Insisting that Moscow is doubtful regarding the plan, Kabullov said only the training of the pilots for Blackhawks will require at least 4 years. “Can Afghanistan wait for four years. I think there is not enough time available,” Kabulov was quoted as saying by the State-run news agency, Sputnik News. This comes as the United States Department of Defense (DoD) ...

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the NATO Foreign Ministerial will kick off on Tuesday with the Foreign Ministers of the alliance to discuss Afghanistan on Wednesday.  “On Wednesday, we will meet with Afghan Foreign Minister Rabbani, to reaffirm our commitment to supporting Afghans to secure their own country, and to review Afghanistan’s reforms, which are linked to continued ...

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai attended Sunday a book fair in Turkey by the request of ex-president of the country Abdullah Gul. Turkish President Rajab Tayeb Erdogan and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim were also present in the ceremony which was held in Kayseri city. Meanwhile, the former prime minister of Turkey Ahmad Dawood Oglu invited Karzai for a breakfast ...

KABUL: Ministry of Public Work (MoPW) on Monday said 1425km railway to be constructed in the country by the year 2020. “Following Brussels conference, efforts on card to construct 1,425km in the country up to the year of 2020”, said Head of Afghanistan Railway Authority Abdul Bari Sediqi. He said that also Afghanistan Railway Authority will complete technical and primary ...

At least 12 people were killed and 75 others injured when a huge fire erupted at Karachi’s Regent Plaza hotel early Monday, police and a doctor said. The blaze broke out in the kitchen located at the ground floor of the four-star hotel located on the city’s Shahrah-i-Faisal, and swept through the building, trapping scores of hotel guests in their ...

From an Indian context, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s assumption of the post of Pakistan Army chief ominously coincided with a brazen attack on an Indian Army camp at Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir that left seven soldiers dead. There was even speculation the assault was a parting shot from the outgoing army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif, who had warned that ...

That visiting leaders and officials complain about inadequate arrangements or restrictions is not new, especially when it concerns India-Pakistan ties. The visit of Pakistani prime minister’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz to Amritsar was no exception with Pakistani media complaining about a host of issues, including Aziz not being allowed to visit the Golden Temple and visiting mediapersons not being ...

KARACHI: Baloch social worker Abdul Wahid returned to his home in Karachi’s Lyari area on Monday after allegedly being taken into custody in July this year, family sources told Dawn. Missing since July 26, social activist and writer Abdul Wahid Baloch was taken away by two men in plain clothes while travelling on a bus en route to Karachi with ...

KABUL: The ministry of interior (MoI) Sunday condemned publicly hanging of a university student in strong terms and ordered the Wardak police to arrest perpetrators. The victim was identified as Faizul Rahman, who was reportedly on his way to meet his family when he was captured by Taliban. He was hanged to death in accusation of involvement in the assassination ...

Afghan Ambassador to India Dr Shaida Abdali in an exclusive interview to CNN-News18’s Parikshit Luthra said that Pakistan must make genuine efforts to fight terror. He said, there should be no good or bad terrorists and the fight against terror groups should continue. Here’s the full interview: Do you get a sense that Heart of Asia declaration will have a ...