KABUL: India has committed to provide annual financial assistance of US$ 1 million over a period of five years beginning 2015-16 to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) for the treatment of Afghan children suffering from Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). According to a media statement issued here, the first installment of one million US dollars was disbursed to ARCS in ...

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia over a fire-bomb attack on a bus that killed two people and injured dozens last year, a prosecutor said. The Dhaka court accused Zia and 27 other leaders and officials of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of instigating the petrol bomb attack as part of ...

WISCONSIN: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday said that amongst all the presidential hopefuls only he can solve the problem of “radical Islamic terrorism”. During an interview with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, Trump termed Pakistan “a vital problem” for the United States (US) “because they have a thing called nuclear weapons”, adding, “They have to get a better hold ...

Not only will Anushka be acting in Phillauri but she’ll also be writing and producing it Not only will Anushka be acting in the project but she’ll also be penning the script for it, as well as producing it. —Photo courtesy: www.hdnicewallpapers.com Anushka Sharma has been on everyone’s radar since Virat Kohli stood up for her against trolls on social ...

March 30, 2016 | Richard N. Haass The US presidential election is still more than half a year away, and it is impossible to know with any certainty who will be nominated to represent the major parties, much less who will be the 45th occupant of the White House. But it is not too soon to assess the mood of ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai has said the Afghan government believes Pakistan has not fulfilled commitments Islamabad pledged for the revival of direct peace talks with the Taliban group. He was speaking during a summit organized in capital Kabul which focused on regional cooperation for peace and stability. Karzai further added that the Afghan government was supposed to participate ...

Whether we like it or not, peace with Pakistan is possible. But peace with The Taliban is not. There are many reasons why, I will examine a few. This will be under the assumption that Nation States are still the most powerful and influential actors in the world. The world has not entered the era of which Nation States have ...

The Afghanistan national football team defeated Singapore 2-1 in their second appearance in a qualifier match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Organized in Takhti stadium in the capital city of Tehran, the Afghan footballers ended the game in their favor after they were thrashed by Japan. The Afghan team managed to score their first goal during the 39th minute ...

An Afghan cricket fan dances in celebration. — AFP KABUL: Hundreds of dancing, flag-waving Afghan fans Tuesday gave a hero’s welcome to their cricket team as they arrived home after a historic triumph over the mighty West Indies at the World Twenty20. Afghanistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals but the underdog side notched up an impressive win against the ...

HERAT CITY: Former national security advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta has said inappropriate policies of the incumbent government had raised concerns about political instability and fear of escalation in war. Also a former foreign minister, Spanta said he would render all possible sacrifices but would not allow the Pakistani establishment to influence Afghanistan’s foreign policy or meddle in its internal ...