The Afghan Ministry of Defense on Saturday welcomed the Pentagon’s decision to cut $50 million in military fund to the Pakistani government over not doing enough to counter Haqqani network.

The Defense Ministry said Pakistan has not been honest in the fight against terrorism.

The Afghan robotics team on Saturday returned home after participation in the FIRST Global robotics competition in Washington DC where they won silver medal in the “courageous achievement”.

The all-girl team was warmly welcomed by members of the parliament and government officials at Hamid Karzai International Airport.