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US CENTCOM chief calls on COAS, CJCSC; discuss regional security, Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: General Lloyd J. Austin, Commander United States Central Command (CENTCOM), held separate meetings with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and...

19 Afghan policemen surrender in Gulran district to Taliban

HERAT, Afghanistan: 19 Afghan policemen surrender in Gulran district to Taliban Mujahideen in the past two weeks in Karez Ilyas area, reports Islamic Emirate of...

Unknown gunmen kill former Afghan Taliban minister in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen riding on a motorbike shot dead Mullah Abdul Raqeeb, a former minister for refugees during the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, in...

Trilateral summit in Ankara: Leaders agree to continue efforts for peace, stability

ANKARA: Pakistan‚ Turkey and Afghanistan have agreed to continue joint efforts to promote peace and stability in the region. The agreement came at the 18th...

Inclusive political settlement key to sustainable peace in Afghanistan: PM Nawaz

ANKARA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that an inclusive political settlement is key to sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region, adding...

Afghanistan frees 65 accused militants despite US protest

KABUL: The Afghan government on Thursday morning freed 65 accused militants from a former US prison despite fierce condemnation from the United States. “The 65...

PM Nawaz leaves for Turkey to attend 8th trilateral summit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Ankara on Wednesday morning to attend the 8th Pakistan-Afghanistan-Turkey trilateral summit, an important platform for high-level dialogue‚...

US considers delaying security deal with Afghanistan until Karzai leaves office

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering delaying the issue of bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai leaves office and a new...

USAID will announce three new development programs worth almost $300 million in Afghanistan

Kabul: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will announce three new development programs worth almost $300 million in Afghanistan on Monday (Feb 10, 2014). Under...

Children causalities in Afghanistan increased by 34 percent in 2013: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The number of children killed and injured in the US-led war in Afghanistan increased by 34 percent in 2013, the UN Assistance...

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