Afghanistan has been ranked 165 out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which was released on Thursday.
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A-Qaeda and Taliban still allied, alleges US
Al-Qaeda is gaining strength in Afghanistan under Taliban’s protection, alleges the US Treasury Department. Despite signing a peace deal with the US in February last year, the Taliban has not yet severed ties with Al-Qaeda, the Treasury Department claimed in a new report.
Read more ›Ghani meets Karzai, Sayyaf, Abdullah on peace process
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday discussed the peace process related matters with his predecessor Hamid Karzai, High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) chairman Dr Abdullah Abdullah and Hezb-i-Da’wat party leader Abdul RabRasoolSayyaf.
Read more ›Growing presence of illegal gunmen worries Mazar residents
The residents of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, say they are facing a number of problems due to the growing activities of illegal armed groups.
Read more ›Central Bank to replace old and damaged banknotes
Da Afghanistan Bank (Central Bank) said Tuesday that new banknotes are being printed and will be put into circulation in Afghanistan soon.
Read more ›Taliban ‘unwilling’ peace talks participants: Nadery
Nader Nadery, a member of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s (IRA) peace talks team says the negotiating teams have not held any formal meetings in the last nine days. Nadery stated in a tweet that the Taliban has not been willing to engage in the peace talks.
Read more ›Arunachal Pradesh: Peripheral Problems
On January 20, 2021, militants released a video of two abducted employees, Pranab Kumar Gogoi and Ram Kumar, of Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited, an oil drilling company, appeared, in which the duo appealed to the Chief Ministers of Assam and Bihar to secure their release. On December 21, 2020, the duo was abducted by the terrorists of the […]
Read more ›Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Resurgence on the Cards
On January 24, 2021, five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including two ‘commanders’, were killed in intelligence-based operations in Mir Ali and Khesur areas of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The slain ‘commanders’ were identified as Syed Raheem and Saifullah Raheem.
Read more ›Taliban commander shot dead in Peshawar
An influential Afghan Taliban commander has been gunned down in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, says a media report. Commander Abdul Samad Mullah Tor was sprayed with bullets while offering morning prayers at a mosque in Muslim City area, Daily Times said
Read more ›Religious scholar gunned down in Parwan
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a religious scholar in central Parwan province, an official said on Monday.
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