Category: SECURITY

Defence minister Yaqub meets army veteran

KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, the acting head of the defence ministry and Fasihuddin Fitrat, the chief of the army staff of the Islamic

Root of security problems lies within Pakistan, Muttaqi tells Islamabad

KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Mutaqqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said to the government of Pakistan that the root of the country’s security

Black marketing of the passports continue amid suspension on official distribution

KABUL (SW) – Exploiting the needs of desperate citizens, black marketing continues of the passports as official distributions of the travel documents remain suspended. It

Call for inquiry into “rehabilitation policy” of the TTP in Pakistan

MONITORING (SW) – Senator Raza Rabbani in Pakistan has demanded a parliamentary inquiry into the previous government’s “rehabilitation policy” of the proscribed TTP in the

369 incidents of suicide in one year

KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Ministry of Interior Affairs have said that during the past year, 1,591 cases of killing have been recorded across

Unexploded landmines left over from wars threaten lives in Helmand

LASHKARGAH (SW) – A number of Helmand residents told Salam Watandar that the mines and unexploded ammunition left over from the wars of the past years

Islamic Emirate pledges to guard TAPI project with a new force

KABUL (SW) – Amid renewed media focus on the TAPI gas pipeline project, the Islamic Emirate has announced that it is ready to establish a special

UN demands to reverse the curbs imposed on women, girls in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – A high ranking UN delegation has urged the Islamic Emirate authorities to reverse the restrictions imposed on women and girls. On behalf

Harsh winter makes life difficult for residents of remote areas

KABUL (SW) – Heavy snowfall during the harsh winter has made life difficult for many residents in the rural and remote corners of Afghanistan. A

Save the Children partially resumes operations in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Three weeks since the Taliban announced that Afghan women were banned from working for any non-government organisations (NGOs), Save the Children said

“Foreigners and invaders” blamed for the crises in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has said that all the current problems of Afghanistan were caused by “foreigners and invaders”.