The Afghan government has finally decided to put the mothers’ names on the birth certificate of their children. According to the details, the cabinet’s legal affairs committee, chaired by Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish, agreed to a proposal to change the law and allow both the parents’ names to be written on the birth certificate … Read more
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar, paving the way for peace talks with the Afghan government. “All members of our negotiating team have arrived in Doha. Negotiations will begin after some minor technical issues are resolved,” said Sohail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban’s political office. The inter-Afghan talks are part of a peace … Read more
An Afghan lecturer from Kabul University, Mahmood Marhoon, was applauded after a picture of him holding and feeding a baby while the infant’s mother gives an exam. The lecturer, who is reportedly a teacher of Pashto Literature, received significant laudation. Many Social media users regarded it as the best picture of 2020 that went viral. … Read more
Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s neighboring country Afghanistan and killed at least 160 people. According to the Ministry for Disaster Management, thirteen provinces, mostly in Afghanistan’s north had been badly affected by the flash flood. In the north of the capital Kabul, 116 people had been killed in Parwan and almost 120 people got … Read more
The nexus against Pakistan by RAW and NDS has been exposed. RAW and NDS are contacting banned Taliban organizations to target Pakistani security agencies, while efforts are also being made to unite the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other insurgent factions against Pakistan. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”afghanistan-loya-jirga-recommends-release-of-remaining-400-taliban-prisoners”] Meetings with representatives of RAW and NDS, TTP, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and … Read more
Afghanistan’s government has begun releasing the remaining 300 Taliban prisoners. Officials said that 80 prisoners have been released on Thursday. Some of the prisoners released were involved in major attacks on Afghans and foreigners. According to the international news agency, these inmates include 44 insurgents who are of particular concern to the United States and … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa calls on H.E Shukrullah Atif Mashal, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan today (Aug 12) at GHQ. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), H.E Shukrullah Atif Mashal, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan paid a farewell call on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”coas-general-qamar-bajwa-chairs-corps-commanders-conference”] … Read more
Afghan President shraf Ghani has urged several prominent citizens gathered in Kabul on Friday to decide the fate of 400 Taliban prisoners in a Jirga. Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders, and politicians gathered on 7th August in Kabul to discuss the fate of the prisoners, the last hurdle to opening peace negotiations between Afghanistan … Read more
A soldier was martyred by firing with heavy weapons on Pak-Afghan border. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), heavy weapons were fired from across the border in the Bin Shahi area of the Pak-Afghan border in Dir, killing one FC soldier and injuring two others. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”young-girl-martyred-6-injured-in-unprovoked-firing-by-indian-troops-along-loc-ispr”] The sources of ISPR said that … Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had a telephone conversation with PM Imran Khan in which the two leaders congratulated each other on Eid-ul-Adha. In a telephone call, Prime Minister Imran Khan briefed the Afghan President on Pakistan’s strategy regarding COVID-19. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”chairman-senate-telephones-speaker-grand-national-assembly-of-turkey”] Contacting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the Prime Minister said that the international community … Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of an additional 500 Taliban prisoners to show goodwill following the Taliban’s announcement of a ceasefire on Eid ul-Adha. It may be recalled that the Taliban had declared a three-day ceasefire on Eid-ul-Adha and in response, the Afghan government had ordered a ceasefire to the security forces. … Read more
Advisor to Prime Minister for Industry Commerce and Trade Abdul Razak Dawood Friday assured the business community that their issues and concerns on Pakistan-Afghanistan transit and bilateral trade will be resolved amicably on priority basis. The Pakistan China Sust border will be opened soon for temporarily for the resumption of the bilateral trade which was … Read more
Cross Border Firing from Afghanistan in Bajaur martyred three Pakistanis and injured seven others, media reported today. According to the details, three Pakistani residents were martyred in firing from Afghanistan, while seven others including two security forces personnel sustained injuries. Soon after the incident, the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. It may be … Read more
The United States has withdrawn its troops from five bases in Afghanistan, reducing the number of its troops under a peace deal with the Taliban. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement that the number of US troops in Afghanistan is over 8,000 and that the bases previously held by US forces have now … Read more
