Editorial

There is something doing round in mind of US officials who visited Afghanistan, Pakistan and India within a week just after Kabul hits with multiple attacks in the very nose of US troops who stationed in Afghanistan for 17-year. US Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived Kabul in an unexpected …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pakistan on Wednesday for talks with government functionaries to galvanize fraying bilateral relations with Islamabad and reiterate Washington’s demands for the country to fight militants there and in Afghanistan. Pompeo later left for New Delhi for another key visit. Pompeo’s visit comes a few days after …

Feared leader of the notorious militant Haqqani network finally died. However, his demise will hardly affect the notoriety and brutality of their terror craze. He left a legacy of aggression and massacre behind. A possible schadenfreude and complacent by the west bloc for HQN leader’s death is a farce, because …

The threat from terrorism would remain high and could worsen over the decades, unless a concrete steps are made by international community. There are several terrorist groups from more countries active in more places than ever before. Extremists will continue to exploit fragile and violence-prone states. This would be in …

US General Austin Scott Miller took over on Sunday command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan in an official ceremony in Kabul – Gen. Miller succeeds Gen John Nicholson, who led the NATO and Resolute Support mission for over 2 years. Amid an escalation of insurgency by Taliban militants and …

The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan has caused massive displacement within the country as fighting continues to displace both new groups and Internal Displace People (IDP). Months ago, in its 3rd round of report, International Organization for Migration’s said that one in six people is either a returnee or …

Top security officials tendered their resignations, but President Ashraf Ghani did not accept, asking them to work for improvement of security in the country, especially in Kabul. However, some people say that the resignation saga of some security officials is just a symbolic exercise because the core intention within the …

AT-KABUL: President Ghani has ruled a thorough probe on conspiracies surrounding the rampage on southern Ghazni city, as government forces have retaken full control of the city. A President’s statement said Ghani in a security meeting in Ghazni province asked security officials to review any conspiracy theory regarding the Taliban’s …

On Sunday, August 19 coincides with the 99th Independence Day of Afghanistan from British imperialists. On August 19th, 1919, the people of Afghanistan under the leadership of the then king Amanullah Khan Ghazi, regained the independence of the country after the third unequal war, and forced the then super power …

The situation of children is an unmitigated melancholy. Children of Afghanistan continuously bear the brunt of an imposed and uncalled-for war. They are suffering from a conflict to which no end seems at sight. The growing violence all across Afghanistan is taking toll on lives, education, health and wellbeing of …