Tag: Kabul

Bodybuilding: The pursuit of beauty in war-torn Kabul

KABUL: Hindi music pumps from the speakers as dozens of Afghan men grunt and sweat their way through a workout beneath the watchful eye...

Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul exhausted and tired of war

KABUL: Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, on Monday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked,...

Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemns the suicide attack that targeted a congregation of religious scholars in Kabul. We are grieved at the loss of precious...

Kabul hosts Mughal exhibition as a reminder of the city’s artistic...

KABUL: Disfigured by four decades of war, the Afghan capital Kabul offers few reminders of its former glory in Islamic art or religious tolerance...

Kabul ‘library on wheels’ drives Afghan children to read

KABUL: The door of the blue bus slides open and dozens of children excitedly bound up the steps, eager to get their hands on...

Pakistan delegation reaches Kabul to discuss peace plan

Delegation is headed by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and comprises senior civil, military officials KABUL: A high-level Pakistan delegation on Monday reached Afghanistan to hold...

Rare exhibition in Kabul brings a taste of Mughal art back...

KABUL: An exhibition that reproduces the precious treasures of Mughal art in their original setting in Kabul’s Babur Garden opened this weekend, bringing a...

Trump’s desire for border wall finds echo in Islamabad: report

Islamabad plans to seal off 515-mile border with Afghanistan by next year Afghan official says border wall a ‘ridiculous’ approach to counter extremism Trump...

Three injured in Kabul blast

At least three people were injured as a result of the explosion in Kabul on Saturday evening, reported TOLO News. According to Kabul Police spokesman...

Afghanistan open to discuss Pakistan’s concerns, says deputy FM

KABUL: Deputy Afghan Foreign Minister Hekmatyar Khalil Karzai has said Afghanistan is open to holding talks regarding the concerns of Pakistan, as efforts are underway...

Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Mosalla-e-Mazar area of Kabul on Friday. ''We are grieved at the loss of precious lives in the brutal...

Coffee suffuses the streets of tea-obsessed Kabul

KABUL: Afghans in need of a caffeine fix line up at Najibullah Sharyari’s coffee cart in Kabul, converts to the drink that is now...

China endorses Afghan reconciliation, welcomes talks with Taliban

BEIJING: China has extended their full assistance to the Afghan reconciliation and peaceful reconstruction process as they welcome President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of talks...

One dead and six injured in Kabul explosion

KABUL: A police officer has said that Kabul has been attacked by a suicide bomber where police sirens could be heard. The attack reportedly...

Afghan president says wants to start a new chapter with Pakistan

Ashraf Ghani offers talks to Afghan Taliban 'without preconditions' KABUL: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that Kabul is ready for talks with Pakistan, adding...

Kabul hospitals wary of another ambulance attack

KABUL: As Kabul ambulance driver Zemari Khan raced a bleeding patient to the hospital on Thursday, he came to one of the city’s latticework...

Pak-Afghan Joint Working Group agree to continue talk process

ISLAMABAD: The first-ever meeting of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Working Group was held in Kabul on Saturday. A top-level delegation of Pakistan’s civil and military leadership, led...