NEW DELHI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan will soon open a consulate in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and both countries have agreed on that, Afghan envoy said on Friday. “We are going to open a consulate in Hyderabad, which will not only focus on trade and business, but going to be a step
Michael Hughes: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on September 29 consummated a peace agreement with notorious warlord and internationally-designated terrorist Gulbidden Hekmatyar, who is renowned for being the only prime minister in history to bomb his own nation’s capital. The immediate and obvious question is: Why? Why strike a peace deal with an exiled war criminal who
Anjana Pasricha VOA News September 28, 2016 NEW DELHI, INDIA — Bangladesh pulled out of a regional summit to be held in Islamabad in November, a day after India announced that it would not attend the meeting in the aftermath of a deadly attack on an Indian army base close to Pakistan’s border. Without naming Pakistan,
Tolo News: Afghanistan and India finalized a deal of cooperation between the respective cricket boards in order to boost the sport in the war-torn country, said a statement issued by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday. The statement said the agreement was signed between the ACB Chief Executive Officer Shafiqullah Stanikzai and the CEO of India’s Cricket
Khaama Press: The famous Indian film star Sanjaty Dutt’s next film will be about Afghanistan to focus on the use of children in suicide attacks. Sanjay Dutt is due to shoot for the movie by signing the contract of the film six months after he was released from the jail. Click here to read more (external link).
Khalid Mafton VOA News September 15, 2016 Afghanistan’s president made a two-day trip to India this week, where New Delhi pledged $1 billion in developmental aid and signed other deals for extraditing criminals and terror suspects. That has raised concerns in India’s rival, Pakistan, which has long viewed New Delhi’s ties to Afghanistan with suspicion.
Khaama Press: The deputy permanent representative of India to the United Nations Ambassador Tanmaya Lal has questioned the lack of steps to designate the Taliban supreme leader a terrorist individual. In his speech during the UN Security Council Debate on situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, Lal said “The fact that the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 14, 2016 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged $1 billion in economic aid to Afghanistan after holding talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi. A joint statement by the two leaders said the aid would be used for building capacity in education, health, agriculture, energy, and infrastructure
NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — India approved the signing of an extradition treaty withAfghanistan on Monday, just two days ahead of a scheduled state visit by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing and ratification of the Extradition Treaty between India and Afghanistan,” an
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 11, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has rejected fresh calls by Afghanistan to allow the conflict-ridden landlocked country to engage in direct trade with India through its land routes, citing existing official arrangements between Islamabad and Kabul. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, before his upcoming official visit to New Delhi, has threatened to