KABUL: The former Afghan president’s national security advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta slammed the government leaders and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for their silence regarding the violations along the Durnad Line. Speakign during a gathering to announce the formation of a new political movement, Spanta said the government is busy suppressing the civil movements and protesters while unprecedented violations are being ...

KABUL: The top NATO and US commander in Afghanistan has said most Daesh or Islamic State (IS) fighters are foreigners who have brought violence and miseries to the people. Gen. John Nicholson said this during a change-of-commander ceremony at the NATO Resolute Support (RS) Mission headquarters in Kabul. He said during the last one year US and Afghan forces had inflicted significant damage on ...

After the Second World War the importance of regionalism has become increasingly and unavoidably important. World politics entered into a new era of regional integration and economic cooperation. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was proposed from 1970 to 1980 by Ziaur Rahman, the then president of Bangladesh. After that he visited India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. He stated ...

Although the Supreme Court is expected to take up the inquiry report of the JIT against the Sharif family on Monday, but it seems to be a mere  formality as the cheerleaders of the creeping coup are determined to force the Apex Court to sack the elected Prime Minister of the country. By now it’s pretty clear that in actual ...

PAKISTAN: “Qandeel Baloch,” a name that refuses to die down, a name that refuses to be buried, a name that refuses to be forgotten. One year after her tragic death, Baloch’s name still shines and still resurfaces amidst conversations. On July 15, 2016, Fouzia Azeem was brutally killed by her brother for the sake of “honour” because he felt that ...

WASHINGTON: The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018, as passed by the US House of Representatives on Friday, requires the defense secretary to provide an Afghan strategy beyond five years. “It directs the secretary of defense to provide an Afghanistan strategy that will look beyond the next five years to describe the trajectory of US efforts in Afghanistan and assess the timeline ...

QUETTA: Pashtun leader inPakistan Mahmood Achakzai has warned Islamabad regarding the persistent interference of Islamabad in the internal affairs of Afghanistan. Speaking during a gathering in Quetta city, Achakzai said the persistent interferences could have negative consequences that will take Pakistan towards major crisis. He also warned that such interferences would also have a negative impact and could sabotage the ...

As the Afghan officials have long been criticizing Islamabad for supporting the anti-government armed militant groups in Afghanistan, specifically the Taliban and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network, the Pakistani officials have once again started to lobby in favor of the group, emphasizing on consideration of political incentives to encourage the group to reconciliation negotiations. A spokesman for the Ministry of ...

KABUL: NATO Secretary General Gen. Jens Stoltenberg has said NATO and Russia shared a common interest in Afghanistan which was free, safe and democratic Afghanistan. Talking to reporter after the NATO-Russia Council meeting at Brussels, he said the two sides discussed security situation in Afghanistan. He said a stable Afghanistan was essential for regional security, a share goal of NATO and Russia. “We had ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday offered German car-manufacturing companies to survey lithium deposits in southern Helmand province in order to benefit from the soft metal in making cars. The president made the offer during a meeting at the Presidential Palace with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who arrived on a surprise visit to Kabul at the head of a ...