Senior Mafia leader Habib Istalif executed

The senior Mafia leader Habib Istalif was executed in Kabul prison on Wednesday, security officials said. Kabul police chief, Gen. Zahir Zahir said Istalif was executed along with five perpetrators of Paghman gang rape inside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison. Former President Hamid Karzai signed off on death...

ISIL: From decapitation to Islamophobia

With the ISIL terrorists mounting more gory adventurism in Syria and Iraq and capturing villages and towns, there seems to be no tangible impediment to stop this influx of terror. The ghastly images circulated freely by the cult on the internet from beheading to crucifying their victims in...

Japan funds mine clearance operations in Afghanistan

The Japanese government has provided USD 696,310 to HALO Afghanistan for mine clearance operations in North and Central regions of Afghanistan. The fund will allow HALO to employ 108 trained de-miners to carry out mine clearance operations in selected minefields in Takhar, Baghlan and Parwan. The...

Kurds getting upper hand in battle for Kobani

Kurdish fighters in Syria’s border town of Kobani are getting the upper hand as urban warfare rages on between them and the ISIL Takfiri terrorists. According to reports on Wednesday, the Kurdish fighters, who know the battle field in the area much better than the Takfiris, have driven...

Pakistani Taliban Pledges Support for ISIS

In a move with potentially enormous regional consequences, the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan's primary militant faction, has pledged its backing to ISIS, promising to provide the caliphate with fighters and "every possible support", Anti War reported. The comments were made in a statement...

UN Has Misspent Millions in Afghanistan: U.S Watchdog

A watchdog created by the U.S. congress to monitor the country's funding in Afghanistan has accused the United Nations' chief development agency of fraudulent spending of millions of U.S. funds allocated for the Afghan police. According to an article by the Foreign Policy, the UN Development...

Iran Leader: Takfiris created to split Muslims

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Takfiri groups are spreading atrocities in the West Asian region in a bid to sow discord among Muslims. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a message to the Hajj pilgrims on Friday. The full text of the message is as follows: In...

Iran Warns Turkey against Aggravating Regional Tensions

Iran warned neighbouring Turkey Thursday against doing anything that might aggravate tensions in the region, after the parliament in Ankara voted to authorise military intervention in Syria and Iraq.Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke by telephone with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu,...

Insurgents Failed to Disrupt Inauguration of New Govt

Spokesman for the National Directorate Security (NDS) Hasib Sediqi said that the Taliban attempted to disrupt Inauguration Day, but were unsuccessful, at a press conference in Kabul on Friday. Sediqi said that in the past three weeks alone the NDS foiled 38 planned attacks and arrested three suicide...

Iran volleyball players win 2014 Asian Games gold

Iran men's national volleyball team has finished in the first place at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, after it achieved a convincing victory over the Japanese squad. On Friday, Iranians ended their campaign with a well-earned win over the Japanese outfit and overpowered their...

Combat Mission Will End This Year: Cameron

In an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Kabul on Friday to meet with President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and the new unity government. Upon Cameron's arrival Cameron and Ghani held a press conference at the Presidential Palace to discuss Britain's...

Taliban chief Mullah Omar claims victory through his Eid message

The Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has claimed victory in Afghan war through his message issued on the occasion of Eid. “Your Jihad and ungrudging sacrifices against the occupation have defeated the Americans, their Western allies and domestic supporters altogether with the Help...

National football team suspended due to weak performance

The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has said that the national football team has been suspended due to weak performance in recent international competitions. A statement released by AFF said the decision was taken following weak performance by national team, specifically the under-23 football...

What the BSA Entails for Afghanistan

The Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was signed on Tuesday by the newly appointed Afghan National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar and U.S. Ambassador James B. Cunningham to "strengthen long-term strategic cooperation" between the two countries. The 26-article agreement aims to promote...

Media censor Argentina president's remarks at UN

Mainstream media outlets have censored the comments made by the Argentine president at the United Nations General Assembly where she harshly criticized the US international policies. During her speech before the United Nations 69th General Assembly on September 24, Argentina's President Cristina...

