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The next Russian-Chinese-Pakistani consultations on Afghanistan will be held in Moscow next month, with grounds to establish a wider regional partnership on the issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s director of the Second Asian Department said. Zamir Kabulov told RIA Novosti that it was in the regional stakeholders’ “natural” interests to …

In an unprecedented attack, a suicide bomber killed four Americans and wounded 17 other people Saturday morning inside Bagram air base in Kabul. US Defense Secretary, Ash Carter said in a statement that two U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors working at Bagram Air Field were killed by “an …

President-Elect Trump has not provided an explanation of his policy towards Afghanistan, the White House said. White House Spokesperson Josh Earnest stated that President-Elect Donald Trump has not provided a comprehensive explanation about his incoming Administration’s policy toward Afghanistan during his electoral campaign. “I don’t recall having heard President Trump …

The United States embassy in Tajikistan said on Thursday it had received information about possible attacks on large public gatherings in the Central Asian nation and its border crossings with Afghanistan. The embassy said in a statement that “terrorist groups” may carry out such attacks, but did not name them. …

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has congratulated Donald J. Trump on his election as 45th President of the United States of America as eyeing to improve relations under his leadership. After a tough campaign the Republican candidate, Donald Trump could manage to defeat Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee on Wednesday. …

Donald Trump was elected the nation’s 45th president in the stunning culmination of a campaign that defied expectations and conventions at every turn and galvanized legions of aggrieved Americans in a loud repudiation of the status quo. Hillary Clinton’s quest to make history as the first female president was thwarted …

International relations analysts say that the result of United State’s election has a great impact on Afghanistan’s situation. The analysts emphasize that the victory of Clinton, US election contender is in interest of Afghanistan. According to them, Clinton has many useful plans for the future of Afghanistan war. But who …

US Department of State in reaction to the reports about the start of investigation on US war crimes in Afghanistan by International Criminal Court (ICC) says America’s judicial system is strong, fair and open and Washington will rely on this system. “I’ve seen reports about this issue. And I’ll let …

The Islamic State (IS) group has released an audiotape which it says is from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. If true, it would be the first public message from him in about a year and would dispel rumours that he is dead, BBC reported. The voice on the audio calls …

(AFP) – Iran’s supreme leader said Wednesday that the level of debate between the US presidential election frontrunners showed the “catastrophe” of American politics and warned against any further negotiations with Washington. “These two candidates (Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump) show the catastrophic reality which goes beyond what even we …

German authorities say they have arrested a 19-year-old Afghan man suspected of fighting for the Taliban. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the suspect, identified only as Wajid S., was arrested on Thursday. They gave no further details, and didn’t specify when or how he arrived in Germany. He …

Russia has released the first image of its new nuclear missile, a weapon so powerful that it could wipe out nearly all of the United Kingdom or France. The RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear-armed ballistic missile was commissioned in 2011 and is expected to come into service in 2018. The first images …

US Department of State says that Pakistan can have a direct role in regional stability and fighting against insurgent group. “We believe that Pakistan can directly contribute to regional stability by acting against militants on Pakistani soil who seek to attack its neighbors,” said John Kirby, spokesman for the US …

By: AFP An Afghan woman immortalised on a celebrated National Geographic magazine cover as a green-eyed 12-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday for living in Pakistan on fraudulent identity papers. The haunting image of Sharbat Gula, taken in a Pakistan refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry, became the most famous cover …

By: Reuters At least 59 people were killed and 117 critically wounded when gunman stormed a Pakistani police training academy in the southwestern city of Quetta, government officials said on Tuesday. Some 200 trainees were stationed at the facility when the attack occurred late on Monday, officials said, and some …

President Barack Obama met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Washington, where the two leaders expressed their shared commitment to confronting the Islamic State group and the global refugee crisis. Obama and Renzi emphasized the collaboration between their two countries in countering the Islamic State group and addressing the …

Written by: Reuters India and Russia signed billions of dollars of defense and energy deals on Saturday at a summit that sought to inject new life into a relationship that has been tested by shifting global alliances and conflict in the Middle East. Under the biggest agreement, a group led …

The US Department of State have asked Afghanistan’s neighbors to play a constructive role in bringing peace to the war-torn country. Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook who was speaking on a press briefing on Thursday said that a constructive role of Afghanistan’s neighbors in terms of helping the Afghans secure their …

For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in war-torn Afghanistan to the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be “compartmentalized”. “Road to peace in Kabul lies in Kashmir in the sense that when you talk of peace, you …

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small — some 2,200 Afghan troops have received military training in …