KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): “I had two sons. One of them lost his life to an airstrike by foreign forces and the second has been suffering from paralysis, breaking my back,” sobs an anguished man from northern Kunduz province.

Abdul Karim, a shell-shocked dweller of Chahardara district, is still reeling from the loss of his son. The man frequently visits his child’s grave and weeps copiously there. But no amount of tears and pain can bring him back.

On June 29, Afghan government officials had told media Omar had died in a hospital in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. But they gave no further details of the one-eyed leader’s demise.
Omar’s death was also verified by Pakistani officials, who shared the information with the Afghan government. The Afghan cabinet discussed the issue following confirmation by Pakistan.
“Mullah Omar died two years and four months ago of tuberculosis. He has been buried on the Afghan side of the border,” a former Taliban minister then told a Pakistani newspaper.

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Long reviled for its links to militant outfits, the Pakistan Arm has said bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan is a shared responsibility of the international community.
A prestigious Pakistani newspaper quoted an unnamed military official as spurning America’s allegations that Pakistan was not doing enough to deal with the threat from the Haqqani network.

KABUL (Pajhwok) Sponsored by Pajhwok Afghan News, a daylong conference on evaluating the reconciliation process got under way in Kabul on Sunday morning.
Political analysts, representatives of civil society groups and High peace council officials are attending the event at Safi Landmark. The speakers will throw light on recent developments.
The fate of peace parleys after Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death, proxy wars in Afghanistan and Kabul-Islamabad relations are the main topics for discussion.