Militancy-hit Farman along with his family MINGORA: Although normalcy has returned to the scenic valley of Swat, yet scores of people, affected by the militancy, are still facing hardships. Hundreds of widows and orphans have to struggle to get onetime food while there are many more who suffer from the injuries they received during militancy in the region. Like most ...

The Afghanistan national football team captain Faysal Shayesteh eyes victory against Singapore in the upcoming qualifier match for FIFA 2018 World Cup. “We have come to Iran to defeat Singapore with the collaboration of spectators in the upcoming match,” Shayesteh said upon the arrival of the national football team to Iran for the qualifier match scheduled for Tuesday. Shayesteh further ...

Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri retreat from smoke after tear gas shelling by authorities during an anti-government protest in Islamabad on March 27, 2016. ISLAMABAD: Around 10,000 people protesting the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – a former Punjab police commando hanged last month for assassinating Punjab governor Salman Taseer – breached Islamabad’s Red Zone Sunday evening. The government has called in ...

Afghanistan defeated West Indies in International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup T20 and made another history in the world of cricket on Sunday. West Indies won the toss and let Afghanistan to bat first. Although, West Indies did better on the balling side but Afghanistan was able to secure 123 runs with losing seven players in 20 overs. West Indies ...

It is not anti-Americanism for Afghans to question the US military presence and the ‘war on terror’ in Afghanistan. The Taliban has rejected the Afghan government’s offer for peace talks as “futile” and “misleading”, saying they would be “contradictory” in the face of the fresh deployment of US troops and continued US air strikes and night raids in Afghanistan. Last ...

A delegation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with the officials of Dehsabz – Barikab City Development Authority (DCDA), Independent Board of Kabul New City Development (KNC) on Saturday. According to DCDA, a meeting of Dip. Eng. Alham Omar Hotaki Deputy and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) held with JICA’s Infrastructure Director for (Afghanistan and Pakistan) with the participation ...

Most of us are familiar with the poetry of Ghani Khan, arguably one of the most important and eminent Pashto poets of the twentieth century. While some are acquainted with his work as a sculptor and painter, his drawings moreover merit equal recognition, by way of offering a further glimpse into his raw talent and inherently creative mind. Although it ...

JALALABAD: A child suicide bomber, trained in a Peshawar-based seminary, surrendered to police before blowing himself up in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on last Wednesday. The 12 years old boy, Abu Zar, is a resident of the Wazirbagh area of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The boy said he was trained on suicide bombing for two years. ...

ISLAMABAD: Awami National Party’s delegation visited the Embassy of Belgium in Islamabad to offer condolences and express solidarity with the families of the victims of the Brussels attacks and the people of Belgium. The delegation was including seniors ANP members Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Central Vice President Bushra Gohar, and Senator Zahid Khan. They expressed their deepest solidarity with the victims, their families and ...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Reacting to violent clashes between supporters of Abdul Rashid Dostum and Atta Mohammad Noor, President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said protests were people’s right, but those restoring to violence would be dealt with sternly. One person was killed and four others were wounded after supporters of First-Vice President Dostum and Balkh Governor Noor clashed in Maimana, the capital of ...