By Ambassador Dr. Zia Nezam,-A fundamental responsibility of a legitimately democratic government is to provide for the well-being of as many of its citizens as possible. There can be no well-being and sustainable economic development for Afghanis, if there is no or insufficient potable water. Any hope in modernizing Afghanistan …
Read More »Editorial: Evil agents
War and poverty have scattered Afghans across the globe like pieces of shrapnel. Millions of Afghans came of age in refugee camps in Pakistan and Iran, and engaged in labor work. Even they are going to Persian Gulf nations to work. Currently the Afghan refugees are facing hug problem as …
Read More »Dozens of insurgents killed in Uruzgan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 30 Taliban militants have been killed, and 15 others sustained injuries in the ongoing military offensive in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Monday. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Siddiqi told Pajhwok Afghan New the Taliban’s offensive in Chora district was strongly retaliated and …
Read More »Las Vegas shooting: More than 50 killed, scores wounded
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after at least one gunman opened fired on concert-goers on the popular Las Vegas Strip in the US state of Nevada. The mass shooting took place late on Sunday outside a building at the Mandalay Bay Resort and …
Read More »Editorial: Ashura security
On Sunday, people around the world marked the 10th of Moharram, named Ashura that is the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossain and 72 other people both from his family members and honest and loyal friends. In Afghanistan the Ashura was marked amid serious threats posed by the terrorist group of …
Read More »Ashura Day marked peacefully; President Ghani calls for unity in Ashura Day ceremony
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday attended the Ashura (Tenth of Muharram) ceremony at the Imam Zaman Mosque in Kabul’s Police District 11, which was targeted by Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist a month ago. During his speech at the mosque, President Ghani said that …
Read More »22 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least twenty-two Daesh militants, also known as Islamic State (IS) rebels, including some Pakistani fighters, have been killed during operations in Nazyan, and Lalpura districts of eastern Nangarhar province, provincial official said. Provincial governor spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News that seven Pakistani militants were among killed …
Read More »Afghan air force mistakenly killed own troops on ground in Helmand
AT-KABUL: The Afghan Air Force has mistakenly bombed its own Afghan forces on the ground in southwestern Helmand province and killed ten and injured nine others, officials told Afghanistan Times. The airstrike was carried out today (Sunday) afternoon at around 5:00pm in Adam Khan area of Grishk district of Helmand …
Read More »Iran: Afghan Children Recruited to Fight in Syria
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has recruited Afghan immigrant children living in Iran to fight in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Afghan children as young as 14 have fought in the Fatemiyoun division, an exclusively Afghan armed group supported by Iran that fights alongside government forces in the …
Read More »3 killed, 18 injured in Kabul blast
AT-KABUL: At least three people including two policemen were killed and 18 people were injured Thursday evening in Kabul city after a bomb attached to a police vehicle exploded in central Kabul city, official said. The sticky bomb was attached to a police vehicle and exploded at 6:30pm at first …
Read More »