WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): As Afghanistan prepares to enter a new phase post 9/11, all eyes are now on President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Afghan security forces have detained four people and recovered 700 kilograms of hashish from their possession during an operation in southeastern Paktia province,

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Officials said on Thursday Afghan security forces had pushed back the militants who attacked the Shindand district bazaar in western Herat province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in a suicide attack in the Qasaba area of the capital

KABUL activist Malala Yousafzai of received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, when she became the youngest-ever recipient of the award. World conscience

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday slammed a report from the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence as “shocking” and demanded to know how

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Six hundred civilians lost their lives to violence this solar year, an official said on Wednesday. Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) chief

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Over a dozen civil society activists on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against growing insecurity in western Herat province. The protestors gathered

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Two policemen and five insurgents were killed during a clash in the Almar district of northwestern Faryab province, the district chief said on

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of residents of the Bala Balok district of northwestern Farah province on Wednesday protested against a highway police commander here, accusing

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Growing insecurity has led to a considerable increase in the number of displaced families in central Kapisa province, an official said on

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): A girls’ volleyball tournament was held in central Bamyan province as a part of campaign to curb violence against women. The first