Video interview in Pashto: Visa and passport can’t separate Pashtuns across the Durand Line, says Dr. Abdullah Waheed Poyan, Afghan consul general in Peshawar. THE PASHTUN TIMES

Image captionThis photo of the victim was provided by the Takhar women’s affairs department A woman is critically ill in northern Afghanistan after her husband nearly beat her to death, and cut part of her genitals, family members say. The incident happened in the Ashkamish district of Takhar province. The victim, who is in her 20s, told the BBC that ...

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called the late king Mohammad Zaher Shah well-wishing, peace-loving and democrat person who supported the national unity. “Afghanistan took slow but fruitful social, economic and cultural steps during his long-time reign,” Karzai said in a message over Shah’s ninth death anniversary, calling the 1965 constitution as the beginning of democracy during his monarchy. Karzai said the ...

KABUL: US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford has said military mission in Afghanistan was not complete and could not be completed in the near future. A media report said on Wednesday. During a joint Pentagon news briefing on Monday afternoon, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter said that the United States would continue to ...

JALALABAD: A large Islamic State or Daesh centre has been captured by Afghan commando forces during an operation in the Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province. The Daesh affiliates would manage their activities from the centre in Sarai Bazaar area and would put on trial their opponents. The centre has been captured by commando forces during their operation and now ...

MOSCOW: The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said Afghanistan need modern Mi-35 gunship helicopters in order to rebuff the terrorist groups in the country. Atmar is currently on an official visit to Russia to discuss issues of bilateral interest as well as we expanding ties between Kabul and Moscow. “We need combat helicopters and other weapons to rebuff ...

KABUL: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has claimed the fighters of the group have shot down a drone in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The group shared a photo of the downed drone captured which is apparently a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle used by the Afghan forces. The Taliban said the drone was shot down and captured in Maiwand ...

KABUL: The United States will deploy at least 800 soldiers from an aviation unit to Afghanistan in a bid to support the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), it has been reported. According to Washington based Stars and Stripes newspaper, the unit will utilize Blackhawks, Chinooks and Apache helicopters with a primary mission of supporting Afghan military efforts. The ...

AFGHANISTAN: A video has gone viral shortly after it was shared online on social media websites which purportedly shows the Parkour moves by the individuals in Afghan police uniform. The video has surfaced online months after a similar video was published by an Afghan rapper to encourage the Afghan National and Defense Forces (ANDSF) as they are going through a ...

PESHAWAR: Pakistan stands shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan in the war against terrorism and extremism, a common challenge for the neighbours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said. In a telephone call late on Saturday, the prime minister assured President Ashraf Ghani: “Pakistan remains committed to deepening cooperation with Afghanistan in the war against terrorism.” Sharif made the call to Ghani ...