Davis Cup: Novak Djokovic 2-0 Benoit Paire

Team Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic, have booked their place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals, after grabbing a 2-1 win over France. On Thursday, Serbia secured first place in Group A, after Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire. The Serbian ace, had a break in the first set...

US Senators Seek Oversight of Afghan Peace Settlement

US senators on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation mandating the US congress’s oversight of the Afghan peace process. Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019 was introduced by Senators Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey--and a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--and...

Trump Discusses Afghan Peace with Pakistani PM

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday held a conversation with US President Donald Trump during which they discussed bilateral and regional issues including the Afghan peace process and the Kashmir issue, Khan’s office said in a statement. Khan conveyed that the release of Western hostages...

Trump Invites Ghani to US After Discussing Peace Process

US President Donald Trump in a phone conversation on Thursday thanked President Ghani for his cooperation in the release of two AUAF Professors and invited Ghani to for an official visit to the US, which Ghani accepted, Palace spokesman Sediqqi tweeted late Thursday. According to Sediqqi, President Ghani...

Shelling by Saudi-led militia kills 10 African refugees in Yemen

At least 10 African refugees have been killed and 35 others wounded after mortar shells launched by Saudi-backed militiamen targeted a district in Manba border town in Yemen’s northern province of Sa’ada. According to Yemeni Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, the shells hit al-Raqo district...

Trump Hopes Prisoner Exchange Leads to Afghan Peace

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he hopes the release of two professors by the Taliban on Tuesday will pave the way for a ceasefire and help facilitate peace in Afghanistan. We join families of Kevin King and Tim Weeks in celebrating their release from Taliban captivity. Thanks to...

Wahid Muzhda, Political Analyst, Assassinated In Kabul

Wahid Muzhda, an Afghan political analyst, was assassinated Wednesday in Kabul when at least one unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle attacked him in the PD7 area close to the Russian embassy, the Ministry of Interior confirmed. Nasrat Rahimi, the ministry spokesman, said the incident occurred around...

US-China trade friction sends European shares lower

European stocks were on track for their worst day in six weeks on Wednesday, as a threat of US-China trade negotiations hitting an impasse weighed, while a slump in Germany’s Wirecard and falling oil prices added to the gloom. Germany’s DAX .GDAXI, the most trade-sensitive among Europe’s regional...

US war on terror cost nearly $6 trillion

The so-called US war on terror has led to cost over 800,000 direct war deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. According to the latest findings by Watson Institute of International Public Affairs at the United State’s Brown University, more than 147,000 were killed alone in Afghanistan....

13 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attack in Kunduz

At least 13 Afghan soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kunduz province on Tuesday evening, a source said on Wednesday. The incident happened on Tuesday night after a group of Taliban fighters attacked a military base in Arbabkhel village of Imam...

Two US Service Members Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan

The NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, in a statement, announced that two U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Afghanistan. According to the statement, the cause of the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire. The...

Many Afghan Children Are Afraid to Go Outside: Save the Children

According to a new survey by Save the Children, many Afghan children feel unsafe when they go outside their house, especially on their way to school, the marketplace or when they are close to government buildings or checkpoints. A two-thirds of parents surveyed in parts of Afghanistan by the Save the...

Duke of York subjected to scorn and ridicule following interview

The Duke of York is continuing to come under pressure following his interview with BBC Newsnight. Prince Andrew was grilled on his links with the disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein, by the veteran BBC journalist Emily Maitlis. The Prince has been scorned - ridiculed even - for his desperate attempts...

Police, Morales’ supporters clash amid worsening unrest

Police in Bolivia have fired tear gas at the supporters of the country’s former president Evo Morales, as unrest aggravates in the aftermath of the forced resignation of the leftist leader. Violence broke out on Monday when thousands of demonstrators marched in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba...

Bolivian Police Crackdown Morales’ Supporters

Bolivian police fired tear gas at the supporters of the country’s former president Evo Morales, as unrest aggravates in the aftermath of the forced resignation of the leftist leader. Violence broke out on Monday when thousands of demonstrators marched in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba to demand...

Hekmatyar: Prosecute Those Committing Electoral Fraud

Presidential candidate Gulbuddin Hekmatyar at a news conference on Tuesday said that those involved in electoral fraud should be brought to court. He insisted that out of 2.5 million votes, 1.2 million are fraudulent and have been cast in favor of a certain campaign team. Hekmatyar had a list of demands: •...

