KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan defeated Scotland by one innings and five runs on day three of their four day match in the Intercontinental Cricket Championship in Abu Dubai on Thursday, thanks to Izatullah Daulatzai's 11 wicket haul, an official said.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's recent anti-American remarks led the US top commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday to issue a strong worded warning to Western troops to intensify security meas
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai has recommended Fazal Ahmad Manawi, the Independent Election Commission chief, to become the Chief Justice (CJ) and Maulvi Ataullah Lodin, the second deputy of High Peace Council, to serve as the Attorney General (AG), a reliable source confided to Pajhwok Afghan News on Wednesday.
KABUL (PAN): Customs officials detained a man with nearly 850 grams of heroin as he tried to board a flight to New Delhi at the Kabul International Airport, on Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance said.
KABUL (PAN): Five NATO troops were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the alliance said, but gave no immediate details about the cause.
KABUL (PAN): US defence secretary Chuck Hagel, who met President Hamid Karzai for discussions and dinner at the Presidential Palace late Sunday, said he tried to reassure Karzai that his country had no unilateral back-channel talks with the Taliban.
KABUL (PAN): US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Kabul on Friday on his first international trip after becoming the top Pentagon official a week back.
KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan won their second one day international match against Scotland in the ICC World Cricket League Championship in Sharjah on Friday.
KABUL (PAN): Three individuals dressed as Afghan security men killed a NATO contractor in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, the coalition's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai discussed with British and French leaders issues concerning the Afghan-led peace process and counterterrorism efforts and relations, the Presidential Palace said on Friday.
