PESHAWAR: Pakistan may impose new restrictions on Afghan refugees in what is described as a “tougher policy” that could be unveiled next month, a newspaper reported on Monday. Islamabad has set the June 30 deadline for the repatriation of more three million refugees living in Pakistan since 1980s. Such deadlines have repeatedly been extended in the past, but further allowance ...

An Indian war veteran and strategic analyst has said India should supply heavy military equipment to the Afghan armed forces, including tanks and field artillery. In an Op-Ed published in New Indian Express newspaper, Maj. Gen. (Retd) G D Bakhshi, said ” Rapidly do capacity building of the Afghan army, so that it has a military edge over the Taliban ...

KABUL: Calling China a trusted friend, President Ashraf Ghani has evinced Afghanistan’s interest in getting membership of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). At a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Tashkent, he said Afghanistan was ready for cooperation in areas of economic, business, infrastructure, security and human resource development. Afghanistan is interested in AIIB membership and benefitting from its vast experience ...

UZBEKISTAN: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain in Uzbekistan on Friday afternoon to discuss the latest upheavals in the bilateral relations between the two nations. The Office of the President said President Ghani met President Mamnoon Hussain before concluding an official visit to Uzbekistan. The two sides openly discussed the latest issues and tensions and ...

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed the former Indian batsman Lalchand Rajput as the new head coach of the Afghanistan National Cricket team. According to a statement by ACB, Rajput was appointed as the new head coach of the country’s national cricket team following a thorough process, including test and research among the nominees. The statement further added that ...

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has sacked top officials from the Hamid Karzai International Airport over negligence in duty, the Office of the President said Thursday. According to a statement by the ARG Palace, the director of the airport and commander of the border police were among the top officials dismissed by President Ghani. The statement further added that President Ghani ...

KABUL: Hundreds of people came to the streets on Wednesday to protest against Pakistan’s aggression and cross-Durand Line attacks at the Torkham crossing. The protesters said that Afghans would never accept the Durand Line as permanent border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan’s intention to build a check post at the Torkham area caused a three-day clash between with Afghan border ...

The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to United Nations Mahmoud Saikal updated the UN Security Council regarding the terrorist’s safe havens in Pakistan. “The fact that terrorist leaders had been found and killed in safe havens in Pakistan was proof that it had violated the sovereignty of other nations,” Saikal said. He called for urgent implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 ...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj noted the dam was built in “very difficult and hostile” conditions. (File Photo) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reaffirmed India’s continued support to Afghanistan, saying the county will stand like a rock with Afghanistan. Swaraj was speaking during an event organized by Water Resources Ministry to felicitate its personnel and workers who successfully ...

India has pledged full support to strengthen the defense capabilities of Afghanistan in a bid to help the country preserve its unity and territorial integrity. Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said “The Security Council needs to look into the deteriorating security situation and the means to contain it as it could pose serious threats to ...