The chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the US has urged the pro-Israel lobbying group, AIPAC, to support Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the leadership of the United Arab Emirates. Stephen Greenberg told the annual conference, under way here in the US capital, on Monday that he visited both countries and was encouraged by the leaders...
Afghanistan’s National Cricket Team will take on Zimbabwe in their second Group B match today in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018, in Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo. Last month in Sharjah, Afghanistan sealed a five-match One-Day International series 4-1 against Zimbabwe, the tournament's host country. Rashid will lead the side in the absence of Afghanistan’s regular captain Asghar Stanikzai, who recently had emergency surgery to remove...
The National Work and Education Exhibition -- a direct link creating an opportunity for direct communication between the human resource and prospective employers -- is set to begin today. The three-day exhibition is a joint initiative of Future Plan and Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Martyrs and Disabled. The development of a direct connection between job-seekers and employers, creation an opportunity for discussion between educational...
Ousted governor of Balkh province Atta Mohammad Noor and the Presidential Palace have reached an agreement, a source said on Monday. A well-placed source in the government told media that Ghani’s spymaster Masoom Stanikzai and advisor Salam Rahim visited Balkh for talks with Noor two days back. Both sides reached an agreement after a marathon meeting last night, the official claimed. Under the agreement, a...
Thousands of Syrians are fleeing a government-led offensive on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave near Damascus as President Bashar al-Assad vowed the fight would continue until the "embrace of terrorism" was eradicated. Syrian government forces have seized roughly one-quarter of the territory in recent days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. Backed by Russian air power, the Syrian military has advanced...
Officials at Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that at least five people were injured after a helicopter crashed in Marshal Fahim Military Academy in Kabul. The incident took place late on Sunday afternoon with the Ministry of Defense spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri saying at least five people were injured in the incident. He said the helicopter crashed shortly after the take-off from the academy. According to...
The Trump administration has once again asked the Taliban to abandon terror and respect Afghanistan’s constitution. Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana W. White said, “The Taliban has to abandon violence and it has to support the Afghan constitution.” Addressing a news conference in Washington on Sunday, she said the US continued to consult India on its role in Afghanistan and on issues going beyond South Asia. She...
US moves to replace the Kalashnikov — the infamous Russian assault rifle commonly used by Afghan security forces — with US-made weaponry. The US banned the Russian weapon six months ago, replacing it with M4 and M16 rifles, in a bid to shift the Afghan army’s main weaponry from a Russian to an American system. The Afghan army rarely uses Kalashnikovs in combat with the...
The draft law on access to information has been approved by the cabinet. A press release from ARG (Presidential Palace) stated that the Council of Ministers accorded approval to the draft law at a special meeting chaired by Ghani late on Saturday. Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anwar presented the draft law before the participants, saying it contained five chapters and 41 articles. Endorsed by the legislative...
At least 13 Daesh militants were killed in Afghan security forces’ air strikes in Darzab district of Jawzjan province yesterday evening. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for Shaheen 209 Military Corps, said that 22 Taliban and Daesh insurgents were either killed or injured in Saturday’s operations in north and northeast provinces. “Six Taliban insurgents along with their weapons and ammunition, were arrested in Kunduz province,” Rezaee...