Massive corruption involved in mines contracts in Afghanistan: IWA

The Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) informed of massive corruption involvement in the mines contracts, emphasizing that the government has failed to reduce the growing graft in the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. The head of Integrity Watch Afghanistan Syed Ikram Afzali told reporters in Kabul that...

Russia�s МС-21 Jet to Rival Airbus, Boeing

Russia's МС-21 jet is now ready for its maiden flight and effectively challenging Boeing and Airbus airliners. Developed by the Irkut Division of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) group, the aircraft left the assembly plant on April 28, according to Izvestia daily. Russian Deputy...

Hekmatyar�s Convoy Arrives Carrying Dozens Of Heavily Armed Men

The Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's convoy arrived in Kabul on Thursday morning loaded with dozens of visibly heavily armed men, many of whom were flying the group's flag, along with the Afghanistan national flag. The convoy drove the almost 200 kilometers from Nangarhar to Kabul...

North Korea will not beg for China�s friendship: State media

North Korea will not “beg” to maintain the friendship of its major ally, China, North Korean state media have said in rare remarks against Beijing. In a commentary published by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday, Pyongyang rejected as “reckless”...

Hekmatyar arrives in Kabul after almost 20 years, expects to meet Ghani

The convoy of Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar arrived in capital Kabul as he is expected to meet with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Hekmatyar arrived in Kabul after almost 20 years and months after signing a peace agreement with the Afghan government. The Hezb-e-Islami officials said Tuesday...

Coal mine explosion leaves casualties in NE Iran

At least 21 miners have lost their lives and scores of others been injured in a coal mine explosion in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan. Sadeq-Ali Moqaddam, head of the emergency department of Golestan Province, said that 21 bodies were recovered from the mine following the Wednesday explosion...

Russia, Turkey underline need to continue anti-terror fight

Russia and Turkey have both underscored the need to continue the fight against terrorism and step up safe zones in war-tron Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi...

Iran, Pakistan agree to boost cooperation on border security: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran and Islamabad have agreed to increase cooperation to boost security at the two countries’ border areas. “During my meeting today with Pakistani army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, he promised to deploy army forces to the...

MoD Outlines 4-Year Strategy To Boost Army�s War Capacity

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) Wednesday said that it has outlined a four-year war strategy and with the implementation of this approach, the Afghan National Army (ANA) will only improve. Changing the commando units into a corps and bringing the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) and border forces...

HIA Admits 13 Of Its Prisoners Had Plotted Suicide Bombings

Hizb-e-Islami of Afghanistan (HIA) has acknowledged that 13 controversial prisoners, who were not released as part of the group of 55 on Tuesday, had been involved in plotting suicide bombings. Deputy head of the Hizb-e-Islami commission for the release of its prisoners, Abdul Hadi Zolhekmat, said at...

Ghani Condemns Kabul Bombing That Killed 8 Civilians

President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday condemned in the strongest possible terms the deadly attack by Daesh on a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul which claimed the lives of at least eight civilians. In a press release issued by the Presidential Palace (ARG) on Wednesday, Ghani also condemned the fact...

NATO SG vows continued fight against terrorism after Kabul suicide attack

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg strongly reacted at the suicide attack in capital Kabul that left at least 8 civilians dead. Stoltenberg said "I condemn the attack on the NATO convoy in Kabul. The fight against terrorism continues. My thoughts...

Myanmar rejects UN probe into crimes against Rohingya

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a decision by the United Nation’s rights council to investigate allegations of killings, rape and torture by army forces against Rohingya Muslims in the county’s troubled Rakhine State. Suu Kyi said in a news conference...

250,000 activists sign petition to back jailed Turkish journalists: Amnesty

Amnesty International says tens of thousands of activists worldwide have signed an online petition calling for the release of around 120 journalists detained in Turkey following the abortive July 2016 military coup. In a Wednesday report, the UK-based rights group said top journalists, cartoonists...

'Venezuela opposition not interested in reviving economy'

Venezuela has for weeks been the scene of bloody riots. The government is the target of heavy criticism from the opposition over a large-scale economic crisis, escalated by an acute shortage of food and medicine. President Nicolas Maduro’s latest call for a new popular assembly to rewrite the...

