AFGHANISTAN

Pakistan ‘cautiously’ praises Afghan Taliban’s steps against cross-border terrorism

ISLAMABAD, JUL 9: Pakistan has acknowledged steps being taken by the Afghan-led interim government to effectively combat cross-border terrorism and termed the relocation of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from border Read More

An Afghan man who spent years helping US forces in Afghanistan is shot and killed in Washington

WASHINGTON — At 31 years old, Nasrat Ahmad Yar had spent most of his adult life working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan before escaping to America in search of Read More

Afghan borders areas safe haven for TTP men

There is a looming threat of these individuals openly joining the ranks of ISIS DNA KABUL: The border areas of Afghanistan are currently facing a concerning situation where individuals associated Read More

Taliban’s treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (APP): The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday where UN-appointed rights experts warned of Read More

PAJCCI welcomes Barter Trade mechanism approval between Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Russia: Zubair Motiwala

ISLAMABAD, JUN 6: /DNA/ – Chairman Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zubair Motiwala has welcomed Pakistan’s government decision of initiating Barter Trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Read More

“A Conversation with Bette Dam, author of Looking for the Enemy: Mullah Omar and the Unknown Taliban”

ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 /DNA/ – The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized ‘A Conversation with Ms. Bette Dam, author Read More