KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban group was killed along with his five fighters in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the militants were targeted on Wednesday afternoon in Chaknoor area of Lalpur district. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani confirmed that a key local leader of the group identified ...

The most discussed issue but more thorny in character. After chewing words for more than half a century I can see no solution to this question in the frame of Pakistan. Though I attained this maturity in mid-twenties of my life but had no courage to say it. Apart from my minerals makeup, there were socio-political coercion or conciliation.  Any change ...

The Turkish authorities have handed over a book written in Pashto language nearly 300 years ago and was kept in a library in Turkey, it has been reported. The book, Al-Tohfat Al-Qadrya on Sufism, was reportedly written between 1722 and 1723 by Ibn Munner. The book on Islamic mysticism was discovered two years ago by Sinan Ayhan, who was looking ...

KABUL: The casualties toll from coordinated suicide attacks in capital Kabul has climbed to at least 22 dead while nearly 120 others have sustained injuries. The officials in the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (MoPH) have said ordinary civilians are also among those killed or wounded. MoPH spokesman Mohammad Ismail Kawoosi confirmed Thursday that 22 people lost their lives ...

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and FATA Reforms Committee Chairman Sartaj Aziz said that Federal Cabinet has approved recommendations of the Committee for the integration of tribal areas into national mainstream in five years after consultations with all the stakeholders. Addressing a news conference after the cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the chair in ...

KABUL: The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned in the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan over persistent artillery shelling in eastern provinces of the country. Ambassador Abrar Hussain was reportedly summoned by General Murad Ali Murad, the deputy chief of staff of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan. The military attaché of the Pakistani Embassy General Farooq Zaman was also ...

KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced the national team squad for the upcoming series of matches against Ireland. Afghanistan will play a series of T20I and ODI and a Four Day match of I-Cup with Ireland. Nawroz Mangal Head of the selection committee said “The players’ selection has been taken place in accordance to their specific skills ...

KABUL: Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Umer Zakhilwal emphasized on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to withdraw the political move of closure of crossing points and transit routes to enhance objectives of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) between the two neighboring countries. Zakhilwal, representing his country at the ECO Summit in Islamabad, he urged the member countries to make regional connectivity and economic ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said a stable and developed Afghanistan will not be a threat to the other nations. President Ghani made the remarks during a ceremony to mark the first national day of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. He said those thinking to turn Afghanistan into their battleground will only take their dreams with them ...

KABUL: The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan regarding the persistent artillery shelling in eastern provinces of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned and a protest was lodged by deputy foreign minister for administrative affair Dr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha. Dr. Andisha strongly condemned the ...