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Afghanistan sends 46 aviation personnel to India for training

The Afghan government has sent a group of 46 aviation personnel to India to participate in technical and professional training. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority Qasim Rahimi has confirmed the deployment of 46 aviation personnel for training to India. Rahimi further added that the aviation personnel will resume their work in the airports of the country once they ...

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The Taliban have been imposed on Pashtuns and the Pakistan Army has incurred huge losses upon the Pashtuns of Pashtunkhwa, says Latif Afridi

The Pashtun leader, Latif Afridi, Pashto interview to THE PASHTUN TIMES. Please click on the video and watch the detailed interview. The Taliban have been imposed on Pashtuns and the Pakistan Army has incurred huge losses upon the Pashtuns of Pashtunkhwa, aiming to reach and control the controversial Durand Line. But if the Pashtuns once take up guns then the ...

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2,400 Pashtun Families of North Waziristan, Displaced by Pakistan Military Operation, Return from Afghanistan

BANNU: Around 2,400 families from North Waziristan Agency, which had sought refuge in Afghanistan in the wake of the Zarb-i-Azb military operation, have returned to Bannu, according to an official. He said that 5,000 families belonging to Momedkhel and Madakhel tribes and living near the Afghan border had fled to Afghanistan after the Pakistan Military operation was launched to clear ...

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Renowned Afghan artist ‘Hamdullah Arbab’ arts celebrate in the NSS main office in Kabul

Today, a renowned Afghan artist Hamdullah Arbab art celebrated in the (NSS) main office. Hamdullah Arbab displayed his creative art pieces in the main office of national stability society (NSS) main office in Kabul. A number of Afghan art lovers, writers, journalists, civil society members, youths, women and politicians were participated in this significant art exhibition. The theme of the ...

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Mufti Qavi to be investigated in murder case of Qandeel Baloch

PAKISTAN: A renowned Pakistani religious cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi will be investigated in the murder case of a Pakistani social media sensation Qandeel Baloch who was murdered on Saturday. Mufti Qavi appeared in a video together with Baloch last month which immediately went viral in the internet and media. A senior police official in Multan has said “We have decided ...

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Book Review: The Humanistic Politics in Afghanistan

Abdul Ghafoor Liwal is an academic politician working for enlightenment and development of Afghan society for several years in Afghanistan. He has served on many governmental and non-governmental positions in Afghanistan. Mr. Liwal new book, ‘The Humanistic Politics in Afghanistan’ paves the way to critical thinking and helps in understanding the mindset of the present-day Afghan people. This book highlights ...

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Local ANP leader ‘Haji Shoaib Khan’ shot dead in suspected target killing

PESHAWAR (District Swabi): Former MPA Haji Shoaib Khan of Awami National Party (ANP) was shot dead on Sunday by unknown attackers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s town of Yar Hussain in Swabi district. District Police Office (DPO) Javed Iqbal told media that some gunmen entered Khan’s political office and opened fire at the former MPA. Khan, who sustained multiple wounds, was rushed ...

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Afghan Taliban issues statement for the Central Asian countries

The Taliban group in Afghanistan has issued a statement for the Central Asian countries amid concerns that the ongoing violence in Afghanistan could destabilize the Central Asian States. Insisting on group’s policies to refrain from interfering in other countrys’ internal affairs, the group said “Its policy towards other nations is based on “لا ضرر ولا ضرار” (Do not harm nor ...

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“Cheegha: The Call from Waziristan, the Last Outpost”

“Cheegha: The Call from Waziristan, the Last Outpost” (Reviewed by Angelina Merisi) Author: Ghulam Qadir Khan Daur L’Aleph: Sweden Wisehouse 2014 Foreword by: Prof. Akbar Ahmed Book Review: Ground realities, images and impressions of the lands and people of Waziristan can at best be merely conjured up in the imaginations of those keen to seek knowledge and truth concerning this ...

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Islamabad and Kabul has to normalize the fragile bilateral relations: Analysis

Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, a Pashtun nationalist leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, urged Islamabad and Kabul to normalize the fragile bilateral relations. Chief of his own political faction, Qaumi Watan Party, said that removal of trust deficit between Pakistan and Afghanistan is imperative to ensure security in the two countries and the entire region. He suggested a joint mechanism so ...

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