Afghanistan

New Delhi, Policenama Online - Even as the Citizenship Amendment Act has become a reality and opposition to the controversial law continues to simmer, some BJP-ruled states have begun to set the wheels in motion.The BJP-ruled state of Uttar…

Kabul, Policenama Online - Two former Taliban members have said that they were optimistic about a soon-to-be-finalized decision of the militant group on the reduction of violence in Afghanistan and the resumption of the peace talks with the…

Pune, Policenama Online -  Adopting a tough stance, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Saturday declared that illegal migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have settled in India deserve to be…

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…