The United Nations and the US on Wednesday wished the Afghans a peaceful and joyful Eidul Adha. “Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace, which Afghanistan body’s Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). “The United Nations remains a committed partner…
KABUL to the Middle East (ME) to help the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond informed lawmakers on Thursday the remotely-piloted Reaper drones would enhance Britain’s surveillance operations over Iraq. The Guardian…
LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL (HPC) chairman Salahuddin Rabbani during a visit to Kabul this week, the UK Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday. The conflict resolution experts held discussions with Rabbani and ran a series of workshops for civil society’s groups discussing the…
KABUL after foreign combat troops leave at the end of 2014. Warsi met Afghan deputy minister for women’s affairs Fawzia Habibi and prominent female parliamentarians Shukria Barakzai, Raihana Azad and Dr Nilofar Ibrahim and Malia Malikpour of Action Aid Afghanistan…
KABUL have the chance to play a full part in elections next year. Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening the funds would help boost numbers of women voters and their involvement in the political process and provide training…
KABUL, a UK-based newspaper reported on Friday. Recorded in Helmand province in September 2011 by a marine's helmet-mounted camera, the video was released as the judge summed up the evidence at their court martial on Thursday. A single gunshot could…
KABUL): Afghan Defence Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi and his British counterpart Phillip Hammond discussed a range of issues, including the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, where they both welcomed the start of training this week. Mohammadi met the US Secretary…
KABUL, the Presidential Palace in Kabul said. British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is scheduled to host Afghan and Pakistani leaders in London, voiced his optimism about the -three-way talks in a telephone conversation with President Hamid Karzai. A statement…
KABUL who did what they could to capture or kill him, an insurgent commander was quoted as saying on Sunday. Rebel leader Qari Nasrullah told Daily Mirror the movement repeatedly tried to breach security surrounding the young member of the…
KABUL) summit in 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday. The summit would represent an important moment in the history of the alliance, the premier said in a statement that did not give the exact dates. Downing Street said…
KABUL in negotiation on the country's future immediately after their ouster from power in 2001. General Nick Carter, in an interview published in the Guardian newspaper on Saturday, said: "The problems that we have been encountering over the period since…
KABUL): The British government on Friday said the first batch of detainees had been transferred to Afghan custody and more would follow in coming days. “We are working closely with the Afghan authorities on the handover of the detainees. The first…
KABUL): An Afghan army sergeant on Wednesday received a British military ceremonial sword in recognition of his exceptional performance during officer training in the UK. British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Richard Stagg presented the prestigious award from the Royal Military…
KABUL representatives after the Afghan militants opened an office in Qatar. Speaking at the end of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, Cameron said leaders had discussed the issue during a dinner last night during which they focused on foreign…
KABUL Food Programme (WFP) aiming to reach some 2.4 million Afghans with food assistance this year. The donation would enable WFP to reach up to 535,000 people with 17,000 metric tons of food, including wheat and wheat flour, pulses such…
KABUL Sir Richard Stagg on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of the fifth and final tranche of the security transition by President Hamid Karzai, calling it a real and tangible progress. In a statement, Stagg said: “This morning, I attended a…
KABUL had left Britain wary of more major military engagements abroad, calling it the Vietnam phenomenon that sapped America’s will to fight. ''You might call it the Vietnam phenomenon: when an engagement turns out to be longer and more costly…
KABUL, with each taxpaying household likely to pay more than £2,000 to fund the increasingly bloody campaign, reveals a new book. The book's authored Frank Ledwidge told the Guardian newspaper since 2006, on a conservative estimate, the UK had paid…
ISLAMABAD (PAN’s role in the war on terrorism. At a meeting with Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne on Monday, he applauded the sacrifices Pakistani forces in the anti-terror campaign. He conferred with Wynne on…
WASHINGTON (PAN): Britain promised on Thursday it would not abandon Afghan interpreters with its military but the Afghan government would like to see as many of these people as possible making their future in their country. “We are all clear…
WASHINGTON (PAN was on track, reiterating their commitment to building strong and effective Afghan security forces. “As transition to Afghan security control continues, the United Kingdom will continue to play an important role in helping field strong and effective Afghan…
KABUL): President Hamid Karzai -- currently on a visit to Poland -- discussed issues of bilateral interest, including the reconciliation drive, with British Prime Minister David Cameron in a telephone conversation, his office said on Thursday. The two leaders conferred…
KABUL’s top 100 thinkers for 2013 by a British magazine. Richard Dawkins, the Oxford evolutionary biologist, tops the Prospect’s list for the current year. He is also prolific on Twitter, with more than half a million followers. In a tribute…
