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  • Talks with Taliban prerogative of Pak govt. says envoy Olson

    US ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson has said that holding talks with the Taliban is a prerogative of the Pakistani government. Olson said any reservations regarding these proposed talks will depend on terms and conditions of the dialogue with Taliban, reports the Daily Times. Olson termed the recent general elections as great success of the nation in which democratic forces emerged as ...

  • Afghanistans Helmand Province Sees Fresh Clashes Conflicting Claims

    Fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan government forces has erupted in a highly-volatile corner of Helmand province. Afghan officials claimed victory Wednesday in southern Helmand province, saying they turned back a series of attacks by Taliban militants in Sangin. A spokesman for the provincial governor estimated the number of attackers at close to 1,000, including Arabs and ...

  • 5 killed in Afghan suicide bombing

    Five people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday evening by a suicide bomber in Muqur district in eastern Afghanistan's province of Ghazni, Xinhua said, quoting a provincial police ...

  • مردم می خواهند خلافت اسلامی

    مردم می خواهند خلافت اسلامی برای شغل برای تولید انرژی برای ...

  • Karzai gives wish list to India but says he doesnt want Indian soldiers on Afghan soil

    Addressing media persons in New Delhi, visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said Kabul has given a wish list to India, but did not specify what the list contains. Karzai said: "We have a wish list that we have put before the Government of India. It is upto the government now to provide us according to their means." Karzai also informed reporters about the content of his ...

  • 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 ...


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  • 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 ...

  • It is too early to comment on Talibans peace talk offer says US

    The US has said it is too early to comment on Pakistani Taliban's peace talks offer to Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif."It would be premature for us to comment on any potential negotiations," a State Department spokesperson told PTI when asked about peace talks offered by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan which is at war with the country's government."The United ...

  • Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over border post firing

    Pakistan on Thursday summoned Afghan Charge d'Affaires and lodged protest over unprovoked firing on a border check post, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that two soldiers were injured in firing by Afghan troops late Wednesday. "The Afghan Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office today for conveying protest of the Government of Pakistan on an ...

  • Afghan protest over womens rights

    Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.The protest came days after conservative politicians' vehement opposition blocked an attempt to cement the decree's provisions in law.Most of international force that ousted the Taliban is now preparing to withdraw by the end of next year and activists fear an erosion of women's rights will follow if hardliners pressure the ...

  • Afghan students protest women’s rights

    Afghan university students chant slogans as they demonstrate against the Elimination of Violence against Women law, in Kabul on May 22, 2013. The Afghan parliament on May 18 cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching. The Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law, which was passed by a ...

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