US not to repeat past mistakes in Afghanistan: Mattis

The United States secretary of Defense James Mattis has said the United States will not repeat the mistakes occurred in the past in Afghanistan. In a statement released after the new authorities granted to Pentagon by President Trump regarding the Afghanistan war, Mattis said "This will enable our military...

Tora Bora Falls To Daesh After Heavy Clashes With Taliban

Daesh insurgents have taken control of Tora Bora, a strategic area, in Pacher Agam district of eastern Nangarhar province after heavy clashes with the Taliban in the past a week, local officials confirmed on Thursday. Residents of Tora Bora said that hundreds of families have fled the area in this time. In...

Kabul metro bus project work to kick off today

The first phase of the project work for metro bus service in capital Kabul will kick off today as the officials expect the work to be completed in one year. The Kabul acting mayor Abdullah Habibzai told reporters that the work on the first phase of the project will start today and will be completed...

156 Killed after Landslide in Bangladesh, India

At least 156 people have died in Bangladesh and neighboring regions of northeast India after heavy monsoon rain triggered landslides and extensive flooding, Reuters reported. Densely populated Bangladesh is battered by storms, floods and landslides every rainy season. The latest casualties come weeks...

Advantages, Challenges of Turkey�s Pro-Qatar Stance

Last week, a number of Arab governments including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar and demanded the Qatari citizens to leave their soil within 14 days, citing what they called Doha's support for terrorism as a reason for their measures. They also closed...

Famine in Yemen to Reach Biblical Proportion by US Weapons: Senator Paul

Famine in Yemen to Reach Biblical Proportion by US Weapons: Senator Rand Paul  American senator Paul Rand rebuked Trump administration's plan to sell hundreds of billions in arms to Saudi Arabia, as the regime continues its deadly aggression against neighboring Yemen. Leading a bipartisan...

Bahrain, UAE violating human rights amid Persian Gulf dispute

The United Nations has warned Persian Gulf states to respect the rights of citizens amid heightening tensions with Qatar. On Wednesday, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are violating...

Senior Iranian official warns US against any act of aggression

A senior military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the US against launching any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic, saying the US bases in the region are vulnerable to Iran’s missiles. “Should the US seek to launch...

US Senate moves to punish Moscow over 2016 alleged meddling

The US Senate decisively approves a bipartisan sanctions bill against Russia over its alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election that yielded President Donald Trump. Lawmakers at the Republican-controlled Senate voted 97-2 on Wednesday to pass the legislation. The move came as an investigation...

Security forces kill 2 terrorists, arrest 5 in southeastern Iran

Iranian security forces have killed two terrorists and arrested five others in the southeast of the country. Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Wednesday night that security forces killed two terrorists in the city of Chabahar in Sistan-and-Baluchestan province earlier in the day. They...

1 congressman shot as gunman opens fire on lawmakers in Virginia

A gunman has opened fire on members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia, injuring House of Representatives majority whip Steve Scalise and several members of the congressional police force. Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, was shot Wednesday at around 7:30...

UN Chief Calls on World to Support Afghanistan

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a surprise visit to Kabul on Wednesday and was expected to hold discussions, with Afghan leaders, on a number of issues. Upon arrival in Kabul, Guterres visited a refugee camp in the eastern part of Kabul and met with those affected by the war. He...

MPs Warn of Growing Daesh Activity in Eastern Regions

Lawmakers in Afghanistan parliament on Wednesday raised the alarm over what they called an increase in Daesh activities in some strategic eastern provinces of the country. As such they called on the Afghanistan government to be vigilant regarding threats by militant groups and to secure the area against...

Afghan Cricket Team To Face West Indies in Last ODI Match

The Afghanistan national cricket team will face the West Indies in their last One Day International (ODI) match on Wednesday night Kabul time. Afghanistan won the first match against West Indies on Saturday by 63 runs but lost the second match on Monday by 4 wickets. The winner of Wednesday's match...

Taliban claims 44 killed, wounded in suicide attack on Mullah Rasool militants

The Taliban group led by Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada claimed responsibility behind the attack on Mullah Rasool's faction in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, claiming that nearly 50 insurgents of the group were killed or wounded in the attack. A Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed...

