President Barack Obama has spoken with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. The White House said President Obama called President Ghani to speak with the two leaders regarding the bilateral relations of the two nations. “President Obama spoke by phone today with President Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who was joined by Chief Executive ...

KABUL: Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicized highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicised highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. 13 journalists were killed, a ...

Gilgit-Baltistan police on Wednesday announced the arrest of 12 members of the nationalist Balawaristan National Front (BNF) on charges of anti-state activities. GB’s Inspector General Police Zafar Iqbal Aiwan during a press briefing claimed the 12 arrested were trying to “promote an anti-national ideology” and had “played into the hands of foreign agencies”. “The BNF came into being in 1995. ...

As U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office on January 20, he leaves behind an unfinished conflict, the longest lasting and least successful U.S. war in history: Afghanistan. For Afghanistan and the Afghans, Mr. Obama was a President of contradiction whose Afghan policy proved markedly disastrous. He wrongly believed that he would win the War on Terror militarily and by appeasing ...

KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai speaking in a Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi India, said the war on terrorism is not showing results because the timeframe is not based on dates. Terming the conference of immense importance because of discussion on multi-lateralism and multi-polarity, the former Afghan president said, “The prolongation of the so-called war against terrorism, not ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015.— Reuters/File Facebook is stepping up efforts to head off tougher regulation by Germany, a fierce critic of the social media network operator, saying on Monday it would do more to combat fake news as its chief operating officer ...

KABUL: The Afghan refugees have poured around $7 billion in the country by repatriating from the host countries in the past one year, the officials said Tuesday. Syed Hussain Alimi Balkhi, the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, informed regarding the latest developments regarding the repatriation of the Afghan refugees by appearing in a gathering in Kabul today. He said the ...

KABUL: The Afghan football captain Faysal Shayesteh will likely play in Iran premier league, the Persian Gulf Pro League, it has been reported. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) reported regarding the likely participation of Shayesteh in the Persian Gul Pro League. Shahyesteh will likely play for Paykan team ahead of the club’s appearance against Saba Qom club. The Head Coach ...

KABUL: The European Union delegation to the United Nation together with the permanent mission of Canada, the United States and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, is co-host a forum on combating anti-Muslim discrimination and hatred in New York on Tuesday. EU in a statement sent to Afghanistan Times said that the participant in the event will examine the rise ...

“For ensuring security in our country, we have all necessary preparations in place” KABUL: In a telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday, Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Kabul, Kandahar and Helmand provinces, a statement issued by Presidential Palace said. President Ghani thanked Gen. Bajwa for the sympathy and ...