WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States is winning the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon general told lawmakers on Tuesday but cautioned that losing the fight would result in regional instability.
KABUL (PAN): The international community fears foreign troops could be attacked by their rogue Afghan counterparts, if provided with sophisticated weapons and warplanes, the 1st vice-president claimed on Tuesday.
KABUL (PAN): The United Nations, stressing the need for inclusive presidential elections next year, asked the Afghan government on Tuesday to ensure the ballot was held as scheduled.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged provincial governors to pursue good governance as a top priority and work as servants of the masses.
KABUL (PAN): Deputy Foreign Minister Ershad Ahmadi held wide-ranging talks with Australia’s Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Varghese in Kabul on Tuesday.
KABUL (PAN): A day after two brazen Taliban attacks in Kabul and Zabul provinces, the Senate chairman on Tuesday asked the government to mount military pressure on the rebels alongside efforts to convince them into peace talks.
KABUL (PAN): The Afghan government is ready to find a negotiated settlement of the long-running dispute over the British-mandate Durand Line with Pakistan, the 1st vice-president said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The United States on Monday praised the efforts of Afghan national security forces against the Taliban attack on the Kabul International airport.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated its desire for lasting stability in the region, stressing the need for the success of Afghan-led reconciliation and reconstruction of the neighbouring country.
KABUL (PAN): The Taliban on Tuesday announced releasing a Kyrgyz citizen they had seized along with nine other foreigners in central Logar province on April 21.
