Tag: Afghan
Madina, the six-year old Afghan girl who will never see London
SID, SERBIA: Madina will never know London, the city her Afghan family hoped to reach. The six-year-old’s body lies in a Serbian grave after she...
At least 22 Afghan policemen killed as Taliban attack checkpoints
KANDAHAR: A series of Taliban attacks over six hours on more than a dozen Afghan checkpoints killed 22 police and wounded 15 in the southern...
US cannot deny Pakistan`s strategic importance: Aftab Lodhi
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreeke Inqilab Chairman Aftab Lodhi hailed the stance presented by Pakistan in the meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying...
US should try to limit drone strikes during Afghan-Taliban peace talks:...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the United States should try and limit drone strikes when efforts to revive Afghan-Taliban peace dialogue...
Over 50 killed in attacks on Afghan security forces
GARDEZ: Two separate suicide and gun attacks on government forces in Afghanistan left nearly 50 dead and more than 200 wounded, officials said Tuesday,...
US bombs dropped in Afghanistan at highest since 2010, under new...
KABUL: American warplanes in Afghanistan are dropping bombs in numbers not seen since the height of the US troop surge in 2010 after President...
Amnesty condemns ‘forced’ return of Afghan asylum seekers
Kabul: A surge of failed Afghan asylum seekers "forcibly" returned from Europe are at risk of torture, kidnapping and death in war-torn Afghanistan, Amnesty...
Afghan Shi’ites fear further attacks on Muharram processions
KABUL: The Afghan capital Kabul braced on Saturday for further possible attacks ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shia Muslim calendar, a day after an attack...
Pakistan bore the brunt of others’ wars: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that Pakistan has always remained at the forefront of others’ wars and bore losses, whereas others...
Air strike kills 11 Afghan civilians, says local official
At least 11 Afghan civilians were killed and 16 wounded on Wednesday when a NATO helicopter attacked a house where Taliban insurgents had taken...
New US policy a recipe for disaster: Mossadaq Chughtai
WASHINGTON: Pakistan American Leadership Centre founder Mossadaq Chughtai has said that the new U.S. policy for Afghanistan is a recipe for disaster in the already...
Lahore suicide bomber was an Afghan: Punjab chief minister
The bomber, who carried out the suicide attack in Lahore was an Afghan national, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a press conference here...
Dozens of Afghan troops missing from military training in US
Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live...
Wagah open for Afghan traders, says FO after Ghani’s warning
After Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani alleged that Pakistan's Wagah port has been closed for Afghan traders, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria in...
Afghan chief executive’s Twitter account hacked
The official Twitter account of Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has been hacked, and a group apparently sympathetic to minority Shia Hazara protesters has...
Afghan asks US to pressurise Pak to solve Torkham border issue...
The Afghan government has asked the United States to put pressure on Islamabad to step back and let diplomatic efforts resolve the Torkham border...
Dosti bus service between Jalalabad-Peshawar remains suspended for 2 months
Cross-border travelers are facing issues as bus service between Afghanistan’s Jalalabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital is suspended for two months due to pressure from...
