KABUL over trying to smuggle drugs to India at the Hamid Karzai international airport in Kabul, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Monday. Khalid Muwahid, CJTF spokesman, told in a press conference that the detainees had swallowed heroin-filled…
KABUL and India on Wednesday launched second air corridor for trade, with vice-president Sarwar Danish urging neighboring countries to pay care to economic cooperation in their political policies. The second air corridor between Afghanistan and India was opened at the…
Another shipment of 4,200 tonnes of wheat has arrived in southern Kandahar province through Chabahar Port as part of donation from India. Governor Maj. Gen. Zalmai Weesa, accompanied by Indian Consul General Madan Singh Bhandari and the provincial…
India has welcomed the Trump administration’s national security strategy, an approach vehemently rejected by China and Russia. A spokesperson for India’s External Affairs Ministry said: "We appreciate the strategic importance given to India-US relationship in the new strategy...…
An Afghan national has been detained in the Indian state of Punjab on forgery charges, a news report said on Wednesday. Pursuing graduation from a private college and living in Chandigarh for two years, Khaleel Alikhel has also…
KABUL for a first ever test match in the future, according to media report. The decision was made during BCCI's Special General Meeting (SGM) that was held on December 11, and was announced to the public by Amitabh Chaudhary, BCCI's…
KABUL on bringing stability and reconciliation to Afghanistan. State Department Inspector General Steve A. Linick says: “Our approach to South Asia, and specifically Afghanistan, means new approaches with India and Pakistan to deny safe havens to terrorist organisations.” In its…
KABUL Embassy in India plans to celebrate the first “Indo-Afghan cultural week” in New Delhi from Wednesday. Afghan envoy to New Delhi, Dr. Shaida Ahmad Abdali, said the event scheduled for November 29 would showcase different academic and cultural programs…
The first shipment of 15,000 metric tons of wheat from India has arrived in Afghanistan via the Chabahar Port in Iran, formally operationalizing the sea route, an official said on Saturday. Acting Agriculture and Livestock Minister Naseer Ahmad…
KABUL, pledging to ramp up development cooperation with the conflict-devastated country. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, addressing a joint news briefing with his US counterpart James Mattis in New Delhi, made clear there would not be any Indian boots on the…
Afghan Ambassador in New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali has said his country wants to bring police officers to India for training. During an interview with The Hindu, Abdali said: “We want to expand [the India-Afghanistan security partnership] training…
India has announced to take up 116 “high impact community developmental projects” in 31 provinces. It has also offered assistance for six new projects in Afghanistan Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, has said. A decision in this regard…
Fresh and dried fruits businessmen in southern Kandahr province say trade through the air corridor with India is “inexpensive” and “easy.” The traders seek continuation of the air corridor between India and Afghanistan, but officials stress on…
Problems regarding the recently-launched Afghanistan-India air corridor should be jointly resolved by the government and businessmen, officials in southern Kandahar province said on Thursday. A meeting at the Kandahar governor’s house was attended by Governor Zalmai Wesa, Deputy…
Afghanistan exported 40 tons of different types of fruits to India in a second cargo flight from southern Kandahar province on Saturday, an official said. In this regard a special ceremony was attended by Governor Zalmai Wesa, deputy…
The much-anticipated Afghanistan-India Air Corridor was inaugurated by President Ashraf Ghani on Monday when the first Delhi-bound cargo plane with 60 tonnes of medicinal plants left Kabul. During the inaugural ceremony at the Presidential Palace, Ghani underlined the…
With the Trump Administration looking at other countries to share the responsibilities in addressing major global challenges, a prominent Indian defense expert on Thursday told a Washington audience that New Delhi could perhaps be persuaded to send up…
Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said Wednesday’s double blasts in Afghan capital Kabul were probably ‘chemical attack. ‘ "As per the reports coming from the southern and northern parts of Afghanistan, I have seen photographs of…
KABUL of sponsoring terrorism in the neighbouring countries. On a visit to India to attend the South Asian Speakers' summit in New Delhi, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi warned terror could morph into a huge threat to Pakistan itself. In an interview…
Several Afghan traders dealing in marble, onyx and lapis signed a number of contracts this week with international buyers at the India Stone Mart, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said Monday. The event, ,…
Fourteen countries, including China and Pakistan, a news report said on Wednesday. Prospective participants of the upcoming Heart of Asia Conference have proposed that China should be part of the regional infrastructure CBM subgroup, according to the Indian…
NEW DELHI (Pajhwok) Afghanistan’s leading wholesale traders of fresh and dried fruits, carpets, marble and jewelry are expected to strike major deals at the India International Trade Fair (IITF underway November 14-27 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Thirty-three Afghan traders…
KABUL under-19 cricket team on Tuesday left for India for preparations in the lead up to the Under-19 Asia Cup set to be played from December 8- 22 in Sari Lanka. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Farid Hoktak told Pajhwok…
KABUL, calling the upcoming Heart of Asia Conference an important event aimed at regional cooperation. The HoA Conference on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held in the Amritsar city of Punjabon December 4. In December 2015, the meeting was hosted…
