Why Does Peace Look Unachievable in Afghanistan?

Peace with Taliban has been a perused policy of Afghanistanian government in the past few years. The government of President Ashraf Ghani looks poised to incorporate Taliban in the nation’s power structure as he had made it clear in various summits. Tripartite meetings first held in Kabul and...

UK-Saudi aid deal national disgrace: Minister

Britain’s shadow aid secretary blasts London for inking a hefty aid deal with Saudi Arabia with the purported aim of creating infrastructure in poor countries at a time when the Riyadh regime is killing Yemeni people and has pushed their country, the poorest in the Arabian Peninsula, into...

France says wants to be India�s gateway to EU, replacing Britain

French President Emmanuel Macron says his country wants to replace Britain as India�s gateway to Europe. In his official visit to New Delhi, Macron said France was ready to build what he described as a historic partnership with India. He also emphasized that both countries had great potentials to...

Massive floods hit Australia�s Queensland

Massive floods caused by heavy rain have swamped parts of the Australian state of Queensland, as swollen rivers inundate more than 200 homes. Major roads have been cut off and schools closed in the towns of Ingham and Innisfail in northern Queensland, with emergency services...

Taliban kill 18 soldiers in Afghanistan�s Farah province

At least 18 Afghanistanian soldiers have been killed by Taliban militants in Afghanistan�s western province of Farah. Local officials said on Saturday that the overnight attack was carried out in Bala Buluk district, setting off a fierce gun battle. Afghanistanian Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat...

Dubai ruler�s daughter secretly jailed for over three years, drugged in hospital: Report

The daughter of the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has reportedly fled the Persian Gulf kingdom after being secretly jailed for three years and four months and drugged in hospital for her dissidence. Sheikha...

Israeli, Saudi officials hold Egypt-mediated meetings in Cairo: Report

An official with the Palestinian Authority (PA) says top Israeli and Saudi officials held a series of secret Egypt-brokered meetings in Cairo, last week, as more signs emerge of warming relations between the two regimes. The unnamed official, told Emirati daily Khaleej Times on Friday...

Some �Corrupt� Individuals in NUG Challenging the System: Humayun

Humayun Humayun, a member of parliament’s Lower House on Saturday claimed that some “corrupt” figures in the National Unity Government provoke schism among ethnic groups and seek to fragmentize the country. Speaking to MPs during Saturday’s session, Humayun said: “I...

US offers $5 million in award money for Taliban leader

The US has announced it will pay a $5 million reward to anyone who assists in the finding of the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban, and has offered $3 million for two other militants from other terrorist groups. The US State Department posted the reward on Thursday for information leading to...

South Korea, China, Russia welcome possible meeting between Trump and Kim

An unexpected announcement that a meeting is being planned between the leaders of long-time adversaries the United States and North Korea has been welcomed by regional powers China and Russia as well as South Korea. US President Donald Trump said a meeting “is being planned” with North...

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet by May: South Korea

US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May, says a senior South Korean official, claiming that Pyongyang is ready to get rid of its nuclear weapons under certain conditions. Chung Eui-yong, South Korea�s national security advisor, broke the news in Washington...

Millions rally in Spain on International Women�s Day

Millions of women workers in Spain have taken part in an unprecedented protest march and strike across the country to mark International Women’s Day and oppose wage gaps, domestic violence, and sexual discrimination. Labor unions in Spain estimated that over five million women participated...

Sri Lanka ups security to prevent more anti-Muslim violence

Police in Sri Lanka have stepped up security around mosques ahead of Friday prayers to try to prevent more violence against Muslims, who have been targeted by Buddhist mobs for several days despite a state of emergency. Fresh tensions erupted in the Buddhist-majority city of Kandy and the surrounding...

Russia slams ex-spy poisoning claims as �propaganda�

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses as “propaganda” accusations that Moscow was behind a nerve agent attack on a former double agent residing in Britain. British media and politicians have said the attack on Sergei Skripal, who came to Britain in a spy swap in 2010, bears...

Officials: 16 security personnel martyred in Takhar attack

The officials in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan are saying that sixteen security personnel have been martyred in militants attack. Provincial governor�s spokesman Sanatullah Temor said the attack was carried out by a large number of militants in Khaja Ghar district. Temor further added...

