Jalalabad: A former Taliban spokesman, Abdul Haq Haqiq, known as Dr. Mohammad Hanif, has rejected the reports that he has accepted a position in a government office but expressed his willingness to do so when the security situation will be improved. 30 years old Dr. Mohammad Hanif was the leading spokesman of the Taliban militia […]
The Kacha Garhi of Pakistani Refugees: Visiting a New Tragedy
Only the color of the burqas (veils) was different in the Kacha Garhi refugee camp: the Afghan women wore blue and the Pakistani females from conflict-torn Bajaur Agency wear light khaki. The Kacha Garhi refugee camp was originally set up for Afghan refugees in 1980 near Hayat Abad, the heart of Peshawar, and had housed […]
Afghan MP Held Talks with Taleban For Schools
Ghazni: A Member of the Afghan parliament elected from eastern Ghazni province has confirmed holding talks with the Taleban militants to protect schools and students. Abdul Jabbar Shalgari, who is also member of the Complaints Commission of the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House, while talking on an Afghan news channel yesterday said that he had […]
Only Negotiations Are the Solution to the Conflict, Says Karzai
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that negotiations between the warring parties is the sole solution to the current situation and political crisis in Afghanistan and once again offered his protection to the Taleban leader Mullah Omer. During a latest press conference in Kabul, the President emphasized that his country needs peace, security and […]
Afghan Governor Asks Assistance for Pakistani Refugees
Peshawar: Governor of an eastern Afghan province has appealed the international aid organizations and central Afghan government to increase assistance for the Pakistani refugees that migrated from conflict-torn Bajaur Agency tribal area. Talking to reporters in Asad Abad, center of Konar province, Governor Syed Fazlullah Wahedi said people from the nearest tribal agency, Bajaur, have […]
Afghans Returned from Pakistan Face Problems
Jalalabad: The Afghan refugees who have returned from Pakistan and other countries to their homeland complain about many problems and hardships and lack of care by the government. According to a report, about 40 thousand returned Afghans live in a camp called Chamtala, near the city of Jalalabad that lacks basic facilities like water supply […]
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