Russia has the right to have relations with Taliban: Karzai

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Russia has the right to have relations with the Taliban group as he has adopted a hard stance against the United States, specifically after the MOAB bombing o ISIS hideouts in Achin district of Nangarhar. During an exclusive interview with the Voice...

Farooq Wardak appointed as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs

The former of Minister of Education Farooq Wardak has been appointed as the Minister of State for the Parliamentary Affairs. A spokesman for the Presidential Palace, Shah Hussain Murtazawi, confirmed the appointment of Mr. Wardak late on Wednesday night. He said President Ghani issued a decree to confirm...

Pakistan braces for court ruling likely of removing Sharif

A top court in Pakistan is set to deliver a verdict that could disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations and trigger turmoil across the country. Local media reports said that the looming Supreme Court ruling would be announced on Thursday. The news comes as a drawn-out...

Why Snap Election in Britain?

Britain's Premier Theresa May on Tuesday called a snap general election on June 8 in a bid to get direct mandate for her plan to deliver a smooth British exit from the EU. Britain formally served divorce papers on the European Union last month, signaling the beginning of the end of a relationship...

HRW Warns Australia to Halt Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia amid Concerns over Yemen War

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged on Tuesday Australia to immediately end military sales to Saudi Arabia as the regime's aggression on neighboring Yemen has killed thousands of civilians. The rights group in a letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australian government should also release...

Will US Send 50,000 Troops to Syria?

The US military deployment to Syria has been expanded persistently since Donald Trump swearing-in as US president. His predecessor President Barack Obama was against American forces dispatch to the war-hit country, however, he in 2015 finally agreed to send a limited numbers of American forces majorly...

US strike on Syria gave Daesh terrorists free rein: Russia PM

The Russian prime minister has denounced Washington’s missile attack on a Syrian military airbase earlier this month, saying the strike gave the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group free rein to continue its terror campaign. Dmitry Medvedev made the remarks in an address to the State Duma, the lower...

Iran can help Kyrgyzstan with hydropower plants construction: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country is ready to help Kyrgyzstan with the construction of hydropower plants in the Central Asian country. “Iran is ready to construct small and big hydropower plants in Bishkek,” Zarif said at a joint press conference with...

5 Pakistani militants killed in an airstrike in East of Afghanistan

At least five Pakistani militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot, ISIS Khurasan, were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said the airstrike was carried out around...

Yemenis shoot down Saudi Black Hawk, at least 12 Saudi troops killed

More than a dozen Saudi military personnel have been killed when allied forces in Yemen shot down a Black Hawk helicopter taking part in Riyadh's military operation against the impoverished Arab country. Saudi Arabia's SPA news agency confirmed the account on Tuesday. However, there was...

Turkish helicopter transporting senior officials crashes in southeast

At least 14 people have been killed in an incident where a helicopter transporting senior police and judiciary officials crashed in southeastern Turkey. Officials said the police helicopter had 12 people on board when it crashed in the eastern province of Tunceli during the early hours...

Libya fishermen find 28 dead asylum seekers

More than two dozen dead asylum-seekers have been found by fishermen on a boat off the coast of Libya. Ahmaida Khalifa Amsalam, the Interior Ministry's security unit commander, said on Tuesday that it seemed the victims died of thirst and hunger after their boat broke down off the coast...

Iran, EU sign first-ever nuclear safety cooperation project

Iran and the European Commission have signed the first-ever project for nuclear safety cooperation within the framework of a landmark nuclear agreement signed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries. The commission said on Tuesday that the €2.5 million project is aimed...

Theresa May calls for early general election to strengthen Brexit hand

British Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for an early general election on June 8 in a surprise announcement as Britain prepares for delicate negotiations on leaving the European Union. "We need a general election and we need one now. We have at this moment a one-off chance to get this done......

Police fire 'live bullets' at Nigerians urging Zakzaky's release

Nigerian police have reportedly used live bullets to disperse protesters demanding the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the revered leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Local media in Kaduna state said a peaceful protest held on Tuesday for the release of Zakzaky turned violent...

