Senior IEC Official Accused of Fraud

Just after polls closed Saturday evening, Gen. Zahir Zahir, the Kabul Police Chief, leveled accusations against top Independent Election Commission (IEC) official Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhail, claiming he had attempted to steal ballots from the commission's headquarters. According to Zahir, vehicles...

473 major terrorist attack plots foiled by Afghan security forces

The Afghan national security forces foiled at least 473 major terrorist attack plots during the election day in Afghanistan. Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) chief, Rahmatullah Nabil said Saturday that Lashkar-e-Taiba and Haqqani Network militants were looking to...

ECC Records Complaints, Asks Observers to Stay Vigilant

As polling places closed and vote counting began Saturday evening, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) said it had registered well over 100 complaints regarding electoral violations. The commission urged election observers to stay through the end of the process in order to ensure greater transparency. According...

Voting starts in Afghanistan run-off presidential election

People in Afghanistan started voting in a run-off presidential election on Saturday. The voting was officially inaugurated at at 7:10 am in Kabul by Independent Election Commission (IEC) chief and other IEC officials. Noor Mohammad Noor, spokesman for the Independent Election Commission (IEC), said...

Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL militants

Iraq's top Shiite religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Iraqis Friday to take up arms against the foreign backed militants who have overrun swathes of the country after launching a major offensive. "Citizens who are able to bear arms and fight terrorists, defending their country...

Pakistan seeks power sharing with Taliban in Afghanistan�s next government

The Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) chief, Rahmatullah Nabil has said that the Pakistan intelligence agencies are looking share power with Taliban in the next government of Afghanistan. Nabil said the main motive behind continued cross-border shelling and violence...

Maliki declares state of emergency after Mosul falls to ISIL

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued a state of emergency throughout the country, after Iraq's oil-rich city of Mosul fell to the hands of a radical militants group. Gunmen from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) seized Iraq's second-largest city as troops threw...

Five US soldiers killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan

Five American soldiers serving with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have lost their lives in an apparent friendly fire incident in Afghanistan’s troubled southern province of Zabul. "Five American troops were killed yesterday during a security operation in southern...

Mustaghna:
Afghanistan Maintains Foreign Policy Sovereignty

The Afghan government recently dispatched a congratulatory message to the Syrian president Basharul Assad for his re-election. This is while most of the country's western allies have declared the Syrian election illegitimate and unlawful and therefore criticize the Afghan stance. This has led...

Afghan Forces on Alert for Runoff

The National Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday announced that 195,000 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were deployed in different regions of the country to maintain security for the June 14 runoff.The National Directorate of Security (NDS) reaffirmed their determination to foil any plot against...

Karzai greets Bashar al-Assad for his victory in Syrian elections

Afghan President Hamid Karzai congratulated President Bashar al-Assad for his victory in Syria presidential election. President Karzai quoted in a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan said he was hopeful that his reelection will result to development, prosperity and...

Iran, US start direct nuclear talks in Geneva

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have started direct nuclear negotiations in Geneva prior to the next round of Tehran's nuclear talks with the Sextet of world powers. The two-day talks started on Monday and Iran's Deputy Foreign Ministers Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi...

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiban behind attack on Dr. Abdullah

Afghan security officials said Sunday that attack on presidential contender Dr. Abdullah Abdullah was carried by foreign intelligence agencies. The issue was shared during the National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by President Hamid Karzai. The security officials said preliminary investigations...

91 dead bodies recovered after flash floods hit Baghlan

The dead bodies of at least 91 people were recovered after flash floods hit northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan. According to local government officials, over 100 people are feared dead after flash floods swept through Guzargah-e-Noor district. Head of the provincial natural disaster management...

Ayatollah Khamenei:
Iran never giving in to West

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic of Iran has never succumbed to the West, and that it has managed to make progress day by day. “Our external challenge is the troublemaking by the [global] arrogance. Let’s speak frankly; the...

Imam Khomeini�s inspiring leadership

Given the paucity of good leaders in the Muslim world, Imam Khomeini, who joined heavenly company in June 1989, offers an example of great leadership. Imam Khomeini was a towering personality who changed the course of history in profound ways. As Muslims worldwide commemorate the 25th anniversary of...

