KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up near the US embassy in the in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 25 others, officials said. Najib Danish, Interior ministry’s deputy spokesman, told reporters at the site the suicide attack targeted a convoy of NATO forces. The attacker detonated his explosives-laden vehicle. Danish said international forces suffered no ...

EDITORIAL: Recently a high-ranking Pakistan delegation has visited Afghanistan, aimed at easing tensions between the two neighbors. At the status-quo relations between the two nations is in the lowest point. It is almost in its brink of collapse. The Afghan government has every reason not to treat well its neighbor. The enemies of Afghans are living in Pakistan. From there ...

KABUL: Violence against journalists is in highest record in 2016 and the first quarters of 2017 with 128 cases from which 14 are murder, according to reports. The chief executive expressed concerns over the increasing violence against journalists, but said Tuesday that the national unity government is committed to the principles of the freedom of speech. Journalists from different provinces ...

He’s known in the U.S. Congress as “Dr. Hero” for his alleged role in finding al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden. But in his native Pakistan, Dr. Shakil Afridi has been cast as a traitor, locked away for nearly six years in a slippery, tangled case that has strained bilateral relations. It’s a tale that has played out as part spy ...

KABUL: The United States government will grant 2,500 more visas for the Afghan nationals have worked with the US military in Afghanistan, it has been reported. The Afghan nationals will be granted with the visas under the deal that concluded on Sunday worth around $1 trillion. This comes as the US government had approved 1,500 more visas for the Afghan ...

KABUL: The United States welcomed the Government of National Unity’s steps to fulfill its obligations in implementing the peace agreement signed with the representatives of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, said a statement issued by US Embassy to Kabul. The statement said that continued, successful progress towards this vital goal was most recently demonstrated by the return of ...

KABUL: The United Kingdom is going to deploy more troops in Afghanistan under a NATO plan, aimed at strengthening its military presence in the war-torn country, a British newspaper reported Monday. The US-led NATO member countries are deliberately thinking over a plan to increase the number of Resolute Support Mission personnel beyond the existing level of 13,000, The Guardian said. ...

Since the takeover by Mr. Trump, one is really at pain to find the reason for “no US policy” for Afghanistan in spite of the immense increase of the interest of the regional players and operation Mansouri. (Code name for spring offensive). The emissaries are sent to Afghanistan, some hints are dropped but no concrete policy is declared. One wonders ...

Dialogue proceeded in a pleasant environment, Ayaz Sadiq says upon return from an official visit to Afghanistan. ISLAMABAD: Returning from a two-day official visit to Afghanistan, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday said the Afghan leadership and the people of the country had shown the utmost respect to the delegation of Pakistani lawmakers. Sadiq had visited Afghanistan on the ...

ICG says US should condition its military aid to force Pakistan to rethink its alleged support to Afghan insurgency. WASHINGTON: The United States should condition its military aid to Pakistan to force Islamabad to rethink its alleged support to the Afghan insurgency, says a report released by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Sunday. The transnational think tank, which provides ...