Foreign Policy
Pakistan Afghanistan have inked historic counter terrorism agreement
KABUL: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said that his country andPakistan have agreed in principle to counter terrorism jointly.link#_> President...
DefenceWorld
Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government’s ceasefire with the Taliban on Saturday but called...
World
Taliban reject pleas by Afghan elders for a ceasefire extension
KABUL: The Taliban on Monday rejected pleas by Afghan elders and activists for an extension of this month’s ceasefire and...
World
Taliban kill 16 Afghan soldiers, kidnap engineers after ceasefire ends
KABUL: Taliban militants killed at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis province after their three-day ceasefire...
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Afghanistan: Taliban resume attacks as 3-day ceasefire ends
KABUL: In Afghanistan, taliban militants resumed their attacks on Afghan security forces, today as three-day ceasefire ended last night. The...
World
US ready to work with Afghan govt, Taliban for political settlement
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a statement, has welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to extend the...
World
Fazlullah’s death ‘a great step’ for building trust between Pakistan, Afghanistan: Ghani
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah’s death is a great step towards building trust...
DefencePakistan
Pakistan terms Fazlullah s killing significant development
ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has made a telephone call to Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk and confirmed the death of Mullah...
World
Govt-Taliban ceasefire to result in lasting peace: Ghani
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has expressed hope that Govt-Taliban ceasefire will result in a lasting peace in the country....
World
US must think of post-war Afghanistan to avoid mistakes of the past: Analyst
WASHINGTON: The United States should not abandon the post-war Afghanistan to avoid the ill effects that followed after it withdrew...