UN Chief Warns Terrorist Sponsor States

The U.N Secretary-General António Guterres who arrived in Kabul on Wednesday and appeared at a press conference later in the day, called on some countries to stop supporting terrorism. He warned that the continuation of support for terrorism will damage those countries. "My message to any country...

Massive fire engulfs tower block in west London, 6 dead

A massive fire, which has engulfed a high-rise apartment block in west London, has left at least 6 people dead and several others injured, police officials say. The fire broke out in the 24-story Lancaster West Estate tower in the early hours of Wednesday when most of the...

Saudi Arabia, Muslim Brotherhood: From Cooperation to Confrontation

The Saudi Arabian relations with the Muslim Brotherhood have always been challenging, experiencing many highs and lows over the time. Even a large part of the recent Saudi political crisis with Qatar is motivated by Riyadh anger at Doha's financial and ideological support for the Islamist movement...

Pro-Government Forces Reach Iraq-Syria Border, Take Step Closer to Major Win

Syrian forces reached the Syrian-Iraqi border on Saturday and reached their Iraqi allies, scoring a triumph that will foil West's attempts to sever the land links between Iraq and Syria through controlling a major border crossing. The media reports have maintained that the Syrian forces, backed...

Trump mulling firing special counsel on Russia Robert Mueller

US President Donald Trump is considering terminating special counsel Robert Mueller, who was appointed to lead the FBI investigation into Russia's alleged ties to the 2016 US presidential election. "I think he's weighing that option," Christopher Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax Media, told PBS'...

UAE paid $3bn to finance coup attempt in Turkey: Report

The United Arab Emirates financed a high-profile coup attempt last year in Turkey and paid about three billion dollars to the putschists, a columnist in a Turkish daily has claimed. Mehmet Acet, a columnist for Yeni Safak daily, said on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meant the...

Cristiano Ronaldo charged with tax fraud

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday accused of evading 14.7 million euros in tax through offshore companies, the latest footballer to fall foul of fiscal authorities in Spain. The 32-year-old -- the world's highest paid athlete according to Forbes magazine -- follows in the steps of...

Amrullah Saleh Resigns as State Minister for Security Reforms

The state minister for security reforms Amrullah Saleh has resigned from his position. Saleh who has previously served as the Afghan intelligence chief was appointed for the post earlier in March this year. He informed regarding his resignation by posting a brief statement in his official Facebook...

China Eyes Mediator Role To Ease Afghan-Pakistani Tensions

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit Kabul soon where he will meet Afghan officials to discuss ways to improve Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, President Ashraf Ghani's Office said in a statement late Monday. Wang will work to discuss the possibility of organizing a meeting...

CEO Reins In Absent Ministers

CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday warned ministers that from now on if they are in Kabul and miss council of ministers meetings, action will be taken against them, a source from his office said. According to the sources, this warning was sparked by the CEO's anger over Finance Minister Iklil Hakimi's...

Kabul Traffic Expected To Ease After Tents Demolished

Protestors on Wednesday removed six tented camps in Kabul but left their original one, which is between Zanbaq Square and the Emergency Hospital in Share Now. Eleven days ago, members of the Uprising for Change Movement pitched their first tent following their mass rally in Kabul city in the wake of...

US airstrike target Haqqani network commander in Pakistan

A commander of the Haqqani terrorist network has reportedly been targeted in a US airstrike in tribal regions of Pakistan. According to the local officials, the airstrike was carried out late on Monday night in the vicinity of Hangu district located in northwestern parts of Pakistan. A security official...

Afghanistan receives $180 million in incentives from World Bank

Afghanistan has received $180 million in new incentives from World Bank for the implementation of key reforms and making progress in the fight against corruption. The Ministry of Finance spokesman Ajmal Abdul Rahimzai told reporters in Kabul that the Ministry of Finance has received 189 million USD$...

New strategy about Afghanistan to include �Regional Approach�: Mattis

The US defense secretary James Mattis has said the new strategy of Washington about Afghanistan will include ‘Regional Approach' as he expects to present his recommendations to President Donald Trump soon. Speaking to the US lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee on Monday, Mattis...

Trump�s Muslim ban will win in Supreme Court: Spicer

US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim majority countries will ultimately be upheld at the US Supreme Court, says the White House press secretary. Sean Spicer told reporters during a press briefing on Monday that the president would ultimately be vindicated despite the...