Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: Following the recent twin bombings in capital Kabul that has been martyred nearly 30 people, including nine journalists, and wounded 49 others, a number of senators called on the government to put a halt to its soft policy toward militants who are hell-bent on killing civilians, civil society members, …
Read More »Protect journalists, Atmar told
AT-KABUL: In the wake of a deadly suicide bombing that left 9 journalists dead, the national security advisor Haneef Atmar presided over an emergency meeting with media community on Monday night. Representatives of media federations iterated their reservations over an increasing level of insecurity and violence against journalists. An emphasis …
Read More »Over 9,000 civilians killed, wounded last year in Afghanistan: AIHRC
AT-KABUL: More than 9,000 civilians were killed or injured in the past Persian year in Afghanistan, said a report issued by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). The report said Tuesday that 9,413 civilians were victims of war and violence last year, with 3,239 killed and 6,174 injured. “We …
Read More »Protecting civilians & building defenses against invisible enemy
By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA-The terrorist attack on 30 April 2018 was aimed at journalists, and this shift in tactics by terrorist was unprecedented and has not been seen before since the war on terror began in 2001. Terrorists and insurgent groups are now specifically targeting civilians and civil society activists …
Read More »Watchdog demands a framework for security of journalists
AT-KABUL: NAI, a non-government watchdog, called on the government to prepare regulations for journalists’ safety “as soon as possible”, a demand after a deadly suicide attack that killed nine reporters in Kabul. The organization said Tuesday that condolence messages by the government officials were not enough to stop the repetition …
Read More »Editorial: Atrocities of daesh
The brutality, dexterity and intensity with which Islamic State parades now in Afghanistan appall and startle us more than ever. Their depravity supersedes vice. It is sad that Islamic State claims to be clinging desperately to religious doctrine. Alas, the volume of its aggression certainly corresponds neither to religious ethics …
Read More »Afghan security forces see drop in numbers
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The number of Afghan security forces decreased by nearly 11 percent in the past year, the US government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan said on Tuesday, an indication of the difficulty Kabul will have in dealing with its precarious security situation. Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul …
Read More »Militancy will not deter freedom of press; 9 journalists among 25 martyred in Kabul twin blasts
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 25 people including nine journalists were killed and 49 others wounded following two suicide bombings in the diplomatic area of Kabul city on Monday morning, according to officials. “A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden bike in Shashdarak vicinity early in the morning, leaving eight people …
Read More »Kandahar attack leaves 11 children dead
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 11 children were martyred and 26 others including five Romanian soldiers were wounded after a car bomber targeted a military convoy in southern Kandahar province on Monday morning, provincial officials said. Kandahar Police Spokesperson Ahmad Zia Duranai said a car bomb blew off near a …
Read More »Lawmakers urge UNSC for a halt to civilian carnage
AT-KABUL: In the wake of deadly twin suicide bombings in Kabul, the Afghan Parliament in an open letter has called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt immediate measures to stop the killing of Afghan people. At least 25 people including nine journalists were killed and four policemen and …
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