UNAMA Chief Reports Back On Peace And Elections

Tadamichi Yamamoto says the IEC must not delay elections but hold the polls as scheduled. UNAMA Chief Tadamichi Yamamoto said at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on Thursday that it was now up to the Taliban to come to the peace talks tables. He also said political stability...

Death Toll Rises To Nine In Kabul Blast

Ministry of Interior says the explosion happened at least 300 far from Mosalla-e-Mazari area in Kabul�s PD6. An explosion occurred in Kabul�s PD6 in the west of the city close to a ceremony on death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari, the slain leader of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan. The Ministry...

Abdullah Warns Against Possible Rift Among People

Abdullah says rift among people should be removed as it is concerning for future of the country. Chief Executive Abdullah Abullah said Afghanistan is passing through a critical juncture in its modern history and that there would be no way to save the country if rift and injustice were spread among...

A Brief Look At Marshal Fahim�s Biography

Marshal Fahim started his primary education in his birthplace and completed his studies in Islamic Sharia at an institute in Kabul. Four years ago, Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, the first vice president under former president Hamid Karzai, was died on this day, 09th March 2014. His death...

Russian cargo plane crashes in eastern Syria, 39 killed

Russia’s Defense Ministry says a cargo plane operated by the Russian military has crashed in Syria, killing at least 39 people on board. The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 33 passengers and six crew members were on board the plane when it crashed while landing in Hmeimim...

Netanyahu launches into another tirade against Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran is responsible for "darkness descending" on the Middle East, hailing the US administration�s threat to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries. "Iran is building an aggressive empire. Iran, Iraq, Syria,...

23 missing refugees likely dead off Libyan coast: IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says 21 refugees are unaccounted for and probably drowned as a wooden boat set sail from Libya towards Italy and had to be rescued. IOM spokesman Joel Millman said in a regular UN briefing in Geneva on Tuesday that the 21 missing people were all among...

Afghanistanian Parliament to Open despite Constitutional Crisis

After a winter break, President Ashraf Ghani will officially inaugurate the National Assembly on Wednesday. Lawmakers are calling the inauguration of the lower house of parliament which is entering its eighth constitutional year of 16th legislative term as illegal. “The Afghanistanian Constitution...

Putin: Russia Creates Advanced Weapons Responding to US Scrapping Missile Treaty+Videos

On March 1, President Vladimir Putin gave his annual state-of-the-nation address to the bicameral parliament, the Federal Assembly, in which he outlined the country’s domestic and foreign policy priorities. Here are the highlights of his speech: from missile defense to artificial intelligence...

Infrastructure-based information system landscape

By: Sajad Abedi By Sajad Abedi The discussion of cyber defense strategies is about a variety of issues, among which the most important issue is whether the significance of the potential damage caused by cyber-attacks can justify the use of a complex system for the implementation of this kind of defense....

Vodafone, Nokia to bring LTE into space by installing first 4G network on Moon

The Earth’s sole natural satellite, the Moon, will get its first mobile network next year as Vodafone Germany and Nokia plans to bring the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) into space by installing a 4G network on our closest celestial neighbor, enabling high-definition streaming from the lunar landscape...

New model suggests contrary to dominant model Moon emerged before Earth

A new theory has suggested a different source of origin for the Moon, the Earth’s sole natural satellite, which seems to stack up well against the dominant giant impact model. It says unlike the favored former theory, our rocky moon formed before our cosmic home emerged in its current appearance. The...

Trump wants Ivanka, Kushner removed from White House: Report

A leading American paper claims that US President Donald Trump has “privately asked” his chief of staff John Kelly for help in ousting daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner from their advisory roles at the White House. The claim was made in a report published by The...

Ghani Insists on Women�s Active Role in Peace Talks

President Ashraf Ghani has said that women must be part of any peace process with the Taliban group. "Our women have emerged to speak for themselves, to take great public positions. We have 10 deputy ministers, five women ambassadors, three ministers. They�re increasingly active. They are going to be...

Peace impossible without pressure on enemy: Nicholso

US commander of international forces in Afghanistan on Friday emphasized on the importance of military pressure on militants to get them to negotiating table. "Our goal is to help bring about a peaceful solution to this war," John Nicholson said during a security meeting in Parwan province, north of...