Taliban gunmen stormed a court complex in a city south of Kabul Sunday, killing at least seven people in the insurgents’ third so-called “revenge” attack for last month’s execution of Taliban-linked prisoners. The attack in Pul-i-Alam, capital of volatile Logar province, also left 23 prosecutors wounded as they were meeting to decide the fate of six newly arrested Taliban militants. ...

ABBOTTABAD: Saima, the girl who eloped with the alleged help of her friend Ambreen in Abbotabad, reappeared on Sunday and stated the deceased Ambreen knew nothing about her marriage. “She knew nothing about my marriage and she was not my friend,” said Saima, while exclusively talking to DawnNews. She also asked the authorities for security, as she said her husband’s ...

Afghanistan has for the first time appointed a woman in the leadership of the Afghan Attorney General Office, taking yet another major step towards increasing the Afghan women share in the government and empowerment of the Afghan women. Ms Maliha Hassan has been appointed as the deputy finance and administrative chief in the Afghan Attorney General Office. She has served ...

The landmark Salma Dam project was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in western Herat province of Afghanistan today. The project has been executed and implemented by WAPCOS Ltd, a Government of India Undertaking under ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. “Afghanistan & India have long and continued relations ...

The new Afghan Ambassador to Indonesia Roya Rahmani took over duties by presenting her credentials to the country’s president during a special ceremony attended by the Ambassadors of seven other countries. According to a statement released by the Embassy of Afghanistan in Indonesia, Ms Rahmani presented her credentials to the Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday. The other Ambassadors who ...

KABUL: An influential Pakistani religious scholar who was once labeled as the ‘Father of Taliban’ has endorsed the war skills of the newly-appointed Taliban chief. The Afghan defense officials dismissed the skills endorsement by Sami-ul-Haq and said the Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada is neither a religious cleric nor he has skills in military. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense Dawlat ...

KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said Pakistan should opt friendship and brotherhood instead of violence in a bid to help boost relations between the two countries. The remarks by Karzai followed during a meeting with a team of the Pakistani journalists who visited the country as part of the Equal Access program. The former President thanked Pakistan ...

AFGHANISTAN: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has strongly condemned the execution of passengers by the Taliban militants after 185 of them were kidnapped in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Calling the execution of innocent civilians an act of treachery, President Ghani said the bandits are committing such crimes, criticizing the Taliban leader for the lack of information regarding the religion ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) will face tough in coming months amid deteriorating security situation. The NATO-led Resolute Support Deputy Chief of Staff for Communication Army Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland has said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are making slow and steady progress, giving them momentum for an expected tough fight ahead. Briefing ...

PESHAWAR: The chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Pakistan Moazzam Ali was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MoFA) over the harassment of Afghan General Consul in Peshawar city of Pakistan. According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, a strong protest was lodged over the Pakistani security personnel act to stop the vehicle of the Afghan General Consul ...