68 people wounded in Zabul suicide attack

68 people have been wounded in a suicide attack in restive Zabul province, hospital sources confirmed on Monday. Haji Ata Jan Haqbayan, head of the provincial council of Zabul province said that a suicide attacker riding in an explosives-laden truck carried out a huge explosion in front of the front...

Massoud Calls For Urgent Loya Jirga To Resolve NUG Issues

The Chairman of the Massoud Foundation, Ahmad Wali Massoud, on Monday voiced concerns over the direction in which the Afghanistan government was heading and called for an immediate Loya Jirga in order to address the problem. Massoud voiced his concerns at a conference in Kabul that was titled "In...

Hezbollah victories belong to all Lebanon: Nasrallah

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says the resistance movement’s success in forcing Israeli forces out of Lebanon’s soil 15 years ago was a victory for all Lebanese and Muslims. Nasrallah made the remarks in the southern town of Nabatiyeh on Sunday during a televised...

Daesh Recruiting in Afghanistan: Campbell

In a meeting on Sunday with Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani, US Gen. John Campbell, Resolute Support Mission commander, said that Daesh was actively recruiting in the country, but was not yet operational in Afghanistan. Associated Press quoted Campbell as saying: "It is absolutely a concern." He said...

ISI-NDS accord not yet finalized and executive

National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency – says that the Memorandum of Understanding with Pakistan is not yet finalized and executive. NDS headquarters here in Kabul say that contact and cooperation among the intelligence agencies of countries are...

Pakistan engaged in an undeclared war with Afghanistan: Ghani

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that Pakistan is engaged in an undeclared war with Afghanistan while commenting Afghan government’s efforts to end the ongoing violence in the country. He said Afghanistan is in need of reconciliation process in two different phases which includes...

Raziq Criticizes NDS-ISI Agreement

Kandahar Police Chief General Abdul Raziq has criticized the recent signing of an intelligence Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Raziq asserted that Islamabad has continued to try and expand the war in Afghanistan while appearing as an ally. General Raziq is one...

Leader warns of plots to sow discord among Muslims

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that enemies of Islam are pursuing plots to sow discord among Muslim nations. Some heads of Muslim states mistake enemies for friends, Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with participants at the 32nd International Holy...

Hezbollah may mobilize public against Takfiris: Nasrallah

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has slammed Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for forming an anti-resistance alliance, saying he may declare a popular mobilization against the Takfiris in Syria. Addressing a gathering of Hezbollah commanders and forces in southern Beirut via...

Afghanistan strongly condemns Saudi terrorist attack

Afghanistan strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the United States that left 21 people killed and dozens others wounded. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a statement issued on Saturday by the presidential palace says that targeting mosques and holy places and killing worshippers is not only...

What persuaded Pakistan to rethink its Afghan policy?

The bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are underpinned by unprecedented warmth and mutual trust since the establishment of the National Unity Government in Kabul. The main factors that have contributed for the positive development is the new leadership in Kabul and the new military...

Iran allows no foreign inspection of military sites: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will not allow any inspections by foreigners of its military sites. “They (P5+1 countries) are making new comments in the [nuclear] negotiations. Regarding the inspections, we have said that we will not allow foreigners...

Bin Laden believed 9/11 was inside job: US documents

In the last days of his life, Osama bin Laden realized that the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States were an inside job, and were not carried out by al-Qaeda militants, according to newly released US intelligence documents. On Wednesday, the Obama administration released an extensive...

Abdullah oppose with the appoint of 4 new provincial governors

The Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has opposed with the appointment of four new provincial governors amid reports that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed eight new provincial governors. Asif Ashna, a spokesman for the office of the Chief Executive Officer, said CEO Abdullah...

Abdul Rahim says he will continue to save lives with his new hands

30-year-old Abdul Rahim an ex-Afghan National Army officer, who lost both of his hands in the explosion of a bomb he was trying to defuse, says as soon as he recovers he will return to the military. Abdul Rahim was assigned to a bomb disposal squad and his deployment took him to restive Kandahar...

