Kabul, Tehran, New Delhi stress on joint anti-terror fight

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Top Foreign Ministry officials of the three regional countries—Afghanistan, Iran and India stressed on regional cooperation on fight against terrorism, Iranian news agency IRNA reported. During a meeting in Tehran, foreign ministry director generals of Iran, India and Afghanistan emphasized the importance of regional cooperation on fighting …

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We will respect Pashtuns’ decision on Pashtunistan: Karzai

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said that if Pashtuns from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decide to Pashtunistan, he would respect their decision. In an interview with The Pashtun Times, the ex-president said that in the Durand Line Agreement, the Durand Line was not called a border. “It was not called …

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Editorial: Delayed polls

During their election campaigns, the two leaders promised to reform the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) after broad-based consensus. The leaders had plans when they were contesting the polls. However, it has been nearly two years that they have not materialized their plans. They have …

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Paradoxes in govt decision main reason behind hike of fuel price: Oil Union

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: General Union of Oil and Gas Companies of Afghanistan (GUGCA) on Thursday termed incoherence in government decision main factor behind increasing of fuel price in the market throughout the country. “Number of government organs ban import of fuel 80, but some other say the issue is under …

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Taliban coordinated attack on Logar’s Charkh district foiled

AT- KABUL: Taliban coordinated attack against a district headquarters which started with detonation of suicide truck bombing Thursday morning foiled by Afghan security forces, provincial officials said. A Taliban suicide truck bomber at around 5:00m in the morning attacked the entrance of the Charkh District headquarters and then unknown number …

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Editorial: Hands of friendship

Due to rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, friends of the country are mulling how to support the Afghan government and prevent the insurgents from making gains. India is on top of all because despite different problems New Delhi never left Kabul alone. The people and government of India stood …

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‘Afghans having Indian visa can enter Pakistan’

AT-KABUL: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul on Wednesday rejected media reports that said those Afghan visitors who have Indian visas in their passports were denied entry into Pakistan or deported. In a press statement, the embassy said: “This is to clarify that the Government of Pakistan has no such …

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‘India positively responds to Afghanistan’s wish-list for military aid’

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Government of India has responded positively to the request of the Afghan officials to provide equipment to the Afghans security forces, it has been reported. Afghan ambassador to New Delhi, Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, said that the equipment request comes when the Afghan Army Chief of …

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Pakistan rejects Afghans having Indian visa denied entry or deported

AT-KABUL: The Pakistan embassy in Kabul on Wednesday rejected media reports that said those Afghan masses has India visas in their passports were denied entry into Pakistan or deported. In a press statement, the embassy said: “This is to clarify that the Government of Pakistan has no such policy which …

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Pashtun-Baloch solidarity day marked

AT-KABUL: Pashtun-Baloch Solidarity Day was marked in an event organized by the Ministry of Border and Tribal Affairs here in Kabul, aimed to strengthen brotherly and historical ties between the Baloch and Pashtun people further. A number of the cabinet members, parliamentarians, tribal leaders, poets and writers participated in the …

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