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By Javed Hamim Kakar on 04 September 2016 KABUL (Pajhwok): An attempt to smuggle military equipment, including drone parts, to... read more ...

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KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Pakistani officials on Wednesday promised to reopen the Friendship Gate at the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing on Thursday moing (Sept 1), an Afghan border police official in the southe province of Kandahar said. Afghan Border Police 3rd brigade official Col. Mohammad Ali Dawari told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan and Pakistani border officials in held their latest flag meeting on Wednesday and during the talks they agreed to reopen the border crossing. He said the Pakistan side agreed to the border’s reopening after many efforts and meetings between the two sides. Afghan officials had previously said they did not agree to some Pakistani conditions for reopening the ...

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): America’s efforts in Afghanistan continue to pay dividends, the head of of US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed on Tuesday. “We, along with our coalition partners, have made tremendous investments in that country over the last 15 years,” Gen Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. “The Afghans today are in the lead and they are taking the fight to the enemy through their sustainable security strategy,” the general said. TheAfghan forces were doing well while dealing with tough challenges in places like Helmand province, demonstrating resilience and the capability of defending their sovereign spaces, he remarked. Meanwhile, the train, advise and assis...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The US Embassy has denounced Wednesday’s attack on the American University in Kabul, saying targeting of students and staff, who are working to improve the future of the country, is a cruel and cowardly act. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those killed and injured, as well as with the victims’ families, colleaguesand friends,” US Ambassador P. Michael McKinley said in a statement from the embassy. “We remain strongly committed to the people of Afghanistan who are dedicated to establishing lasting peace and security and building the brightest possible future for their children,” the ambassador added. The US Embassy said it stood ready to assist Afghan authorities with the...

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Deeply saddened at the terrorist attack in Helmand that killed one US service members and wounded six Afghans, the US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place. “This tragic event in Helmand province reminds us that Afghanistan remains a dangerous place, and there is difficult work ahead even as Afghan forces continue to make progress in securing their own country,” Carter said. “We will continue to work closely with the govement of Afghanistan and our NATO partners to bolster the capabilities of the ANDSF so they can provide the people of Afghanistan the peace they deserve,” he said in a statement. Carter said he is deep...

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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Security officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan have failed to reach any agreement on reopening the Chaman border crossing. Pakistan closed the border after an attack on the Friendship Gate by Afghan nationals on Friday. Pakistan's national flag was also torched. A flag meeting, requested by the Afghan govement, on reopening the gate fizzled out on Saturday afteoon when the two sides adopted strict security measures. As the gate stays shut, traffic the two neighbouring countries has been suspended. Supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan have also come to a halt. "Long queues of trucks and vehicles could be seen on both sides of the border," Attal Khan Achakzai, a reside...

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New Delhi: Afghanistan has sought more military supplies from India including attack helicopters as it stepped up its offensive last week against terror groups killing 300 Islamic State terrorists, the top US and NATO commander in the war-ravaged country said on Wednesday. General John Nicholson, here on his second visit, said India has been making "enormously valuable" contribution in strengthening Afghan security forces and the US favours the military support. India has already provided four Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan and US Commander said the country needs more military aircraft to deal with Taliban and various other terror outfits. Welcoming India's contribution to restoring peace...

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Children of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan are not entitled to have Pakistani citizenship documents, the interior minister says. The refugeechildren could not enjoy the privilege, even if they had mothers of Pakistani origin... Let's block ads! بخوانید...

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): A Pakistani delegation has arrived in central Logar province to negotiate the release of a helicopter crewmembers held hostage by Taliban militants after their helicopter crash landed in the Azra district, an official said on Wednesday. The helicopter belonging to the Punjab govement made an emergency landing on August 4 due to technical failures in Azra district. A member of the provincial council and resident of Azra, Abdul Wali Wakeel, told Pajhwok Afghan News negotiations between an Afghan delegation and the Taliban over releasing the abducted Pakistani officials had stopped. The Taliban councils in Peshawar and Quetta were putting pressure on the insurgents in Azr...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Heads of Iranian and Afghan customs offices have reached a preliminary agreement on the creation of a transit-oriented green customs path, a media report said on Tuesday. The agreement was reached during a meeting in Tehran between Deputy Economy Minister and the Head of Islamic Republic of Iran's Customs Administration (IRICA) Masoud Karbasian and his Afghan counterpart Ahmad Reshad Popal, Tehran-based MNA news agency reported. The deal’s implementation will tu Chabahr port city into an exports and imports hub for Afghanistan by provid...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan ’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani has said the massacre of iocent people will continue as long as security agencies aid militant outfits. Also a leading religious scholar, Sherani... Let's block ads! بخوانید...