Journalists bravely face Taliban, other terrorist networks threats: Llorens

A top US diplomat in Afghanistan has said the journalists in Afghanistan bravely face threats posed by the Taliban and other terrorist networks to do their jobs. In a statement released on the occasion of World press Freedom Day, Ambassador Hugo Llorens said "Today we commemorate World Press Freedom...

Hekmatyar likely to arrive in Kabul on Thursday

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar may arrive in capital Kabul on coming Thursday, the Hezb-e-Islami officials said Tuesday. Hezb-e-Islami spokesman Qarib-ur-Rehman Sayed told reporters on Tuesday that full preparations have made for the return of Hekmatyar to Kabul. This comes as the...

ISIS claim responsibility for Kabul suicide attack that left 8 dead

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khurasan, claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide attack in capital Kabul. The group in a statement released in Arabic language claimed that 8 American soldiers were killed in the attack. However, the US forces...

8 killed, 25 wounded in Kabul suicide attack

A suicide attack rocked capital Kabul, Afghanistan earlier this morning leaving several people dead or wounded. The incident took place close to Abdul Haq Square targeting a convoy of the armored military vehicles. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed 8 people were killed and 25 others were wounded...

Fourth round of Syria peace talks opens in Kazakh capital

Astana is hosting a fourth round of talks in the Kazakh capital between the Syrian government and the opposition aimed at resolving the now six-year foreign-backed militancy in the Arab country. The International Meetings on Syrian Settlement, as the talks are officially known, kicked off on ...

How Does ISIS Agenda Work and How Can Be Taken Down?

Despite the fact that​ ISIS terrorist group is fast losing territories to the Syrian and Iraqi forces and their allies as the recapture operation​s are unfolding further, it still works in civilian aspects to recruit members across the world who will enable it carry out terror attacks in...

+ UNAMA Chief Commends Local Media For Its Courage

Referring to recent remarks made by Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar against the local media, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's (UNAMA) Secretary General Tadamichi Yamamoto said on Tuwday that politicians should refrain from speaking out against the press. "I don't...

Calls For Justice Grow After Relea Of 55 HIA Inmatesse

Amid growing controversy over the fate of 13 high profile Hizb-e-Islami (HIA) prisoners, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday said the release of the prisoners would pose a serious threat to the security of the country and that justice must be served in this respect. This...

India To Fund Documentary On Nabi And Rashid�s Rise To Fame

India's Foreign Ministry is set to fund a documentary on Afghanistan's two Indian Premier League (IPL) exports - Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. Rashid and Nabi are the first two Afghans to ever play in the IPL after being snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). According to Voice of America...

Kabul Hosts Plastic Products Trade Show

Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) officials were on Tuesday upbeat over the growth of the plastic product industry in Afghanistan and said they will implement a newly developed business policy for the sector in the near future. Speaking at the launch of a plastic products expo, that drew participation...

Afghan woman killed by fellow asylum seeker in Germany

An Afghan woman has reportedly been stabbed to death by a fellow asylum seeker from Afghanistan, apparently due to religious rift as the victim was seen by the assailant attending a Church service. According to the sources quoted by the local news outlet, Bild, the victim was believed to be about 38-year-old...

ISI chief to visit Kabul as efforts underway to mend Pak-Afghan ties

The Inter Services Intelligence chief, Pakistan military's intelligence, Gen. Naveed Mukhtar is expected to visit Kabul in near the future as efforts are underway to mend the Pak-Afghan ties which witnessed an all time low during the past one year. According to the informed sources, Gen. Mukhtar...

Government approves contracts worth 6 billion and 290 million Afghanis

The Afghan government has approved several contracts worth six billion and two hundred and ninety million Afghanis. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said a meeting of the National Procurement Commission was organized in the presidential palace on Sunday evening which was chaired President Mohammad...

US to grant 2,500 more visas for Afghans under $1 trillion deal

The United States government will grant 2,500 more visas for the Afghan nationals have worked with the US military in Afghanistan, it has been reported. The Afghan nationals will be granted with the visas under the deal that concluded on Sunday worth around $1 trillion. This comes as the US government...

How Saudi Arabia Backs Terrorism?

Saudi Arabia is widely recognized as the top sponsor of terrorism, and Wahhabism, a Saudi interpretation of Islam religion, remains the cradle of Islamist radicalism. Among the 611 groups blacklisted by the US Department of State as terrorist entities, a majority is inspired and even nurtured by Wahhabism,...