Two AUAF Professors Freed in Zabul

The Taliban freed two Westerners they had held for more than three years on Tuesday, in exchange for the release of three senior members of the Haqqani network, the New York Times reported. Sources told that the handover took place in Zabul province. Kevin King, 63, from the US, and Timothy Weeks, 50,...

Who Is The Third Force Behind Killing Iraqi Protesters?

Over forty days since outbreak of demonstrations in Iraq, people continue to protest in the streets of the capital and southern cities against corruption and poor services. Despite the news about winding down of the protests, news still come out talking about civilian deaths. The Iraqi security and military...

Intra-Afghan Meeting in China Delays Again

The intra-Afghan meeting between politicians, Taliban and Afghan government representatives in Beijing, the capital of China, has delayed once again. Afghan politicians, who are invited to the meeting, on Monday told Ariana News that the conference was expected to be held on 21st and 22nd of November...

Nabil Boycotts Vote Recounting Process

Afghan Presidential Candidate Rahmatullah Nabil, on Monday, announced that his electoral team has boycotted the vote recounting process, citing none of his demands were addressed by the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Nabil added that efforts are underway...

California mass shooting leaves several dead, injured

Police in the California city of Fresno were investigating a mass shooting at a football game party on Sunday in which at least nine people were shot, killing several, with others left in critical condition, a police spokesman said. A gunman started shooting after entering the backyard of a south Fresno...

’Grenade’ Attack Near Kabul Military Training Center

‘Grenades thrown by men riding a motorbike’ caused blasts at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in  Police District 19 on Monday morning, the Ministry of Defense said in an updated statement on Monday. The incident took place at approximately 7:30 am, and four ANA soldiers and one...

US Supports Delay of Prisoner Swap: Bass

The US ambassador to Kabul John Bass in a tweet on Sunday said the US supports President Ghani’s announcement to release three Taliban prisoners to promote peace and the decision to reassess their pending transfer following the attacks in Logar and Kabul on November 12 and 13. Ambassador Bass tweeted...

Abdullah Warns of Using Every Means to Stop Partial Vote Recount

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive and presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah warned on Sunday that his electoral campaign will use every legal means to stop the resumption of partial vote recount. Abdullah accused the Independent Election Commission (IEC) for being biased toward his rival, the State...

IEC Non-Voting Int’l Members Accused of Concealing Electoral Violations

Maulana Abdullah, a Commissioner of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday claimed that the two non-voting international members of the Commission are concealing electoral violations that are happening at the IEC. According to Commissioner Abdullah, the IEC non-voting members and UNAMA...

Taliban Prisoners Still Under Afghan Government Custody: Sediqqi

Presidential Spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Saturday confirmed that Anas Haqqani, Mali Khan and Hafiz Rashid, three members of the Haqqani Network, are still under government custody, because Taliban couldn’t deliver on their promises. Taliban’s failure to comply with the conditions has delayed the prisoners...

Haqqani Prisoners Returned to Bagram Prison: Source

A source said that the prisoner exchange of captured Haqqani Network members Anas Haqqani, Hafiz Rashid and Mali Khan for two kidnapped professors from the American University of Afghanistan, did not take place. Three days earlier, President Ghani announced that the three Haqqani Network members would...

At Night Family Celebrates Birthday, Next Morning Buries Children

The family members and relatives of those victims, who lost their lives in a car bomb in Kabul on Wednesday, blame government for its failure to provide security for its citizens. A day after the release of Taliban’s top prisoners, a car bomb in Kabul claimed at least 12 lives including children....

Report: Road Accident in Iran Kills 28 Afghan Nationals

Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that a road accident in the country’s southeast has killed 28 Afghan nationals. The report says 21 people were also injured when two vans collided near the town of Khash in Sistan and Baluchistan province early on Thursday. That’s about 1,500 kilometers,...

Gaza stops fire as Israel agrees to Islamic Jihad demands: Islamic Jihad

The Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement says it is holding fire after the regime in Israel accepted its key demands, including stopping targeted killings, as part of an Egypt-mediated truce aimed at ending the military confrontation between the two sides. Speaking on Thursday morning, the...