By Noman Wazir: Du bois was an African-American. He coined the term double consciousness. His parents lived their lives in slavery; however, he was born just after the enforcement of the emancipation of slaves. Therefore, he was able to get the education and became the first Ph.D in the Afro-American society. He extensively researched the causes of the backwardness of ...

By Saba Aman Eusafzai:  Marriage is a lawful union amongst men and women. In the present times, individuals are reluctant to engage in such union. A pattern of avoidance is emerging in the society for the institution of marriage. Several reasons, ranging from individual to societal, are observed for such tendencies. Marriage is a major duty; there is no doubt about ...

KABUL: The US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) confirmed an airstrike on the Afghan security personnel in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. “We confirm local security personnel aligned with Afghan Government forces were killed in an airstrike in Greshk district in Helmand province late this afternoon,” a statement by USFOR-A said. The statement further added “We would like to our deepest ...

KABUL: The Afghan government is optimistic that the withholding of reimbursements to Pakistan by the Department will have an impact regarding the country’s decision to provide sanctuaries to Afghan militants, specifically the Haqqani terrorist network. A presidential spokesman Dawa Khan Meenapal told RFE said the move will not be ineffective and will have some affects, insisting that such a step ...

KABUL: The Afghan government officials dismiss the claims by the Taliban as baseless and part of their propaganda after the group claimed that the son of the group’s supreme leader has carried out a suicide attack in Helmand province. The Afghan officials are saying that the leaders of the Taliban and their families are based in Pakistan and Qatar, having ...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced nominating his envoy to Turkey John R Bass as his next ambassador to Afghanistan. A career foreign service official, Bass has been the US Ambassador to Turkey since 2014. The Senate needs to confirm his nomination. An American diplomat since 1988, Bass also served as US Ambassador to Georgia from 2009 to 2012. ...

“LeT’s chief Hafiz Saeed (a UN-designated terrorist) continued to address large rallies, although in February 2017, Pakistan proscribed him under relevant provisions of Schedule Four of the Anti-Terrorism Act, thus severely restricting his freedom of movement,” it noted. The United States on Wednesday listed Pakistan among nations that provide “safe havens” to terrorists to operate. It also stated that India ...

WASHINGTON: Pakistan could be in trouble for not doing enough to prevent militant groups from raising funds inside the country, warns a report of the US State Department. The report — titled “Country Reports on Terrorism, 2016” — recognises Pakistan as “an important counterterrorism partner” but has also listed it among countries that provide safe havens to terrorists. The State Department ...

The United States has once again accused Pakistan of not taking significant action against the militant outfits and accusing them of operating from “Pakistan-based safe havens” to threaten the US and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. The US State Department, in its annual “Country Reports on Terrorism 2016” released on Wednesday, said Islamabad has failed to take significant action to constrain ...

Afghanistan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has reacted over Pakistan’s military operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) group in bordering areas with Afghanistan. KABUL: Pakistan’s military said it has launched a major operation against so-called Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border. A Pakistani spokesman said militants had gained ground inside Afghanistan and had to be stopped ...