Afghanistan’s Speaker of the House, the Wolesi Jirga, Mir Rahman Rahmani, headed a parliamentary delegation to Pakistan on Sunday and was welcomed in Islamabad by his Pakistani counterpart Asad Qaisar. Rahmani and his accompanying delegation are scheduled to attend an economic meeting called “Pico” on Monday and will discuss parliamentary and economic relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to Rahmani, […]

An explosive-laden Humvee targeted security forces in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on Monday evening, sources said. Sources told Ariana News that the Taliban detonated the Humvee at around 6.50pm. Sayeed Kamal Wardak, district chief of Baghlan-e-Markazi, confirmed the incident but did not provide details on casualties. According to the sources, ten members of the Afghan National Security and […]

Five-year-old Beau Wise’s big brothers were more than big. Looking at Jeremy and Ben, 10 and eight years older, he saw grand, invincible figures — figures who led Beau into no small measure of brotherly mischief. “I was kind of constantly getting pulled into various different shenanigans … mostly instigated by Jeremy. He was definitely the biggest troublemaker of the […]

Troops from the United States and its allies are scheduled to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11. The United States has been promising the Kabul government continued support in endeavoring to bring stability to Afghanistan, including the Afghan military’s efforts to keep Taliban fighters, and others, at bay. There are reports in Western media that Washington is seeking […]

Eight to 10 members of the Republic’s negotiating team are expected to travel to Doha within the next two days to resume the stalled negotiations; however, a top negotiator said the talks with the Taliban should not be expected to yield results in months or even another year. Their trip comes after two meetings with Abdullah Abdullah, head of the […]

As US and NATO troops continue withdrawing from Afghanistan, dozens of Afghan workers who have partnered with foreigners over the past 20 years are concerned about the situation and are seeking protection. Translators and other local employees of the French military forces in Afghanistan at a gathering in Kabul said they are faced with increasing threats from various groups, and […]

A new wave of violence in five provinces over the last 24 hours killed at least 20 civilians and wounded 34 others. One of the incidents was a magnetic IED blast that targeted a bus carrying lecturers and employees of Alberoni University in Parwan province on Saturday evening. Maiwand Frooq Nijrabi, a medicine faculty lecturer at the university, was among […]

Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia Said Tayeb Jawad said Kabul is ready to purchase weapons from Moscow. In an interview with Russia’sTASS news agency, Jawad said: “We are hoping that Russia will consider repairing the existing Russian equipment, especially helicopters.” He also said security forces cadets – particularly those from the Ministry of Interior “are getting training here,” in Russia. Tass […]

A group of Chinese investors met with President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday to discuss the possibility of establishing a coal-fired power plant in the country. The Presidential Palace (ARG) said in a statement the group plans to invest $400 million in the energy-generating project. The plan is for the coal power plant to generate 300 megawatts of electricity. “In the […]

The 209th Shaheen Military Corps said Sunday that the Afghan Air Force has targeted a Taliban hide out in Chahar Bolak district of Balkh province – killing Mawlavi Qudrat, Taliban’s intelligence commander for the Northern Zone, along with 11 other fighters. In addition Mawlavi Rohani, the Taliban’s commissioner for the district, along three other fighers were wounded, the Corps said. […]