Tuesday 28 April 2015

India shares Afghanistan's pain over terror: Modi


The terrorist violence has destroyed lives and derailed progress, Modi said, adding India and Afghanistan have a "timeless link of human hearts".

Afghan army sends more troops to fight Taliban in north


KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says the military has sent reinforcements to a northern province to fight Taliban insurgents closing in on the ...

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani meets Sushma Swaraj


Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani inspects a guard of honour during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's presidential palace ...

Live: India-Afghanistan relationship a timeless link of human hearts, says PM Modi


Stating that we share Afghanistan's pain over persisting terrorism and extremist violence that destroy lives and derail progress, Modi added, "The ...

Better Late Than Never: Afghan President to NDTV on Delayed India Visit


Kabul: Seven months after taking over as Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani is arriving on his first state visit to India today. Since his inauguration, Mr ...

'Ashley's War' Details Vital Work Of Female Soldiers In Afghanistan


First Lt. Ashley White was one of the some 55 to 60 women selected for cultural support teams that deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. Courtesy of the ...

Decoding Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to India


The new President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, delayed his maiden visit to India by a few hours due to an unfolding security crisis in the country's ...

US drone strike kills 3 in Afghanistan


At least three people have been killed in the latest US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan. The Tuesday airstrike was carried out in an area in Kunar ...

Afghanistan President, PM hold delegation level talks


Ashraf Ghani (centre) and <a href="http://indiatoday Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (centre) shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Modi hold delegation level talks


READ ALSO: Afghanistan prez Ashraf Ghani meets Sushma Swaraj, to hold talks with Modi Earlier, Ghani was accorded a ceremonial welcome at ...

'Ashley's War' Details Vital Work Of Female Soldiers In Afghanistan


We are going on some of the most dangerous, most critical missions to the war in Afghanistan that America is pursuing. ... There is a real moment ...

Afghanistan to get major transit revenues from CASA-1000 project


Based on last October's agreement between Kabul and Islamabad over transit pricing, Afghanistan will receive 1.25 cents from each kilowatt of ...

Ghani meets Sushma, to hold talks with Modi


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called on Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, ahead of his delegation level talks with Prime ...

Afghanistan prez Ashraf Ghani meets Sushma Swaraj, to hold talks with Modi


NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani here, ahead of delegation level talks ...

Monday 27 April 2015

India- Afghanistan relations: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrives in India on three-day visit


On Tuesday, Ghani will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House. Ghani, in an interview to NDTV, said India and Afghanistan ...

At Fruitlands Museum, photos of Afghanistan, nature's exploitation


HARVARD — US forces are gradually leaving Afghanistan. The 22 unframed color photographs in Ben Brody's “Afghanistan/Endgame” all relate in ...

Afghanistan's First Family Through President Ashraf Ghani's Eyes


Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is a proud father. Hours before he flies into India for his first official visit, Mr Ghani opens up about his family ...

War Against Terror a 'Litmus Test' for Pakistan: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to NDTV


Kabul: Amid an intensified wave of attacks by the Taliban, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has told NDTV that Pakistan must, within a timeframe, ...

Creative Spotlight: “Why is Dad So Mad?”


He served two tours in Afghanistan and Iraq respectively, before returning home to college. In 2008 he graduated from the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant ...

Pakistan offers Afghanistan, Iran trade agreements


Pakistan has offered Afghanistan and Iran to sign Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) respectively in a bid to ...

Afghanistan President Ghani arrives in India on three-day visit


New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): Afghanistan President Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday arrived in New Delhi for his three-day state visit to India, with ...

Tears Replace Cheers in Re-enactment of Farkhunda's Killing in Afghanistan


KABUL, Afghanistan — They killed Farkhunda again, but this time there were tears in the crowd rather than cheers. Men pummeled her with rocks and ...

India's interests in Afghanistan are uncertain


India was the first country with which Afghanistan signed a strategic partnership agreement, but the dynamics of the relationship has changed with ...

Tajikistan Watches As Fighting Flares In Northern Afghanistan


While heavy fighting has broken out in northern Afghanistan, near the border of Tajikistan, officials in Dushanbe say they have the situation under ...

New head of Canadian military is Afghanistan veteran, son of a general


OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tapped Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance to be the new chief of the defence staff, Canada's most senior ...

With The U.S. In The Background, Afghan Commandos Step It Up


With the U.S. combat role over in Afghanistan, the country's security now depends on men like Sgt. Maj. Faiz Mohammed Wafa, one of the leaders of ...

