Afghanistan’s first and only all women orchestra (Zohra) has been chosen the winner of Freemuse Award 2017. The award was apparently given to Zohra, Afghanistan’s first and only all women orchestra, for their role in empowering the women through music. Freemuse, the world forum on music and censorship, is an independent international membership organisation advocating and defending freedom of expression ...

EDITORIAL: The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan has urged the new US administration to withdraw all foreign forces by changing its Afghan policy. The Taliban has warned that the presence of the US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan would prolong the Afghan war. Prior to this, Taliban has asked the Obama administration to leave Afghanistan.Such remarks showing frustration of the insurgents ...

KABUL: The former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai said the United States and Russia must work together to plot a path along which the Central Asian country could progress. During an interview with EFE in New Delhi, Karzai said he was convinced the Taliban, wrested from power during the American invasion in 2001, sought a peace process to end the ...

KABUL: Islamabad is moving to hold ‘tough talks’ with the Afghan government in the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Army Chief General Javed Bajwa to Kabul. Sources describe that Gen. Bajwa would visit Afghanistan when the time is right, aimed to rebuild the fractured ties between the two countries. One of the Pakistani security officials told a local Pakistani newspaper on ...

From Friday, January 20th 2017, the United States has a new President – for many, not only in America, still at least controversial and in the extreme version: totally unacceptable Donald John Trump. In a precise ceremony in front of the Congress Trump gave his oath and delivered his first speech as head of state. And for everybody who is ...

KABUL: The United States will deploy at least 1,500 soldiers from the Ready First Brigade to Afghanistan, it has been reported. The soldiers will serve for a period of 9 months as part of the advise, assist, and train mission to help the Afghan army and police. With 300 already deployed to Afghanistan, the deployment of the remaining soldiers will ...

Book Review “Dewaal Sara Khabaray” “Talking to the wall”             Rahmat Shah Sayel once wrote “Chains every where, trenches abound  and military posts dotting the homeland, Be inflamed by your own consciousness, the homeland is a hell to live in.” As I listen to these piercing lines in the voice of a popular Pashtun singer Gulzar Alam sitting hundred of ...

The Afghan opening batsman and wicket Mohammad Shahzad has broken the record of India’s Virat Kohli by scoring four 50s in one international tournament. Shahzad also made history by scoring two 50s in two different international matches on the same day and became the first ever player in the world to have the record. According to reports, Kohli was previously ...

KABUL: Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah hoped that the newly-sworn US President Donald Trump would continue supporting the Afghan people and government. The statement came after the new US president talked to his troops stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan. Terrorism and extremism are biggest threats. Pakistan has supported the notorious groups for long. Therefore, the time is high that Trump should ...

Remembering Bacha Khan- The Man who Matched his Mountains. EDITORIAL: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan famous as Bacha Khan or the Frontier Gandhi, born on February 6, 1890 in Charsaddah Peshawar, will always live in hearts and minds of Afghan people. He has become immortal the day when he waged war against extremism, occupation and injustice—without firing a single bullet. The ...