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  • Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing

    KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

  • NATO troops begin withdrawal of equipment from Afghanistan

    The NATO and US troops have started withdrawal of their equipment from Afghanistan after more than ten years of war. The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan to oust Taliban government in the aftermath of tragic incident of September 11, 2001. They are set to withdraw all their forces by the end of 2014, reports The Express Tribune. Pakistan is a key transit route for the NATO mission in ...

  • Number of Afghan women jailed for moral crimes increasing says human rights group

    A right group has said the number of women and girls in Afghanistan imprisoned for moral crimes has risen by 50 percent in the past 18 months. Human Rights Watch said that many women are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence. According to the BBC, the group said other women are jailed for alleged adultery, in truth often involving rape. HRW said ...

  • India assures full support to Afghanistan in critical period of transition of nation building

    India has assured its full support to Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building. The visiting Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here last evening. During the meeting, Mukherjee said India would stand by the Government and the people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, ...

  • Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Indian leaders in hopes of securing more military aid before international troops leave the country next year. Mr. Karzai held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday in New Delhi, after meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Afghan president is expected to seek India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan ...


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  • Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves for a four-day official visit to Uzbekistan

    Vice President Hamid Ansari today left on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan during which the two nations will discuss issues of cooperation in counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and development projects in the region will come up for discussion. Ansari is travelling with a high-level delegation to Tashkent where he will meet Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov. Issues relating to Afghanistan will come ...

  • President Karzai invites CII to set up healthcare and skill building centers in Afghanistan

    In an exclusive interaction with a group of CII CEOs , President Karzai called for Indian Investment in prominent sectors including Healthcare, Agri business, Telecom and Capacity Building. He briefed the Indian investors on emerging business opportunities in Afghanistan and take advantage of the business friendly regime and investment climate. He highlighted that Agriculture is a priority ...

  • Talks with Taliban only option for Pakistan Nawaz Sharif

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, has told newly elected lawmakers that Pakistan has no other option apart from negotiating with the Taliban in the interest of peace. The Express Tribune quoted Nawaz, as saying that the Taliban invitation for dialogue should be taken seriously. Nawaz said the bullet is not a solution, adding they want to use each and every option ...

  • Britain To Allow Afghan Interpreters To Live In Britain

    U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had opposed calls to allow interpreters and their families to settle in Britain, but backed down following a ...

  • Bicycle bomb kills 1 wounds 5 in Afghanistans Ghazni

    One Afghan civilian was killed and five others were wounded Wednesday morning when an improvised bomb went off in Ghazni city, the provincial capital of eastern Ghazni province, police said."An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attached to a bicycle exploded at around 8:40 am local time in third police district in Ghazni city, killing one civilian and wounding five others," deputy ...

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