Taliban attack forces Afghanistan president to delay India trip


NEW DELHI: A Taliban attack in Kunduz province in Afghanistan which left more than 30 people dead forced Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to ...

Report: Defense Department Sitting On $1.5 Billion for Afghanistan Reconstruction Projects


April 27, 2015 After 14 years in Afghanistan, the Defense Department has successfully transferred 813 U.S. bases to the Afghan National Security ...

New head of Canadian military is Afghanistan veteran, son of a general


OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tapped Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance to be the new chief of the defence staff, Canada's most senior military ...

Defence contractor run by Colonel Tim Collins OBE under investigation for fraud in Afghanistan


A financial audit of Imperatis, carried out on behalf of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar), identified $130m ...

Afghanistan War Vet's Novel a 'Last Act of Friendship' for Buddies Left Behind


Power Players. When Elliot Ackerman returned to the United States after serving five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the decorated veteran who ...

Matt Zeller: Afghanistan Vet Finds Angry Note On Car — Not Exactly 'Thank You For Your Service'


Matt Zeller, a combat veteran of the Afghanistan war, was doing a little shopping at Safeway on Sunday, and when he returned to his car in the parking ...

Afghanistan President Ghani arrives in India on three-day visit


Afghanistan President Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday arrived in New Delhi for his three-day state visit to India, with the visiting dignitary ...

Last of 82nd Airborne Division's soldiers in Afghanistan expected home next week


During an interview from Afghanistan, Musiol said the soldiers were anxious to be reunited with those loved ones and eager to put the difficult ...

Spring Ushers in Fighting Season in Afghanistan


They have dubbed this year's operation as Azem, an Arabic word also used in Dari and Pashtu, the two main languages of Afghanistan. Azem means ...

NATO Framework Nation Ambassadors Visit Afghanistan


Four NATO ambassadors visited Afghanistan to consult with civilian and military officials on NATO's Resolute Support mission and Enduring ...

Afghanistan War Veteran Pens Novel as 'Last Act of Friendship' for Buddies Left Behind


Welcome to power players I'm Karen Travers in Washington and I'm joined today by Elliot Ackerman. A US Marine Corps captain served five tours in ...

Violence in Afghanistan Delays Ghani on Trip to India


Over the weekend violence spiked in Kunduz, which is in northern Afghanistan and borders Tajikistan. TOLOnews reported that the Provincial ...

Man who punched two women was hallucinating that he was in Afghanistan


A SELF-EMPLOYED fencer from Alness who assaulted four people after a night spent drinking and drug taking, had hallucinations that he was in ...

Eastern Afghanistan blast affects two people


Two police personnel were injured on Monday in a blast in the Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost, police said. bomb blast “An Improvised ...

Pakistan offers PTA to Afghanistan, FTA to Iran: Khurram


Commerce Minister said that during recent visit to Afghanistan and Iran he had discussed the pending trade issues for their swift settlement and ...

ISIS Denies Connection To Deadly Suicide Attack In Afghanistan


ISIS leaders are denying the extremist group was behind a suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed 35 people, refuting charges by U.S. and NATO ...

Kathryn Erbe and Seth Numrich Star in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait


Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and piece by piece productions have announced their latest production, Daniel Talbott's Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, ...

Afghanistan: Taliban Militants Attack Kunduz


Afghanistan: Taliban Militants Attack Kunduz. Situation Reports. April 27, 2015 | 14:49 GMT. Print. Text Size. Hundreds of Taliban militants attacked the ...

40 Years Later, Will the End Games in Iraq and Afghanistan Follow the Vietnam Playbook?


After all, a few years ago, we had reason to hope that our seemingly endless wars -- this time in distant Iraq and Afghanistan -- were finally over or ...

How to Turn a Nightmare Into a Fairy Tale: 40 Years Later, Will the End Games in Iraq and ...


After all, a few years ago, we had reason to hope that our seemingly endless wars - this time in distant Iraq and Afghanistan - were finally over or soon ...

Major Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz forces President Ghani delay India visit


KABUL: Heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents that killed more than 30 combatants threatened a major northern city ...

Afghan leader to hold emergency talks with NATO commander


President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan stands in front of his nation's flag during a press conference at the White House, Mar. 24, 2015.

Afghan President Consults NATO General on Taliban Attacks


Afghanistan's president was forced to briefly delay his trip to India after hundreds of Taliban attacked police and army check posts in the northern ...

Accidental bomb explosion kills six in Afghanistan


Violence against non-military targets in Afghanistan increased in 2014, with around 3,700 civilians dead and nearly 7,000 wounded, according to UN ...