Afghanistan may seek additional military assistance from India in battling a relentless Taliban insurgency, a New Delhi-based newspaper reported on Wednesday. President Ashraf Ghani is expected to present Prime Minister Narendra Modi a wish list at their meeting on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia Conference in the Amritsar city of Punjab state next week. As the strategic partnership ...

The revolutionary leader of Cuba Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, Cuban state television announced on Saturday. The announcement was made by his brother and current President Cuba Raul Castro in the state television. He ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008. ...

Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has expressed concern over Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, saying that India’s surgical strike in Pak-administered Kashmir was a much-awaited step that his country had been demanding for a long time. He also said United States President-elect Donald Trump needs to work with all sections of society, including Muslims, so that terrorism can be fought effectively worldwide. ...

German chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a press conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party headquarters. -AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following poll triumphs for Brexit and Donald Trump. After months of feverish speculation, Merkel announced ...

The White House has said Pakistan ‘can and must’ do more against the terrorist groups operating in its soil, it has been reported. Emphasizing that no state should allow its soil to be used by any terror group to launch attacks on other countries,  a senior White House official has said “Recognising the sacrifices of the people and the security ...

PESHAWAR: Senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Haji Mohammad Adeel passed away on Friday in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Born on October 25, 1944, the former senator died due to heart attack. His funeral prayer was offered at 4:00 pm in Peshawar. Haji Adeel is survived by three sons and a daughter. Former President of ...

US President elect will approve a Congress bill to declare Pakistan a terror state when the legislation reaches him in what would be a shot in arm for India’s antiterror narrative, said Shalabh Kumar, a key Indian-origin member of Donald Trump’s advisory council and prominent businessman. “President Trump and PM Narendra Modi will undoubtedly share a good chemistry. The Indo-US ...

KABUL: Reports have emerged regarding the possible picks in Donald Trump’s administration less than a week after he was elected as the new US President. A list of the possible picks for the cabinet and other key posts has been handed over to Vice President-elect Mike Pence, which include a host of corporate consultants and lobbyists in addition to independent experts. According ...

Three senior Afghan Taliban members traveled to Pakistan this week and held a series of meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, mainly to brief them about the recent talks held in Qatar between the Afghan Taliban and Kabul, a senior Taliban official, an Afghan diplomat and a Pakistani official said Saturday. The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, said ...

KABUL: The Taliban delegation demanded the release of prisoners and removal of the group’s leaders from the UN blacklist during the informal talks held in Qatar, it has been reported. The group also demanded that the Taliban group should be identified as a formal movement before they agree to participate in peace talks. The Afghan Taliban officials, based in Qatar ...