceremony to mark the graduation of the ...