Afghanistan

New Delhi, Policenama Online - Wholesale prices of onion eased in Delhi on Monday after an increase in local produce arrivals as well as the bulb sourced from the overseas."Around 24,000 bags of onion, each containing 55 kg of the crop,…

New Delhi, Policenama Online -  With supplies running short and onion prices at Rs 80 a kg, the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday that the government will act as a facilitator for onion imports to ease the process and ensure a quick…

Kabul, Policenama Online - The European Union (EU) envoy to Afghanistan Roland Kobia has called for the resumption of talks between the US and the Taliban after they were abruptly called off by American President Donald Trump last month due…

Washington, Policenama Online - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan where she met President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other government officials, her office announced.Pelosi's…

Peshawar/Kabul, Policenama Online - The Afghan Consulate in Peshawar has been shut down after repeated attacks on a market in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital city and also taking down of the Afghan national flag, it was reported on Saturday.…

Kabul, Policenama Online - Voting was underway on Saturday in Afghanistan's presidential election on Saturday amid heavy security and Taliban threats to boycott the poll process.Some 9.6 million Afghans - 34.5 per cent of them women - are…

Kabul, Policenama Online - The upcoming twice-delayed presidential election slated for Saturday was crucial for Afghans as the new government could find new ways for ensuring peace and stability for the war-torn country, the government's…

Islamabad, Policenama Online - The Pakis­tan government has announced the closure of all border crossings with Afghanistan for two days in view of the fourth presidential election being held in the war-torn country on Saturday.…

New York, Policenama Online - A meeting amid heightened tensions in the Gulf region, an area vital to India's economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that New Delhi supports diplomacy and dialogue to…

Kabul, Policenama Online - Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on the US government to resume peace talks with the Taliban militant group and the negotiations "should be transparent and clear". During a press conference on…