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Afghan peace imperative for strengthening links with Central Asia: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary on Thursday said peace and stability in Afghanistan was important… Read More

From dream to nightmare: Afghan ‘Little Messi’ forced to flee

Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His… Read More

Russia to host peace talks with Afghan leaders, Taliban delegation

MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had agreed to send a… Read More

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan kill at least 22 security forces

KABUL: Taliban militants killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in… Read More

At least 14 killed in bomb attack on Afghan election rally

A motorcycle carrying explosives blew up among supporters of an Afghan election candidate killing at… Read More

Govt seeks to bring back wanted persons from across world: Afridi

  ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi has said that Ministry of Interior… Read More

Policy on refugees to be devised after consulting opposition parties: Mazari

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has said a policy regarding the future status… Read More

Dozens killed and injured in suicide attack at Afghan protest

A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 120… Read More

Afghans need asylum, all should not bear blame for few crimes in Europe: UN

GENEVA: European countries must not rush to repatriate Afghan refugees to their increasingly insecure homeland… Read More

Intense fighting erupts in Kabul after rockets fired

Afghan security forces battled militants in Kabul's old quarter on Tuesday, with military helicopters firing… Read More

Three foreign nationals abducted and killed in Kabul

Afghan police in Kabul recovered the bodies of three foreign nationals who they said had… Read More

At least 15 killed as gunmen attack Afghan government building

JALALABAD: At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad… Read More

Two dead in attack on Afghan midwife training centre: police

KABUL: An hours-long militant attack on a midwife training centre in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday… Read More

Blast hits Kabul airport on return of exiled Afghan vice president

Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum narrowly escaped a suspected suicide bomb attack at Kabul… Read More

Afghan siblings killed by blast as they took out trash

Shah Mahmood's children took it in turns to dump the family's trash near their Kabul… Read More

Pakistani, Afghan migrants lead cricket charge in Sweden

Cricket is booming in the Sweden thanks to Afghan and Pakistani migrants who've found a… Read More

After Afghan ceasefire gamble, prospects rise for US-Taliban talks

KABUL/WASHINGTON: Prospects have risen for negotiations between the Taliban and the United States after Afghan… Read More

Afghan shoppers go online to avoid bombs, harassment

Shoppers in the Afghan capital are going online for everything from fashion to furniture to… Read More

Nearly half of Afghan children out of school: UN

Nearly half of Afghanistan's children are not attending school because of worsening security, poverty and… Read More

US wasted billions in failed Afghan stabilization efforts: official

KABUL: The United States wasted billions of dollars trying to stabilize fragile parts of Afghanistan… Read More