KABUL: Several youths participating in a sit-in in southern Helmand province have started hunger strike as they demand an immediate end to the ongoing violence by declaring a ceasefire. The participants of the sit-in have warned that their hunger strike ...
Read More »Conflicting reports emerge regarding Pak-Afghan forces clash in Paktia
KABUL: Conflicting reports have emerged regarding a clash between the Afghan and Pakistani border forces near Durand Line in Paktia as situation remains tense along the Line amid deteriorating security situation and persistent artillery shelling. The provincial government of Paktia ...
Read More »Helmand sit-in demands halt to state-sponsored terrorism
KABUL: Residents of southern Helmand province including men and women have staged a sit-in in Lashkargah city to seek an end to Pakistan’s sponsoring of terrorism. Following a deadly suicide car bombing in the premises of Ayub Khan Stadium, happened ...
Read More »Politicians, parliamentarians pay tribute to victims of Kabul sit-in attack
KABUL: The Chairperson of the Afghan Samon Society, Zakia Wardak on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on peaceful Kabul sit-in, extending her deepest condolence and prayers to the victims of the attack. Zakia Wardak visited the sit-in at Chaman-e-Hazori ...
Read More »Germany to send more troops in Afghanistan
KABUL: The government of German might send more troops to Afghanistan after the country’s parliament approved plans to extend the country’s military mission. A majority of MPs in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, voted to approve a bill ...
Read More »Cross-border shelling continues in Kunar province of Afghanistan
KABUL: The local officials in eastern Kunar province are saying that the cross-border shelling from the other side of Durand Line continue on this province as dozens of artillery shells landed in two district over a period of 24 hours. ...
Read More »Kabul Sakhi shrine: 29 people killed, 52 wounded in New Year suicide blast
KABUL: At least 29 people were killed and 52 others injured in a suicide blast in capital Kabul on Wednesday, security officials said. The blast happened at around 12:00pm in the limits of third Police District near to Kart-i-Sakhi area. Nasratullah Rahimi, ...
Read More »‘Deceived and raped’, Pakistani female doctor seeks justice
LASHKARGAH: A female Pakistani doctor was brought to southern Helmand province through irregular channels to treat women patients against a monthly salary, however she was not only denied the promised money but also subjected to violence and repeated rape by the Afghan ...
Read More »President Ghani offered Taliban peace talks, not surrender: US
A top US official has said President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has offered the Taliban group for participation in peace talks as the official insist that the offer did not mean that the group should surrender. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice ...
Read More »Pakistan’s market share plummets by 50pc in Afghanistan
KABUL: Amid strained ties on political level mainly due to the circumstances surrounding the fight against terrorism, the Pakistani officials have informed regarding a drastic fall in Pakistan’s share in Afghan markets. Chairman Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...
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