Massoud warns of instability and war after dismissed by President Ghani

Ahmad Zia Massoud has warned of political instability in the country in his reaction to the presidential decree regarding his dismissal as senior presidential adviser for reforms and good governance. Speaking during a press conference in Kabul, Mr. Massoud also warned that the unilateral decisions by...

Child Brides Run The Risk Of Dying Young, Warns First Lady

Afghanistan’s First Lady Rula Ghani has called on Afghans to end the practice of marrying off their daughters at a young age, saying early marriage has an impact on girls and puts them at risk. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) and Ministry of Women’s Affairs...

Noor reacts at dismissal of Ahmad Zia Massoud by President Ghani

The provincial governor of the northern Balkh province and the Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party Ata Mohammad Noor reacted at the dismissal of Ahmad Zia Massoud by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. In a statement released following the confirmation of the dismissal of Massoud, Noor raised questions...

No political motive behind N Korea flights suspension: China

Beijing has dismissed any political motive behind the cancellation of flights to Pyongyang, amid speculations that the move was intended to pressure North Korea over its missile program. The rejection came on Monday after Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced three days earlier that Air China,...

Turkey�s Future after Erdogan�s Narrow Win in Referendum

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the allies including the head of Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli have announced win in the referendum that will strengthen president's powers. The hard-won 51 percent yes vote will pave the way for replacing the country's current parliamentary...

What Will Be Outcomes of Recapture of ISIS De Facto Capital in Syria?

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Saturday April 15 released a statement, announcing that they have started the fourth stage of the final push to retake Syria's Raqqa province from ISIS terrorist group. First stage, dubbed Operation Wrath of Euphrates, had started on November 6, last...

Bahraini Regime Committed 2,389 HR Violations in 2016: Report

Bahraini regime's human rights violations have risen unprecedentedly, a rights group reported saying the abuses are taking place in a more systematic manner. The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) released on Sunday its annual report, titled as "Bahrain...The Map of Persecution: Undermining Civil...

Europe cautions Turkey after referendum

Top European officials have reacted to the recent referendum in Turkey by calling on Ankara to choose its next steps carefully and seek broader consensus in implementing constitutional reforms. Turkey held a referendum on a package of constitutional changes on Sunday. Later in the day, President...

Ring construction worth 256 million kicks off in Laghman province

The construction of a ring road worth 256 million Afghanis kicked off in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. A ceremony was organized in Mehtarlam city, the provincial capital of Laghman to inaugurate the construction work of the ring. According to the local government officials, the construction...

Taliban kill child and 3 women over alleged cooperation with govt in Sar-e-Pul

The Taliban insurgents have executed a child and three women after charging them with the alleged cooperation with the government in northern Sar-e-Pul province. According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Sunday night in the vicinity of Sayad district. Provincial governor's...

Afghans protest US dropping of massive bomb

Afghan people have staged a demonstration in the capital, Kabul, to protest the recent move by the United States to drop its largest bomb, known as the mother of all bombs, in the country. On Thursday evening, Washington dropped its biggest non-nuclear bomb, the so-called GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance...

Karzai vows to oust US forces from Afghanistan after MOAB strike on ISIS

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to step up efforts in a bid to oust the US military from the country following the massive airstrike in Achin Nangarhar against ISIS terrorists involving the non-nuclear GBU-43 bomb. Karzai made the remarks during a gathering in capital Kabul which...

Trump, Republican fundraising tops $42 million in 2017: Report

More than $42 million has been raised since January for the campaign efforts of US President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC). The money was solicited through two joint fundraising committees and the RNC, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing Federal Election Commission...

Mega-bomb dropped by US on east Afghanistan kills 94: Official

Afghanistan says the death toll from an attack, which saw the US military dropping the ‘mother of all bombs’ on eastern Nangarhar Province, has jumped to 94, with the figure expected to rise due to the devastating strength of the bomb. Spokesman for the provincial governor, Ataullah...

ISIS in Afghanistan kidnapped wives, daughters for forced marriage: Nicholson

The commander of the US forces in Afghanistan leading the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM) General John Nicholson told reporters in Kabul that the deadly airstrike against the ISIS terrorist group was carried out in response to the barbaric acts of the terror group affiliates, including the kidnapping...