Trumps Military Threat against Venezuela+VIDEO

Venezuela's Defense Minister has termed US President Donald Trump's military threat against the country as "an act of madness" and "supreme extremism." Condemning Trump's warmongering, Vladimir Padrino Lopez said that "there is an extremist elite that rules the United States." Trump on...

Chinese leader urges Trump for restraint on N Korean nuclear issue

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed escalated tensions regarding North Korea. In a phone discussion, President Xi urged Trump to avoid rhetoric or action that would worsen tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to Chinese official media on Saturday. The US...

Karzai reacts at alleged civilian deaths in US airstrike

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacted at the alleged civilian deaths in an airstrike of the US forces in Afghanistan. The Office of the former President in a statement said the former President expresses his grief and concerns regarding the civilian deaths including women and children in...

Saudi Regime Attempted to Host Taliban Liaison Office

 Saudi Arabia tried to host a liaison office for the Taliban while it now accuses Qatar of doing the same, a former fighter has revealed. Speaking to the Middle East Eye, Abdullah Anas also said he is bewildered by claims from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia that Qatar supports extremism...

Afghan and US security advisers hold talk on military and civil cooperation

The Afghanistan's national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar discussed bilateral military and civil cooperation between Kabul and Washington during a video teleconference. The Office of the National Security Council in a statement said the two sides had in-depth discussions regarding the security...

US Airstrikes Kill 16 more Civilians in Afghanistan

 At least 16 Afghan civilians, including children, have been killed in bombings by US warplanes in the country's eastern Nangarhar Province. Hajji Saz Wali, the governor of Haska Meena District in the southern part of Nangarhar Province, said the victims included women and children, with eight...

Failure In Afghanistan Means Strengthening Terrorists In West

NATO has to win the war against the insurgents in Afghanistan, the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan (RS) said on Saturday at a gathering in Kabul held to mark the sacrifices of by Afghan and foreign soldiers. The commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, said...

Half Of Afghan Asylum Seekers' Applications Denied In Sweden+video

Applications of over half of the Afghan refugees seeking asylum in Sweden have had their application denied and are likely to be forced to leave the Nordic country. Afghanistan's ambassador to Sweden, Hamid Hami, has accepted that the Afghan government has signed agreements with that country and...

Is US, North Korea Nuclear War Imminent?

The nuclear war rhetoric between the United States and North Korea has moved to new levels after Donald Trump warned Pyongyang would face "fire and fury like the world has never seen". On Tuesday, Trump responded to news of North Korea's expanded nuclear capability by stating that: "North Korea...

Saudi Regime to Executes 14 Shiite Muslims after Unfair Trial: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that 14 Shiite Muslims are at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia after a supreme court upheld their death sentences in mid-July following an "unfair trial" over protest-related charges. In a Thursday report, HRW cited the families of the 14 men as saying that...

US Warship Provokes Chinese Navy in South China Sea

A US Navy warship has carried out a provocative operation on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea. US officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the USS John S. McCain traveled close to Mischief Reef in the Nanwei...

Iraq Requirements to Find Way Out of Current Messy Conditions

During over three decades of Baathist party's rule in Iraq, the Iraqi people suffered severely. Under rule of the dictator Saddam Hussein, a majority of the Iraqis lived a nightmarish daily life. Silencing the opposition voices was a daily scene, with many tortured, and many more killed. The Saddam...

Mirza Olang Waiting For Military Action Six Days After Massacre

Despite six days having passed since the massacre in Mirza Olang valley of Sayyad district of northern Sar-e-Pul province, the security forces have not yet launched military operations to clear the area of insurgents. The residents of Mirza Olang were blaming the local police and public unrest forces...

Abdullah Stresses Need to Rid Security Agencies of Corruption

Corruption in security and defense agencies is shocking but the Afghan government has a firm will to weed out the scourge, said Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. He was addressing the three-day joint conference between the Attorney General's Office and the defense and interior ministries. The...

Famine Affecting Over 20 Million in War Torn Yemen, Somalia, S. Sudan, Nigeria

 Over than 20 million people are at risk from famine in war torn Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and the northeast of Nigeria, the UN warned on Wednesday. The Security Council officially declared for the first time that the threat was directly linked to the armed conflicts raging in the afflicted areas....

