The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have abducted at least 6 civilians in Ghor province, days after executing at least 31 civilians in this province. According to the local officials, the 6 civilians were abducted late on Friday afternoon from the work place and have been taken to an unknown location. Provincial governor’s ...

AT-Kabul: Over 80 Ulama (Islamic scholars) in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday expressed support for the polio eradication program. “It is not only the responsibility of the government to eradicate polio from Afghanistan but we are all responsible and must cooperate in eradicating this devastating disease and paying attention to the improvement of our children’s health”, Mawlawi Abdul Zahir Haqani, ...

The Central Bamyan province of Afghanistan hosted the second International Marathon attended by scores of athletes from the country as well as outside of Afghanistan. The provincial governor Mohammad Tahir Zahir distributed the medals for the winners of the second International Marathon. Zahir hailed the International Association of Freerunners, Afghanistan Marathon, Directorate of Information and Culture and Rah Abrisham tourist ...

A television reporter was killed in an explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the incident took place earlier today in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province. The officials further added that the reporter was killed after his vehicle struck the IED in the area ...

Thirty civilians have been killed in northern Afghanistan during an Afghan special forces mission supported by Nato, an Afghan spokesman said. Mahmood Danish, a spokesman for the governor of Kunduz province, told the BBC Taliban fighters had been sheltering in civilian homes. Nato launched air strikes in the area after two US soldiers were killed. Mr Danish said it was ...

The Afghan woman Sharbat Gula will return to Afghanistan on coming Monday as she has been released from the jail nearly two weeks after she was arrested by the Pakistani authorities. The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal informed regarding the release of Gula from the jail earlier today. “With utmost delight, I announce that Sharbatgula is now free ...

A court in Pakistan has rejected to release the Afghan woman Sharbat Gula who was arrested on charges of possessing fake Pakistani National Identity Card. According to the local media reports, the court rejected her bail plea after hearing arguments from both the sides. The court rejected the bail plea of Sharbat Gula despite lawyers Abdul Latif Afridi and Mubashar ...

AT-KABUL: A commander of the Haqqani network and a Taliban’s shadow governor were killed along 50 other militants during a ground and air operation in the southeastern Paktika province, security official said on Wednesday. The ministry of interior said in a statement that a key Haqqani network commander, Wahid known as Jamshid and his three associates were killed in an ...

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Residents of the Zazai Aryub district of southeastern Paktia province on Wednesday expressed deep concerns over the rocket strikes from Pakistani forces into some areas of the district, asking the government to probe the firings. “If rocket firing was not stopped, it would create huge problem,” the residents said, asking the authorities to take bold steps to ...

AُT-PESHAWAR: Afghan national and National Geographic famous face Sharbat Gula was admitted in a hospital here on Wednesday. Her application for release on bail was rejected by a Special Court at Peshawar today (Wednesday). The rejection comes despite Pakistani’s interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Sunday that his country would review Gula’s case on the grounds that “she ...