–PM Imran Khan calls for investigation into killing of senior Peshawar cop who was abducted from Islamabad and found dead in Afghanistan –Pakistan Army spokesman says incident indicates to involvement or resources…
GHAZNI: Thousands of Afghans have fled to Ghazni city to escape fighting in two Hazara-dominated districts, with some describing the violence on Tuesday as the worst they had seen in the 17-year…
WASHINGTON: US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar from November 8 to 20 to push for peace negotiations with…
KABUL: At least 16 armed Taliban insurgents were killed during a joint operation between Afghan forces and foreign forces in Baghlan province, local officials said Wednesday, reported TOLO News. According to Baghlan…
KABUL: Every two months, Mohammaddin visits a tax collector in Chardara district, in northern Afghanistan, and is given receipts to show he has paid his tax and utility bills. The service is…
KANDAHAR: A week of fighting between Taliban militants and fighters loyal to a commander from the mainly Shi’ite Hazara minority has heightened fears of a dangerous new phase of sectarian violence in…
–Police briefly detain secretary, servant of JUI-S chief for interrogation –Funeral attended by KP CM, governor besides high-profile political leaders PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) chief and ‘Father of Taliban’ Maulana Samiul Haq was…
After a silence of a few days on the release of Afghan Taliban leaders, Pakistan government on Sunday acknowledged releasing its co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar alias Mullah Baradar and two other commanders. A…
WASHINGTON: The United States targeted Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency on Tuesday with sanctions against eight individuals, including two linked to the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The individuals, who also include two…
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Army on Monday handed administrative powers of the Swat region to the civilian authorities, ending a decade-long military operation to flush out Taliban militants led by Mullah Fazlullah from the…
PUL-E-KHUMRI: Up to 30 militants were killed as fighting aircraft targeted a Taliban gathering in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province on Sunday, an army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad…
KABUL: Pakistan Ambassador to Kabul Zahid Nasrullah Khan denied Islamabad’s support to Taliban, said that his country is not supporting the group. Although a number of Afghan political affairs analysts label Pakistan as the main supporter of…
Nearly 170 killed as violence rocks chaotic polls across Afghanistan, polling extended in some constituencies till today Taliban suicide bomber kills 15 in Kabul, several killed in attacks in Kunduz, Nangarhar and…
KABUL: Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar province on Friday, after a Taliban-claimed attack on a US-Afghan security meeting killed a powerful police chief and threatened stability across the south. Preparations for…
KABUL: From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to risk their lives for democracy. Nearly nine million…
KABUL: Taliban militants killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Sunday, ahead of parliamentary elections…
WASHINGTON: The US envoy for Afghanistan peace efforts met with Taliban representatives in Qatar on Friday as President Donald Trump’s administration pushed to find a way to end the 17-year-old Afghan war,…
