DHAKA, Bangladesh — Uzbekistan's women's football team is still alive in its hopes to qualify for a 2012 Olympics slot. Playing in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation Asian Qualifiers, Uzbekistan tied India 1-1 March 22 and beat it 5-1 March ...
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Academy Award-winning actress succumbs to heart failure Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79. She died of congestive heart failu...
KABUL: The war-weary people of Afghanistan celebrated their Nawroz or New Year falling on March 21 with fervor and solemnity on Monday amid hopes and collective praying for lasting peace. "Our pray is to have lasting peace in our country. I hope t...
Islamabad : The rebuilding efforts that follow natural or man-made disasters represent a significant and important opportunity to restore systems to be more environmentally and socially sustainable than what existed prior to the disaster. The sheer s...
IT'S Nowruz today — the Iranian calendar's New Year! It starts with the arrival of spring season. Besides Iran and Pakistan, traditionally it is being celebrated in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzsta...
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Bhutan agreed March 19 to strengthen bilateral ties with an emphasis on trade and tourism, according to Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani and Bhutanese counterpart Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley...
March 19 is the date when the Moon reaches the shortest distance possible away from Earth, which happened last time in 2004, an event that is associated with the tsunami in Indonesia.Scientists warn the farmers living in lowland areas to keep their c...
KABUL (AFP) – In a gym at Kabul's main stadium, where the Taliban used to publicly execute women accused of adultery, female Afghan boxers hoping to make it to the London 2012 Olympics are practicing their jabs. Some wearing headscarves, all in tra...
Computer problems add last-minute drama to space station mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Discovery, the world's most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station on a journey t...
Powerful flare hurled from sun might create great display of northern lights A powerful solar flare, hurled into space when superhot gases erupted on the sun Sunday, might cause a display of the aurora borealis for parts of the northern United Stat...
Dame Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized due to a heart condition.A rep for the iconic actress tells ET, "Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized earlier this week when she was taken to Cedars Sinai suffering from symptoms caused by congestive heart fai...
Islamabad: The Federal Ministry of Environments Pakistan Wetlands Program has been a trend setter in developing a firm base for mainstreaming the values of wetlands across Pakistan. The Program, being implemented by the WWF, World Wide Fund for Natur...
Kabul: Akram Khorami, a famous Afghan actor, passed away on Tuesday. Mr. Khorami spent 30 years of his life in Afghan cinema and has acted in different roles in films. After acting in different films including Meeting with Top Brasses, Slave of L...
Ancient historyThe early history of the district is limited to the vaguest traditions. It is saidthat in the Buddhist times, two Rajas named Adh and Kohat settled alongwith the northern border of the district. Raja Kohat gave his name to the townof K...
Location of Bannu District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa mapHistoryPrehistoryThe earliest known village settlement in the Bannu region is the archaeological site ofSheri Khan Tarakai.British EraBannu formed the base for all punit...
It existed as trade link between the East and the West around 100 BC and lasted until the 15th Century, when with the invention of ships, the trade became cheaper and easier than the rugged mountains through which the Silk Route passed. Since mostly...
Men dressed in bright and colorful traditional costumes, waving glittering swordsin the air and swirling to the drumbeats and tunes of Surnai is what Khattakdance is all about. The controlled footwork and flexible body movements on fastdrumbeats with...
Dancing is perhaps one form of art that has received the least support both from thepeople as well as the patronisers. Yet, there are many forms of dances, both classicaland folk that have survived this ordeal, and in fact ,are showing some signs of ...
Pukhtoons have many traditional stories, both in their own language and in Persian. One story tells of a man who wanted to discover how to change his luck. According to the story, a man may be given the opportunity to experience luck, but he must hav...
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Why Afghanistan is nervous about the US troop withdrawal
By December 2014 the Afghan National Security Forces that have been b...
Lion of Kabul recruited for 'clean and green' campaign
Kabul: Once known as a city of gardens and abundant fruits, Kabul is ...
Fearing Afghanistan instability, Russia mulls border troops
KABUL: Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw f...
Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
The Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women has been in effect si...
Flying with the Afghan Air Force
It will take nearly five years for the Afghan Air Force to become full...
Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent
President Barack Obama trimmed his funding request for the war in Afg...
Dr. Cornel West Calls President Obama a War Criminal
Cornel West: 'They say I'm un-American' The American academic and f...
Afghan Taliban Fighters Turn on Pakistan
“The true face of our enemy has now been revealed,” says one commander...
