Tag Archives: UK

Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State urges women participation in the Afghan peace negotiations. “There can be no sustainable peace without women’s participation and rights,” she stressed. Speaking in a meeting at UN Headquarters on Tuesday to some Afghan women, ambassadors, and activists, Clinton underlined to never again allow …

BBC reported that Sinaga, a 36-year-old Ph.D. student from Indonesia, was found guilty of 159 sexual offenses against 48 men in Manchester, United Kingdom. He was a serial sexual predator who would pick up his prey outside clubs and take them to his flat. After drugging, he would film them …

The British Government has announced an amount of £250,000 to support media and Information freedom in Afghanistan, the UK Embassy in Kabul said. The British Ambassador to Kabul, Ms. Alison Blake CMG, in a statement on Wednesday praised the expansion of Afghanistan’s independent and diverse media as a remarkable success …

President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday morning left Kabul for London, United Kingdom, at the head of a high-ranking delegation, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. According to the statement, president Ghani is expected to hold meetings with the U.K. officials during his visit to the country. The president would …

The Deputy Chief Economist of the Department for the International Development (DFID) of UK on Wednesday expressed his optimism regarding the economic development in Afghanistan, saying the war-torn country is going in the right direction. Talking with a group of journalists in Kabul, Nicolas Lea, the deputy chief economist of …

U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked on another multi-nation trip to six countries as part of the overall effort to facilitate a political settlement that ends the conflict in the war-weary country, the U.S. Department of State said in a statement on Monday. According to the …

National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib has met with British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson in Kabul, discussed the fight against terrorism and fostering the Afghan military forces, the NSA office said in a statement on Friday. Hailing the sacrifices rendered by the Afghan forces, Williamson reiterated UK’s continued support to …

The UK Ambassador Nicholas Kay on Saturday visited the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul and praised its staff members for their “fantastic” work to save the museum over the years. “Delighted to be here at the National Museum of Afghanistan and to see the fantastic work that the director …

President Ashraf Ghani met with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the capital Kabul on Monday, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. According to the statement, in the meeting which took place in the Presidential Palace, both sides discussed on range of issues including ceasefire, peace process, counter-terrorism, regional …

Afghanistan’s first-ever visit to Lord’s on Tuesday ended in a disappointment as the match against MCC was called off due to rain. However, the visitors’ fast bowler, Shapoor Zadran shined in the match, claiming three scalps including the wickets of BB McCullum and Misbah-ul-Haq at the start of his spell.  Choosing …