KABUL: The Afghan government on Tuesday identified the presence of terrorist groups, particularly of the Haqqani network on the Pakistani soil “the main source of contention between the two neighbouring countries. The declaration from the Presidential Palace in Kabul comes on the heels of a recent visit to Pakistan by …

Diplomacy has failed. Talks with the Taliban have failed. The national unity government despite keeping all the eggs just in one basket, failed to friend Pakistan. When Afghanistan was dreaming about increasing its love affairs with Pakistan the latter was preparing its troops and an entire sub-tribe of the tribal …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Tuesday announced that it has implemented its 100-day action plan. The Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Nasir Ahmad Durani, said that the MRRD pledged to implement 1,370 uplift projects, but currently it has implemented 1,957 projects at …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani declared Jihad against corruption in the country. He said that phenomenon is threatening survival of the state. Addressing a conference under the title of ‘Islam and the fight against corruption’ here on Tuesday, the president stressed that religious scholars can play an important role …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 53 Taliban have renounced violence and reintegrated into society through the government-initiated peace process in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. Five Taliban commanders were also among the 53 insurgents who joined reconciliation process.  In a ceremony welcoming the reconciling rebels, Salim Khan …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Afghanistan Civil Society Election Network (ACSEN) on Tuesday while questioning the effectiveness of the proposals prepared by the Special Electoral Reforms Commission (SERC) floated its own proposals. The Special Electoral Reforms Commission recently delivered a list of proposals to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, …

AT-Colombo: Former President Hamid Karzai attends the opening ceremony of the Fifth Annual Defense Seminar of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Colombo, on Tuesday morning. Karzai while delivering speech at the ceremony said that terrorist groups today are called as non-state actors who are using of this …

Contrary to the latest Pakistani claim that the Haqqani network no longer exits inside its territory, the Pentagon on Monday said terrorist safe havens in that country undermined the stability of Afghanistan. “We have expressed our deep concern to the government of Pakistan about terrorist sanctuaries inside its border that …

India’s ambassador to Afghanistan has rejected media reports that his government is heading for a strategic shift in relations with Kabul. Ambassador Amar Sinha says New Delhi is not revising its strategic partnership with Kabul and its foreign minister is not skipping a regional summit in Kabul this week to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Civic Movement of Social Justice (CMSJ) on Monday lashed at the government for delaying the distribution process of national electronic ID. The movement called on the government to kick off the process as soon as possible. Member of CMSJ Ahmad Zaki while expressing concerns said the government …