After a 26-year gap, Afghanistan’s civilian air traffic control system was able to stand on its own. President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday officially inaugurated a new radar system located in Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital Kabul. Shahhussain Murtazawi, a spokesman for President Ghani, said that by using the new system the Afghan government is able to take control […]

Pakistan will reinforce its Afghan border with tens of thousands of additional troops to curb the flow of militants. Up to 60,000 paramilitaries are being raised to step up patrols along the porous, mountainous border which is notorious for smuggling and infiltration by insurgents. The recruitment to Pakistan’s Frontier Corps comes as the country builds a fence along the 2,300-kilometre […]

Mawlawi Habiburrahman, the military head of Daesh, and his deputy for the northern region of Afghanistan, and 150 of their fighters surrendered to security forces in Jawzjan province on Tuesday, local officials confirmed on Wednesday. Mohammad Reza Ghafoori, a spokesman for the provincial governor said that Habiburrahman and his deputy Mufti Nematullah along with their fighters handed themselves over to […]

Eighteen Taliban militants and three civilians have been killed during clashes with Afghan security forces in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman ShapourAhmadazi said the Afghan security forces conducted air and ground operations in Khaka, Doshanbi, Qala-i-Hayat, QalaMalak localities of Baraki Barak district and in Sapandokas locality of Azra district late on Tuesday night.

The soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were deployed in Jalalabad city to help improve the security of the city after yesterday’s deadly attack on the provincial refugees and repatriation directorate.

The European Parliament (EU) has issued a fresh document on Kashmir that contains history of Kashmir dispute, its damaging impact on the development in South Asia, UN resolutions, struggle of Kashmiri people against the Indian the rule and human rights violations by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir. The document titled ‘Kashmir: 70 years of disputes’ was published by European Parliamentary […]

The US is in “close consultation” with the Afghan government to work out a peace process which Washington insists will be “Afghan-led,” an official said on Wednesday. The US is currently “exploring all avenues to advance a peace process in close consultation with the Afghan government,” said State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert.

National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar on Wednesday during Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) session said that peace and counter terrorism efforts will be followed side by side across the country. “As we are following the peace strategy with Afghan networks, we will pursue counter terrorism strategy with foreign networks,” said Atmar. He said that the army will be a […]

United Arab Emirates (UAE), an important Arab country, has suggested “bilateral” resolution of the outstanding issue of Kashmir between India and Pakistan. A top UAE source told India Today that they believe India and Pakistan are “sovereign” countries and that Kashmir should be worked out between them. “If India and Pakistan work with each other it would be far better […]

A senior Pakistani diplomat has urged Afghan parties and the world community to seize the opportunity presented by the recent moves towards reconciliation in Afghanistan to help promote durable peace in the war-torn country, saying Pakistan would assist the process. “While the onus for seizing the moment rests on the parties directly involved in the Afghan conflict, Pakistan, for its […]