Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan’s second vice president, said at a gathering on Sunday that the basic rights of Afghans, especially minorities, need to be focused on and preserved during peace talks and after a peace agreement has been reached.
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US to reduce its troops to 2,500 by mid-January: Miller
The US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller said in an interview with Ariana News on Sunday that Washington will reduce its troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by January 15.
Read more ›Ghani discusses security and border control plans at NSC meeting
President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that peace and stability in Afghanistan will bring peace and stability to the region. Speaking at a National Security Council meeting Ghani said: “Peace will allow for major economic projects for the economic prosperity and economic development of Afghanistan and the region as soon as possible.”
Read more ›Court hears Mullah Mansour used fake identities to buy insurance and properties
Former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in 2016 in a US drone strike, had a life insurance policy with a Pakistan company under a false name, and had properties in Karachi worth millions, an anti-terrorism court in Karachi heard on Saturday.
Read more ›Chhattisgrah: Bastar: Violence Escalates
On December 4, 2020, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in a forested area near Hakwa village under Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District, Chhattisgarh. The body of the Maoist, identified as Arjun, a ‘platoon commander’ of the Gangaloor ‘area committee’ of the Maoists, was recovered […]
Read more ›The Shadow of International Terror
Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on December 1, 2020, disclosed that the government was moving to re-activate the investigation of 83 cases of Hefazat-e-Islam’s (HeI) ‘terrorist activities’ in 2013, adding,
Read more ›NATO pledges continued support to Afghan security forces
US and NATO Forces Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller on Sunday vowed support to Afghan security forces.
Read more ›4 civilians killed in Nangarhar blast
Four civilians were killed in a roadside blast in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, an official said.
Read more ›Kabul, Abu Dhabi agree to boost cooperation
Afghanistan and the United Aab Emirates have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation to a level reflecting the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Read more ›Taliban recapture Uruzgan’s Dehrawud district
Taliban insurgents have once again captured the Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province, local officials said on Saturday.
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