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Editorial: Evil designs

Undoubtedly, the southern Kandahar province have been remained relatively safe over the past few years, at a time even provinces around it have not been safe from the Taliban’s resurgence. Once, the province was known as a hub of the Taliban’s activity, but ground situation changed as security improved in …

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Pashtun profiling

Even their Pakistani Identity Cards wouldn’t help them as Punjab police and Federal Investigation Agency would block these cards after their arrests. By Afrasiab Khattak-It is official now. The Punjab police has issued written instructions to its personnel to keep an eye on people with Pashtun/Afghan dresses and food habits …

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US to review war strategy in Afghanistan: Mattis

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Defense Secretary, James N. Mattis has said that Trump administration would review its war strategy against terrorism in Afghanistan, after holding discussion with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the US army commander, General John Nicholson. He added that Trump administration would consider fundamental changes …

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Asfandyar asks Pakistan, Afghanistan to shun differences

CHARSADDA: Asking Kabul and Islamabad to shun differences, Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on Tuesday said the Afghan issue could not be resolved without making Afghan government part of the negotiation. Speaking at a function in Sar Dheri here, he said that China, Pakistan and Russia discussed …

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Peace in Afghanistan Crucial for Regional Stability, says Afghan envoy

New Delhi. With regional powers forging new links and trying to outdo each other in what is being seen as a new ‘Great Game’, Afghanistan Ambassador to India Dr Shaida Mohammad Abdali said that the peace in Afghanistan is crucial for regional stability. Dr Abdali was delivering a talk on …

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Traffic accident leaves six dead in Herat

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least six people died and 12 others wounded in a traffic accident in western Herat province, local officials said on Tuesday. The accident took place early morning when a passenger bus collided with a truck in the Shindand district, said Jilani Farhad, provincial governor’s spokesman. “At …

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Is presidential or parliamentary system good in Afghanistan?

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad-The presidential system is experienced along the history of Afghanistan. This system has been accepted by the people. Recently, some people claim that the presidential system doesn’t effectively work and should change to parliamentary system. In fact, presidential system has proved that it is effective in the country …

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An Afghan agenda for Trump

As U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office on January 20, he leaves behind an unfinished conflict, the longest lasting and least successful U.S. war in history: Afghanistan. For Afghanistan and the Afghans, Mr. Obama was a President of contradiction whose Afghan policy proved markedly disastrous. He wrongly believed that he …

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ADB operations touch $31.5b in 2016

AT-KABUL: Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations for Asia and the Pacific reached an all-time high of $31.5 billion in 2016, a 17% increase from $26.9 billion in 2015, ADB said in a preliminary figures released on Sunday. Approval of ADB loans, grants, technical assistance, and co financing have been growing …

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An Afghan Family Returns from Pakistan, Struggles to Build a New Life

By: Matthew Graydon-Afghanistan – Walking into the narrow, cramped courtyard of Shamsur Rahman’s home in Jalalabad city, it is difficult to imagine that his family of ten can live there. But they do, and so do the families of his three brothers, writes Matthew Graydon. Shamsur Rahman and two of …

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