Ashraf Ghani sworn-in as the new president of Afghanistan

The new president-elect of Afghanistan Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn-in on Monday, in the country’s first democratic transfer of power. Dr. Ghani was declared the president-elect by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on 21st September. He took oath of the office with the chief...

Senators want Kabul airport to be named after President Karzai

The majority of Afghan lawmakers in upper house of parliament – Meshrano Jirga wants Kabul International Airport to be named after President Hamid Karzai. The senators on Sunday proposed to the next government of Afghanistan to name the Kabul International Airport after President Hamid Karzai. Senate...

Mass wedding of 100 Afghan couples organized in Daikundi Province

A mass wedding of 100 couples was organized in Neli, the central city of Daikundi province, by the Khairkhwa Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). This comes after 31 couples tied the knot in capital Kabul in a similar wedding ceremony. According to Khairkhwa Foundation officials, the...

Afghanistan�s new unity government to serve as a green signal for investors

Afghanistan’s industrialists are optimistic about the formation of the new unity government and believe it might boost foreign investment. Addressing a press conference in Kabul on Saturday, Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Association of Industrialists (AAI) called on the new government for...

Karzai signs death penalty for Kabul rape convicts

Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed death penalty for Kabul rape convicts. Aimal Faizi, spokesman for President Karzai said the death penalty for the perpetrators of Paghman gang rape was signed by the President on Saturday. “President Karzai signed off today on the order for execution...

Smuggling to Pakistan hikes gas prices in Kandahar

Gas dealers in southern Kandahar province have urged the Afghan government to halt the smuggling of liquefied gas to Pakistan. The unchecked smuggling of liquefied gas to Pakistan has resulted in increased prices of gas due to shortage in the supply of gas. Prices of gas usually see a jump in the...

Intelligence officer martyred in IED attack in Kunar

An Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) officer was martyred following an explosion in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. According to local government officials, the incident took place in Watapur district following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack. Provincial...

UK: Iran part of solution to fight ISIL in Syria

Iran can help defeat the ISIL terrorists in Syria, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said following talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.Addressing the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Cameron said Iran “could be part of the solution”...

America mother of terrorism: Hezbollah

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The secretary general of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has vehemently opposed an anti-terrorism US-led coalition, calling Washington the...

Ashraf Ghani is not the president-elect, Ata Mohd Noor says

Ata Mohammad Noor, the governor of northern Balkh province of Afghanistan has said  Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is not the president-elect of Afghanistan. Noor is an influential political figure and was a close ally of Abdullah Abdullah during the presidential elections. He declared  Abdullah...

Bin Laden Son-In-Law Sentenced to Life In US Prison

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former Al-Qaeda spokesman was jailed for life on Tuesday after a US judge warned he remained a deadly threat to American citizens.Kuwaiti national Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, 48, was handed the sentence after being convicted by a federal court in New York in March of...

Missing Afghan army officers turned over to US immigration

The three Afghan National Army (ANA) officers were handed over to U.S. immigration after they were caught from Canadian border. (Photo by Boston Globe). The Afghan army officers, identified as Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, Cpt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada, and Cpt. Noorullah Aminyar were caught two days...

Qatar gives $20m to Nusra Front

Qatar has granted 20 million dollars in financial aid to the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, which has been fighting against the government of the Syria President Bashar al-Assad and has taken over parts of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in Syria. This is while, earlier in September, Qatar's...

Arabs draft resolution against Israeli nuclear arsenal

A number of Arab countries have circulated a draft resolution against the Israeli regime for its nuclear arsenal at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting. The draft resolution, which is backed by 18 Arab countries, expresses deep concern about Israel’s nuclear capabilities....

Karzai criticizes US during farewell meeting with cabinet ministers

President Hamid Karzai criticized the United States war on terror in Afghanistan as he met with the cabinet ministers to bid farewell. Karzai also criticized Pakistan, specifically Pakistan’s military intelligence for inteferring in Afghanistan and insisted that peace and stability in Afghanistan...