Lebanese experts praise Imam Khomeini�s legacy

Experts have held talks in Lebanon to discuss the legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini. A ceremony was held in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday on the occasion of the anniversary of the demise of Imam Khomeini. Many Lebanese figures said they believed Imam Khomeini's...

Leader:
Takfiri threats to boomerang on backers

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the threats posed by the Takfiri groups will eventually backfire on their regional supporters. “Unfortunately, some regional countries are not aware of the danger that these Takfiri groups will pose to...

Tehran mega storm kills 5, injures over 30

A rare mega storm has roared into the Iranian capital city, Tehran, and its suburbs, killing at least five and wounding 30 people. The storm unleashed winds gusting to nearly 120 km/h at around 17:15 local time (1245 GMT) on Monday. Combined with heavy rain and lightening, a high wall of sand...

Analyst:
Zionist influences driving US foreign policy

The United States has always pursued a “schizophrenic” foreign policy as Washington is greatly under the influence of the Zionist lobbies, a political analyst tells Press TV. “The United States' policy has always been rather schizophrenic in the Middle East because there...

US-led soldier killed in E Afghanistan

A foreign soldier serving with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in a militant attack in eastern Afghanistan. ISAF released a statement, saying the soldier died on Monday, but it did not disclose the trooper’s nationality and the exact location...

The Merits of Imam Husayn (A.S.)

"A Probe into the History of Ashura" by Dr. Ibrahim Ayati We should now like to quote some traditions relating to Imam Husayn from Ibn Athir's book entitled Usudul Ghabah. A man asked Abdullah bin Umar: "What will be the position if the blood of a mosquito touches the dress of a man?" Abdullah...

Abbas (A.S.) ; the Standard Bearer of Hossein (A.S)

The shifting sand dunes of Karbala were smeared with blood. Near one of wash dunes, on the bank of Alkoma, lay the prostrate figure of a youth with blood gushing out from innumerable wounds. The crimson life-tide was ebbing fast. Even so, it seemed as if he was anxiously expecting somebody to come...

Reconstruction work begins on basic healthcare centre in Baghlan with German support

Reconstruction work began on the Guzarga-e-Noor district basic healthcare centre in Baghlan with financial and technical support from Afghan-German Cooperation. With over AFN 10 million in funding, the measures will help modernize the healthcare centre that provides services for almost 10,000...

Afghan security officers boycott Pakistan visit in wake of border tensions

The government of Afghanistan on Sunday boycotted the planned visit of senior Afghan army officers to Pakistan in wake of fresh border tensions. The decision was taken during the National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by President Hamid Karzai. Afghan national security advisor was also...

Iran, Kuwait sign 6 pacts in Sheikh Sabah's 1st state visit

Iran and Kuwait have signed six major pacts to further enhance bilateral collaborations in diverse fields on the first day of a landmark visit to Tehran by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The agreements were inked Sunday in the presence of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and...

Mohammadi:
Afghan forces ready to retaliate to Pakistan shelling

Afghan defense minister, Bismillah Mohammadi said Saturday that the Afghan forces are ready to retaliate to Pakistani military cross-border incursion. Mohammadi told Afghan lawmakers that President Hamid Karzai has instructed him to put Afghan forces on alert for retaliation to the cross-border...

Turkish police detain several protesters in Istanbul

Turkish riot police have arrested several protesters in Istanbul as they marked the first anniversary of anti-government demonstrations last year. The clampdown came after protesters defied the prime minister’s warning and a heavy police presence. Thousands of members of security forces...

Violation of the sovereignty and rights of afghan citizens by America

According to the whistle-blower site Wiki Leaks report that aired last week, all calls to the people of Afghanistan by America Hears. Years ago, Edward Snowden has revealed that the National Security Agency, America Within a month, 21.98 million telephone calls in Afghanistan, has tapped in to the hidden...

Militants attack Indian consulate in Herat province

A group of militants attacked the Indian consulate in western Herat province of Afghanistan early Friday morning. Sediq Sediq, spokesman for the interior ministry of Afghanistan said all attackers were killed during clashes with the Afghan security forces. Sediqi further added that all civilians...