Star Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan has shed light upon his marriage plans. According to the details, he said that he would tie the knot only when Afghanistan lifts the World Cup. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”pakistani-cricketers-express-grief-on-the-demise-of-rashid-khans-mother”] The sources said that Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan said, “I will only get engaged & then married once Afghanistan win the … Read more
A Lahore anti-terrorism court has awarded Mohsin Khan, a facilitator of a suicide bombing outside the Data Darbar, to life sentence twice and 14 years in prison. It may be recalled that on May 21 last year, the Punjab Police Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) arrested the ‘facilitator’ of a suicide bombing … Read more
The government of Afghanistan has suspended the release of the last batch of Taliban prisoners involved in serious crimes, while a suicide car bomber killed three policemen in a district bazaar in the eastern province of Nangarhar. According to Afghanistan’s news channel TOLOnews, the Afghan government on Monday reiterated its stance not to release 600 … Read more
The committee met Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan to review the issue of closure of Pak-Afghan border Chaman and prepare recommendations for its solution and also presented its preliminary report on Chaman’s visit to the previous day. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”revenue-of-the-province-boosts-from-rs-12-to-25-billion-jam-kamal-khan”] The committee consists of provincial ministers Noor Mohammad Damdar, Mir Zialango, Senator Manzoor Ahmed … Read more
US Special Representative for the Afghan Peace Process Zalmay Khalilzad met with Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department. According to details, the situation in the region and the Afghan peace process were discussed during the meeting. Expressing regret over the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Zalmay Khalilzad praised the … Read more
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a meeting with Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Atif Mashal at Zardari House Islamabad. During the meeting, the Chairman PPP and the Afghan Ambassador discussed issues of mutual interest and relations between the two countries. Talking to the Afghan Ambassador, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that it has always … Read more
Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Atif Mashal has called on Chief of Armt Stafff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Afghan Ambassador Atif Mashal said in a statement released on the social networking site Twitter that he had met with Chief of the Armed Forces General Qamar Javed Bajwa today (Jun 25). The meeting focused on the … Read more
The militants of Taliban kidnapped 60 civilians in central Afghanistan in the last week. According to the sources, The provincial deputy governor, Mohammad Ali Uruzgani said that The Taliban grabbed the hostages in the central province of Daikundi after a women escaped a Taliban-controlled village in a neighbouring province. He added that tribal elders were … Read more
World Refugee Day is being observed today all over the world, including Pakistan, due to war, lack of peace or other reason Pakistan has been hosting 4 million refugees for the last 4 decades. The UN General Assembly has decided in a resolution that every year since 2001, June 20 will be celebrated as World … Read more
A group of artists painted a mural of George Floyd in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul in solidarity with the anti-racism protests sparked by Floyd’s death in police custody. Floyd was killed on May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt of his neck for almost 9 minutes while detaining him. The police officer was charged with … Read more
Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Ayesha Farooqi said that on this auspicious occasion of Eid, Pakistan welcomes the decision of the Afghan and Taliban to ceasefire. According to details, Dr. Ayesha Farooqi said that on the occasion of Eid, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Taliban and the Afghan government, Pakistan welcomes the ceasefire … Read more
On May 12, terrorists attacked the maternity ward of a government hospital run by the international organization Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and killed newborns and mothers. At least 24 people, including newborns, were killed in the terrorist firing. The killing of infants and mothers saddened people not only in Afghanistan but … Read more
The four countries in the region have urged Afghan groups to agree on a ceasefire, start peace talks as soon as possible and take decisive action against terrorist groups on their soil. The demand was made in a joint statement issued after a “virtual” meeting of delegates from Pakistan, Iran, Russia and China on the … Read more
At least 24 people, including two infants, were killed in a May 12 attack on a maternity home at a government hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, three days ago. The killing of infants and mothers has saddened people not only in Afghanistan but all over the world. Taking care of the babbies whose mothers … Read more
