Kabul : In a move that can curb “freedom of expression”, the Afghanistan government has asked several private telecommunication companies to suspend WhatsApp and Telegram instant messaging services in the country. Although the apps, popular among the country’s elite, were ...
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New Delhi : India on Sunday flagged off its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan to be transhipped through Iran’s Chabahar port. “…External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Salahuddin Rabbani, through a joint video conference, flagged ...
Read More »Tillerson pays unannounced visit to Kabul, meets Ghani
Kabul : US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a brief, unannounced visit to Kabul on Monday, and reaffirmed the US’ commitment to working with the Afghan government and partners in the region to achieve peace in Afghanistan and “deny ...
Read More »4 killed in market explosion in Afghanistan
Kabul : At least four people have died and another 14 wounded in an explosion Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, according to an official source. The bombing took place at 11.00 a.m. (local time) at a mobile phone market in Khost ...
Read More »Afghanistan ready for comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan
Astana : Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met his Turkish counterpart Recap Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of an OIC summit in Kazakhstan as he reaffirmed his stance that Kabul was ready for comprehensive talks with Islamabad. Ghani’s office said ...
Read More »Afghan Quagmire: India must learn to play the big game
By Lt Gen K.G. Krishna (retd), The US President has spelt out the much-anticipated US Policy for Afghanistan and South Asia. Expectedly, there are enough divergent views expressed within the US and elsewhere. What does it hold for India? To ...
Read More »How will Trump’s India card play in the Afghan great game?
By Arul Louis, New York : United States President Donald Trump has played the India card against Pakistan in the Afghan great game, but would that become a true trump card for India? Earlier this week, Trump assigned a “critical” ...
Read More »Ghani signs decree for implementing strategic deal with US
Kabul : Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree for the implementation of a partnership agreement signed previously by Kabul and Washington, the presidential palace said on Thursday. The Office of the President said the decree was signed ...
Read More »How US fumbled a chance to bring peace to Afghanistan in the 1980s (Book Review)
By Vikas Datta, Title: The Great Game in Afghanistan – Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia and the Unending War; Author: Kallol Bhattacherjee; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 328; Price: Rs 599 Donald Trump has become the third US President to send more ...
Read More »EU approves €100 million package to support key reforms in Afghanistan
Kabul : The European Union on Monday approved a €100 million package to support Afghanistan in carrying out reforms to improve its development policies, maintain macroeconomic stability, advance sound public financial management and strengthen state budget transparency. This came in ...
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