Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh and Hindu minority in the next parliament, where he says he hopes […]
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses the failure of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the future of the war and why he would […]
Source: The New York Times By Jawad Sukhanyar andRod Nordland KABUL, Afghanistan — Suicide bombers struck a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing at least 17 people, Afghan […]
Source: Reuters KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its […]
Source: BBC News The Afghan government has announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban but says fighting with other militants will continue. President Ashraf Ghani said the week-long ceasefire would coincide with the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Eid. The Taliban have yet to respond. Last week they denied […]
Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday, killing at least seven people […]
The New Arab & agencies Afghan artisans produce rare silk Quran The work’s creator’s hope it will increase demand for hand-made crafts [AFP] Date of publication: 23 May, 2018 […]
May 4, 2018 http://www.cnn.com Abdul Bari sits in a refugee shelter in Manchester, where he survives on just $48 a week. Manchester, England (CNN)From the confines of his small, bleak […]
1 / 3 A vendor shows a carpet at the Afghanistan Rug and Carpet Center show room in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 1, 2018. (REUTERS) 2 / 3 An Afghan […]
Source: CNN By Sheena McKenzie and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN (CNN)At least 14 people were killed and 33 others injured after an explosion at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, […]
Source: Reuters BY James Mackenzie, Rupam Jain KABUL (Reuters) – Explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 26 people on Monday, including nine journalists who had arrived to report […]
Source: Dawn A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing 25 people and wounding 45 others. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai confirmed that four policemen were killed, while an Afghan media watchdog, the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), confirmed that eight journalists were also killed. The […]
HPC says Islamic scholars will come together in Jeddah in July and will announce a joint statement on the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Saudi Arabia and the Organization of Islamic […]
Did you know that the first carpets or floor coverings ever made are thought to have been produced as early as 7000 BC? The world’s oldest surviving carpet, the Pazyryk […]
Source: BBC News A suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 57 people, officials say. The dead include 21 women and five children, killed when the blast hit the queue outside. A further 119 people were injured. The Islamic State […]
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March […]
Published on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 Joomla Social Education is so important that one mother in Afghanistan sat for an exam while cradling her sick child in her lap. […]
Babur Gardens, the original setting where a lot of Mughal art originated. (Wikimedia Commons) “King Babur’s Kabul: Cradle of the Mughal Empire” displays a selection of high quality reproductions […]
Afghan policewomen participate in a ceremony celebrating Women’s Police Town. (Resolute Support Forces — Afghanistan) Sayed Salahuddin April 10, 2018 KABUL: To encourage more women to join the police force […]
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan military helicopters bombed a religious gathering in the northern province of Kunduz on Monday, killing at least 70 people […]
