KABUL: A fire has reportedly broken out in the Abasin Zadran cloths market in Mirwais Maidan area of the capital Kabul on Thursday. An eyewitness Edress Ahmad told Pajhwok Afghan News that the fire was erupted in the top storey of the Market around 10:00am this morning. He said some people believed it was a suicide bombing inside the market and ...

HERAT: Suspected Taliban militants attacked foreign tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in the western province of Herat on Thursday, officials said, with a military spokesman saying at least six people were wounded. The Taliban have officially not claimed responsibility so far for the attack and the nationality of the tourists was not immediately known. “The convoy was ambushed ...

KABUL: The provincial police chief of the southern Kandahar province General Abdul Raziq has reportedly put a ban on Pakistani Rupees in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. In the meantime the Dollar rates against the Afghani currency witnessed an unprecedented reduction in the main exchange market of Kabul city, Sarai Shahzada – Shahzada Market, today. There has been a reduction ...

Three foreign tourists kayak along the Panjshir River in Panjshir province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan—AP PANJSHIR: On a recent sunny morning in northern Afghanistan, excited children and bemused policemen lined the banks of a fast-flowing river to watch a group of Europeans in multicolored kayaks navigate the white water. A drone-mounted camera also followed the kayakers’ progress, buzzing and hovering ...

KABUL: Cooperation between Afghan and Chinese armed forces can immensely contribute to the security both countriesand creating an enabling environment for development,the Chinese defence minister hopes. At a meeting with visiting Afghan army chief of general staff Qadam Shah Shaheem in Beijing late on Sunday, Chang Wanquan praised Kabul’s support in fighting against extremists based in Xinjiang. Beijing has long ...

KABUL: The Afghan government is reviewing options to prevent the violations by Pakistan along the Durand Line, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. The ministry said the construction of a gate in Torkham is regrettable and against the enforced practice, calling it a move against the good neighborly relations. Condemning the construction of the gate by Pakistan, MoFA said ...

KABUL: A think-tank said Monday that Afghanistan water resources can be great equipment in the foreign politics, asking the government to manage the resources. “Water diplomacy is very effective in the foreign policy. Unfortunately, our officials are unacquainted with this efficient policy,” said a natural resources and political expert Dr. Latif Nazari. He said that industrial countries use industries and ...

KABUL: The Kabul municipality on Monday signed four contracts for several major projects including a high-speed transport system and ground water management with an Arab company. Acting mayor Prof. Abdullah Habibzai signed the contracts with Dr. Ramzan Harb, deputy director of Khatib & Alami Company in the presence of President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace. Abdul Qadir Arzo, the ...

KABUL: The Office of the National Security Adviser of Afghanistan has said Russia is considering a request by the government of Afghanistan to equip the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). NSC spokesman Tawab Ghorzang said Afghanistan and Russia are on the same page to increase the capabilities of the Afghan forces who are on the front line fighting ...

KABUL: The security forces retook the control of Khanshin district of southern Helmand province during an operation, security officials said Sunday. “Taliban were pushed back from Khanshin district and most of the areas in the district were recaptured by security forces,” provincial spokesman Torialai Hemmat said. He said 20 Taliban were killed and 15 wounded through airstrike and ground raids ...