Kidnapped Afghan People’s Peace Movement marchers freed
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Twenty-seven members of a peace group who were kidnapped as they travelled in western Afghanistan have been released, local media say. The People’s...
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Afghan ambassador calls on President
(UTV|COLOMBO) -Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka M. Ashraf Haidari has called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The meeting took place at...
Nine dead as car bomb targets US convoy in Afghan capital
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A car bomb targeting a US convoy exploded in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounding four US service members and causing a number of...
Muslim scholars call for end to ‘evil’ Afghan fighting
UTV | COLOMBO – The International Ulema Conference on Peace and Security in Afghanistan has called for an end to the violence in the country,...
Afghan president offers Taliban peace talks
UTV | COLOMBO – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has offered peace talks “without preconditions” to the Taliban after 16 years of war. Speaking at a...
Afghan cricketer Shapoor Zadran attacked by unknown gunmen, escapes unhurt
(UDHAYAM, KABUL) – Shapoor Zadran, the pace bowler from Afghanistan cricket team, was attacked by unknown gunmen in Kabul on Saturday. Zadran, who has played...