Enemy failing to sow ethnic discord in Kurdistan'

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemy has failed in its attempts to create ethnic and religious discord in the Kurdistan region. The remarks were part of the Leader's written statements read out at a congress commemorating Muslim Kurdish Peshmerga...

ISIS Tries to Inter Europe by Posing as Refugees: Intelligence Analyst Says

Once ashore in countries such as Italy and Greece, there are fears that militants could evade detection by the authorities – and try to plot violent attacks.Meanwhile, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that British Special Forces divers are poised to launch a series of daring operations along the...

The Night of Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad observed with devotion across Kashmir / Pics

(night of ascent) was observed with religious fervour at various mosques and shrines across the Kashmir Valley with people taking part in night -long prayers.Religious preachers delivered sermons highlighting the importance of the occasion at various places of worship even as the devout kept themselves...

6 injured in blasts targeting Turkish party

At least six people have been wounded in two concurrent explosions at the regional headquarters of a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey’s southern cities of Adana and Mersin, a source says. On Monday, six people were injured after an explosion hit the office of the People’s Democratic Party...

Barca seal 2015 Spanish league title

Barcelona have clinched their 23rd Spanish La Liga title, their 5th in the last 7 seasons, in style at the Vicente Calderon stadium after beating their hosts Atletico Madrid 1-0, thanks to Lionel Messi’s second half winner. The home team had won the title following a 1-1 draw against Barca...

EU to lift ban on Afghan airlines by the end of 2015

Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) announced on Friday that the European Union (EU)P is expected to end ban on Afghan airlines by the end of this year. The ban on Afghan airlines came in 2010 after Afghanistan failed to comply in time with a EU order to update aviation regulations...

Bodies of 4 Indians killed in Kabul attack flown to India

The bodies of four Indians killed in Taliban attack at a hotel in Kabul have been flown to India. A plane from Indian Air Force airlifted the bodies on Friday en route to India. Two of the four killed are from the state of Kerala, one from Andhra Pradesh and one was from Chandigarh. They were killed...

Tehran raps as �contradictory� US-Arab Camp David statement

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has denounced as “contradictory” a recent statement released by the United States and the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David. On Friday, Marzieh Afkham said that the Camp David joint statement exposed the contradiction in the words...

Saudi Arabia�s fear of revolutionary blowback from Yemen

By YURAM ABDULLAH WEILER “The Saudis committed a big mistake in Yemen and the impacts of the crimes they have committed will certainly backfire on them.” Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei On March 26, 2015, Saudi Arabia launched a sanguinary military aggression...

Bin Laden died in Afghanistan in 2001, not in 2011 in Pakistan: American scholar

An American scholar says the whole Osama bin Laden issue was an “elaborate charade,” adding that the al-Qaeda leader died in December 2001 in Afghanistan, not in May 2011 in Pakistan. James Henry Fetzer, who is also a journalist with Veterans Truth Network and a retired professor in Madison,...

Google robots army may turn against human race: SpaceX CEO

American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX CEO is worried that Google may “accidentally” create an evil robot army that can turn against the human race. Google's intensive research into robotics could "produce something evil by accident," technology entrepreneur Elon Musk said in a new...

Iran complains to UNSC of Riyadh siege on Yemen

Iran has lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over Riyadh’s blockade on Yemen and Saudi Arabia's blocking of aid deliveries to its neighboring country. In the letter of complaint, Iran’s envoy to the United Nations Golam...

Leader warns Riyadh over impacts of aggression on Yemen

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described Saudi Arabia's ongoing military aggression in Yemen as a big mistake, saying the venture will certainly backfire on the kingdom. “The Saudis committed a big mistake in Yemen and the impacts of the crimes...

U.S. national among five killed in Kabul attack

Five people were killed and six other wounded during an attack at a hotel mainly housing foreigners in Kabul. The attack started at about 09:00 PM last night at Park Palace Hotel located in the Kolola Pushta area of Kabul city. Soon after the attack started Afghan National Security Forces including...

Militant attack leaves 47 Shia pilgrims dead in Pakistan

At least 47 people have been killed and tens of others wounded after unidentified armed men launched an attack on a bus carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh. At least 47 people have been killed and 24 others wounded in an attack during...