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AT-KABUL: UNICEF urged for more investment in meeting the basic needs of Afghan children’s education and health on Friday. Welcoming the commitments made by the international donors at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, the UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Jean Gough said that investing in children’s education and other …

BERLIN: Germany’s highest court rejected compensation claims by relatives of victims of an air strike in Afghanistan seven years ago that was called in by a German NATO commander. In the September 2009 bombing, US planes hit two fuel tankers stolen by Taliban insurgents, killing about 100 people — including many …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Presidential special representative for Helmand security, Abdul Jabbar Qahraman called on the Taliban militants to lay down their arms as war offers no solution. Briefing newsmen in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, he threatened the militants to elimination if they do not shun violence. “We won’t wait …

By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: Fierce clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents in Kunduz city have entered fifth day. Currently, Afghan security forces are engaged in a battle with the Taliban near to the governor’s office and police headquarters in northern city of Kunduz, an official said. Security situation …

Fifteen years ago, the United States went to war on Afghanistan. It was the opening salvo in the Global War on Terror. Massive US bombardment chased the Taliban and al-Qaeda into the mountains as well as into neighboring states – such as Pakistan. Amongst those who fled the scene was …

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai spoke to TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, on a wide range of issues from member countries including Afghanistan pulling out of SAARC summit, Indian Army’s surgical strikes across LoC in PoK to destroy terrorist launchpads, Pakistan’s terror truth, Pakistan harboring Osama bin Laden, and former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s lies. The former Afghanistan President backed the decision …

There are always good and the bad people in a society, country and an institute. They are judged by their actions. However, actions of a few affect the whole institute or society. Thus, security forces are no exception. As the law enforcement agencies have too many responsibilities to fulfill and …

AT-KABUL: Addressing Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in Belgium, President Ashraf Ghani thanked the representatives of the 75 countries and 25 representatives from the international community who are gathered at the Conference with the sole aim of helping Afghanistan. “We have come together as a partnership of countries and international organizations …

AT-KABUL: Afghan government and the European Union (EU) have agreed to fight human trafficking and launch a nationwide awareness campaign in Afghanistan to discourage illegal immigration to the EU member countries. Fighting human trafficking one of the key points of the “Joint Way Forward” agreement signed between the Afghan government …

Wars are scary. Over three decades of bloodshed had claimed enough lives. The soil is red hued. The conflict has wiped out hundreds of families. One generation has grown up in conflict. They see no ray of hope. The new generation will also be lost in the quest for peace …