Afghan

Pakistan not to blame for Afghan troubles: Sartaj Aziz

WASHINGTON: Pakistan should not be blamed for carrying out a "duplicitous policy" or for the… Read More

New round of Kabul meetings hope to set date for Afghan peace talks

KABUL: Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China meeting in Kabul on Tuesday… Read More

Picture of Afghan boy wearing plastic Messi shirt goes viral

JAGHORI: A five-year-old Afghan boy has become an Internet star after pictures went viral of… Read More

Pakistan lodges protest with Afghan diplomat over Charsadda attack

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Charge d’Affaires, Syed Abdul Nasir Yousafi was called to the Foreign Office… Read More

Afghan president vows to ‘bury’ Daesh

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to "bury" the Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan,… Read More

Afghan Taliban stress preconditions for peace talks

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban Sunday reiterated their pre-conditions for the resumption of peace talks with… Read More

Afghan Taliban demand ‘protection tax’ from telecom companies

KANDAHAR: The Taliban have demanded a hefty new "protection tax" from Afghan mobile phone companies, industry and… Read More

Celebratory gunfire kills Afghan teen after cricket win

KABUL: Celebratory gunfire has killed a teenage boy in southern Afghanistan following the national cricket… Read More

Afghan president in Islamabad to revive Taliban talks

ISLAMABAD: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani arrived in Islamabad Wednesday hoping to revive peace talks with… Read More

HRW urges Pakistan to end police ‘harassment’ of Afghan refugees

KARACHI: The Human Rights Watch has released a report highlighting flagrant police abuses against Afghan… Read More

For Afghan women, driving a car brings both fear and freedom

KABUL: Since Rokhsar Azamee began driving the streets ofKabul last year, she has endured condescension, ridicule,… Read More

Afghan capital university unlikely host for women’s studies programme

KABUL: A group of Afghan students gathered on the leafy campus of Kabul University this… Read More

Afghan government accuse Taliban of sexually assaulting women in Kunduz battle

KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday accused the Taliban of carrying out human rights abuses… Read More

Taliban take control of Warduj district in Afghanistan

KABUL: Taliban fighters were holding out against Afghan troops in Kunduz on Friday, a day… Read More

Afghan forces retake control of Kunduz from Taliban

KABUL: Afghan forces retook control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday after… Read More

Afghan Taliban seize 200-bed hospital in Afghan city

KUNDUZ: Afghan Taliban fighters on Monday seized control of a 200-bed hospital in Kunduz city… Read More

Indian-funded terror group formed to target Pakistani politicians: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Indian intelligence agency has collaborated with its Afghan counterpart and formed a group… Read More

Attack on Afghan cricket match kills nine, wounds over 50

KABUL: A suicide car bombing killed at least nine people and wounded more than 50… Read More

Key Pakistani-Afghan trade deals stall on India, souring ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have shelved a raft of agreements that promised to more than… Read More

Afghan Taliban admit covering up Mullah Omar’s death

KABUL: The Taliban on Monday admitted covering up longtime leader Mullah Omar's death for more… Read More