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Captain Niloofar Rahmani, 25, has requested asylum in U.S. after allegedly receiving death threats. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan activists ask Obama to ground pilot's asylum plea

Rahmani has requested asylum in the US after allegedly receiving death threats from hardline insurgents.

31 Dec 2016 1:52 AM IST

Afghanistans Farid Malik at a training session. (Photo: AFP)

Afghanistan says no to Pakistan matches

The Kabul match, set for July or August, would have been followed by a fixture in Pakistan and a full series at an...

3 Jun 2017 1:55 AM IST

Afghanistan stunned West Indies in the T20 World Cup in 2016. (Photo: AFP)

India to host Afghanistan-Ireland series

Afghanistan will play Ireland three T20s, five ODIs and a 4-day match at the Greater Noida stadium.

15 Feb 2017 3:07 PM IST

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Afghanistan in transition: Will history repeat itself?

The growing role of China and Russia will help stakeholders move beyond the sour legacy of US involvement in peace...

14 Feb 2017 12:49 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

US silliness can have a damaging effect on Pak

In faraway DC and nearby Kabul, the temptation to knock Pakistan around for perceived misbehaviour is mostly...

13 Feb 2017 2:26 AM IST

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa

Pakistan moves artillery to Afghan border

Pakistan alleges that the group, which claims to be behind the recent wave of terrorist attacks, has found safe haven ...

21 Feb 2017 3:10 AM IST

Men carry the coffin of a relative who died in a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan once again a flashpoint

This month, at least 22 people were killed and 41 wounded in a suicide blast at Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul.

21 Feb 2017 12:57 AM IST

China has offered to extend its ambitious CPEC project to Afghanistan. (Photo: File)

Pak claims India using Afghanistan to hatch conspiracies against CPEC

According to Dawn, Ahsan Iqbal said the 'enemies of Pakistan' were using different tactics and propaganda to fail CPEC...

29 Dec 2017 3:37 PM IST

The cable was sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. (Photo: AP)

Trump hails military after 'Mother Of All Bombs' dropped in...

Trump said he authorised the use of the bomb in Afghanistan and called the mission "very, very successful".

14 April 2017 10:46 AM IST

Irans Defense Minister confirmed that Iran conducted a missile test, but did not say when the test was carried out or specify the type of missile. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

4 missiles fired by Afghanistan land in northwest Pakistan's tribal...

No incidents of loss of life were reported, authorities said.

2 April 2017 6:10 PM IST

Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad carry Kalashnikov assault rifles as they take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trumps decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)

Will take unilateral steps' with Pak to fight against terrorism: US

Under new strategy, US diplomatic, military, and economic resources are aligned in support of a negotiated settlement to...

16 Dec 2017 7:15 PM IST

Faith, Unity, Discipline: The Inter-Service Intelligence of Pakistan by Hein Kiessling HarperCollins, Rs 599

Book review: A first-rate study of Pak's spook headquarters

The ISI's resurrection and golden hour came in the 1980s, after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

26 Feb 2017 1:35 AM IST