Iran Slams Massacre of Shiites in Afghanistan, Urges Unity in War on Terror

Iran has condemned an attack that left dozens of Shiite Muslims dead in a remote Shia village in northern Afghanistan while calling for concerted efforts to combat terrorism. Over 50 civilians, including women and children, were massacred during an attack on Mirza Olang village in the northern Sar-e...

Ghani, Nicholson Vow to Defeat Terrorists in Afghanistan

General John Nicholson, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday said winning the war in Afghanistan was crucial for the future of humanity as Afghan security forces continue to fight the insurgents in different fronts across the country. He reaffirmed Washington's enduring...

235 civilians rescued from Taliban and ISIS captivity in North of Afghanistan+Photos

At least two hundred and thirty five civilians were rescued from the Taliban and ISIS captivity in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, days after the militants brutally massacred dozens of people in this province. The provincial government in a statement said the civilians including women and...

Trump's approval rating hits 32% as he completes 200 days: Poll

US President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to an all-time low as he completes 200 days of his presidency, a new poll shows. Only 32 percent of American voters approve of how Trump is performing as president, while 59 percent said they disapproved, the IBD/TIPP survey found on Tuesday....

Syrian army, allies make new advances against Daesh terrorists

Syrian government forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have made fresh territorial gains against the Takfiri Daesh militants in the country's southernmost province of Suwayda. Military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Syria's official news agency SANA...

Cargo Route Failure Draws Backlash From Business Community

President Ashraf Ghani's vision of cargo route between Afghanistan and India has failed, the Fresh Fruit Sellers' Union said on Tuesday. Exporters and have said that the Afghan businessmen have suffered millions of Afs losses due to the ineffectiveness of the air cargo route with India. "I am...

Kabul police arrest 2 suspects for murdering 5 children of a single family

At least two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of five children of a single family in Kabul city. The head of the criminal investigation department of the ministry of interior Gen. Mohammad Salim Almas informed regarding the arrest of the suspects late on Monday. He said the detained...

Ghani vows revenge for the massacre of scores of civilians in Sar-e-Pul

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly reacted at the massacre of scores of civilians by the militants in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, vowing that the security forces will soon avenge the brutal murder of the ordinary people. Speaking during a conference in Kabul, President Ghani said...

Trump's Frustrated in Afghanistan Quagmire, Demands Plunder of Country's Minerals

A frustrated US President Donald Trump is facing limited options in Afghanistan's quagmire and has wondered why his generals are not plundering the country's minerals. According to a Reuter report, since taking office, US President Donald Trump has shown an affinity, and perhaps even a deference,...

Ankara accuses Berlin of assisting terrorists amid rising rift

Turkey has accused Germany of assisting terrorism over claims that officials in the European country declined to respond to thousands of files sent to Berlin and refused to hand over suspects wanted by Turkish authorities. "Germany is abetting terrorists," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said...

Bahrain Accuses Qatar of Espionage, Harboring Terrorism, Coup in UAE, Attempted Assassination

Bahrain accuses Qatar of interfering in the domestic affairs and spying on security and military forces of the tiny Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member-states. Bahrain's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Published on...

Shocking Conditions Faced by Civilians Inside Saudi Town Besieged by Regime Forces

New reports from the eastern Saudi town of Awamiyah have revealed shocking conditions faced by civilians in a brutal operation by Saudi regime forces against Shiite Muslims in the region. According to interviews conducted by Britain's Independent newspaper, Awamiyah - a 400-year-old town in the...

Russia Gradually Dumping US dollar in Response to Sanctions

 Russia plans to increase efforts to cut the country's dependence on US payment systems and the dollar following recent sanctions imposed by Washington. "We will, of course, speed up the work on import substitution, reduce dependence on US payment systems, on the dollar as a settling currency...

Noor slams security institutions amid reports over 50 massacred in North of Afghanistan

The provincial governor of the northern Balkh province and chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party has slammed the security institutions amid reports that more than 50 people were brutally massacred by the anti-government armed militant groups in northern Afghanistan. In a statement posted in the aftermath...

Mirza Olang Village Victims' Families Ask For Justice

Families who fled their homes in Mirza Olan village in Saydad district and moved to the center of Sar-e-Pul province on Monday urged government for justice against their attackers. The villagers said attackers who were holding white and black flags opened fire on civilians in Mirza Olan. Fatima, the...