Afghan defense officials on Monday said that Taliban militants have deployed a large number of fighters to Afghanistan after closing its religious Madrasas in Pakistan.

KABUL, May 20 -- Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai left on Monday for a two-day visit to India, a statement released here by his office said.

The first commercial oil production in the history of Afghanistan is expected to be launched in northern Afghanistan within the next two months.

According to reports two kidnappers involved in murder of 11-year-old boy were executed in western Herat province of Afghanistan early Saturday morning.

Pakistan said that the conflict with Afghanistan over construction of a border post has been resolved. Clashes took place between border forces of the two countries in recent weeks which left an Afghan soldier dead and several Pakistani troops injured.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Kamel Wazne, political commentator, about the hunger strike at the notorious US Guantanamo Bay prison. What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.

Thousands of Palestinians took to streets in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to stage rallies and demonstration to mark the 65th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe) day to commemorate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing their homes during the war of 1948.

Russia demanded full transparency for the NATO mandate in Afghanistan beyond 2014, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said in an interview published Tuesday.

Afghanistan has rejected statements released by the US Embassy in Kabul, denying that Washington had requested to keep nine military bases in the war-torn country, Press TV reports.

Nearly 40 schools have been closed in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul due to threats posed by the Taliban militant group, local officials say.