The former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday attended the 12th Mother Teresa memorial award for justice hosted by Harmony Foundation in Mumbai, India. “Karzai gave the Mother Teresa award to the mother of Faraaz Hossain,” Karzai’s office said in a ...
Read More »Shifting of Haqqani linked intelligence network from Pak to Laghman prevented: Official
KABUL: The anti-terrorism department of ministry of interior on Monday said that it succeeded to avoid transferring of a Haqqani linked intelligence network from Pakistan to eastern Laghman province. “Afghan police managed to arrest three terrorist, who planned to shift ...
Read More »Ghani: Kabul attack an attempt spark discord among people
KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in capital Kabul that left at least 27 people dead, saying attacks on religious sites are aimed at sparking discord among the Afghan people. In a statement released ...
Read More »Suicide bomber killed at least 32 civilians in Kabul
KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vest inside a Shiite Mosque in Kabul city in which at least 32 people killed and more than 50 injured officials said. The attacker targeted a Shiite Mosque, known as Baqir-ul-Uloom, in Police ...
Read More »India reaffirms support to restore Afghanistan’s role as land bridge of the region
KABUL: India has reaffirmed support to Afghanistan and to work with the neighboring countries to restore Afghanistan’s role as the land bridge of the region. The Indian envoy to United Nations Syed Akbaruddin made the remarks during a meeting of ...
Read More »Top Haqqani terrorist arrested in Paktika
KABUL: The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that a top leader linked with the Haqqani terrorist network was arrested in southern Paktika province. In a press statement, the intelligence agency said that its operatives succeed to arrest a leader ...
Read More »Russia express concern regarding growing ISIS influence in Afghanistan
Amid concerns that the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are attempting to expand foothold in the country, the Russian Envoy to United Nations has emphasized a need to prevent foreign terrorist fighters from ...
Read More »Draft Agreement Finalized to Link Afghanistan with Black, Mediterranean Sea
KABUL: The draft agreement for Lazuli route was finalized between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey to link Afghanistan with Black and Mediterranean Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said the draft agreement was finalized during a meeting at ...
Read More »Germany to keep 980 soldiers in Afghanistan until the end of 2017
BERLIN: The cabinet of Germany has approved to keep 980 soldiers in Afghanistan until the end of next year to support the Afghan forces as part of the NATO-led Resolute (RS) mission, it has been reported. The decision by Chancellor ...
Read More »Ghani wants Taliban chief to be included in UN Security Council Sanction
KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani wants the United Nations Security Council to include the supreme leader of the Taliban group Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada to be included in the sanctions list. During a meeting with the UNSC delegation in Kabul, President ...
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