Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) had organized memorial events in Balochistan and abroad to pay tributes to martyrs of Baloch freedom struggle. In a statement issued from London the other day, the movement said that every year Baloch nation organize memorial services and events on 13 November to remember …
Read More »Senior ANP leader Haji Adeel dies
Karzai expresses condolence AT-KABUL: Senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Haji Mohammad Adeel passed away on Friday in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Born on October 25, 1944, the former senator died due to heart attack. His funeral prayer was offered at 4:00 pm in Peshawar. …
Read More »Editorial: Climate and insurgency
Climate change is real, whether the government accepts it as a universal truth or turns a blind eye to the stark reality. It has and would have tremendous effects especially when it comes to the war against insurgency. How climate change is affecting the anti-terror operations can be judged from …
Read More »Donald Trump will clear bill to declare Pakistan a terror state, says Shalabh Kumar
US President elect will approve a Congress bill to declare Pakistan a terror state when the legislation reaches him in what would be a shot in arm for India’s antiterror narrative, said Shalabh Kumar, a key Indian-origin member of Donald Trump’s advisory council and prominent businessman. “President Trump and PM …
Read More »Editorial: War crimes trial
Conflicts in Afghanistan make huge part of contemporary world history. Even Americans know about the Afghan war more than the Civil War or Cold War era because it is the longest war in the US history. Presence of US troops is troubling the Americans. They want end to the US …
Read More »USAID provides $16m to help Afghan agri-products to find markets
AT-KABUL: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday announced a three-year extension to its (2010-2016) Commercial Horticulture and Agricultural Marketing Program (CHAMP) to widen its geographic coverage in Afghanistan and reach more international markets. The extension added nearly $16 million to the project’s previous budget of $46 million. …
Read More »Gunmen kill three women in Herat
AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen shot dead three women in western Herat province, local officials said on Wednesday. The provincial governor spokesman Jilani Farhad confirmed the incident, saying that the gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on the women late Tuesday in the city. Farhad said the main motive behind murder of …
Read More »ETWA questions selection process of candidates for IEC
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA), on Wednesday released its monitoring report regarding selection of commissioners by Selection Committee in which revealed that the committee failed to pursue the process in full transparency. The report was documented through one month monitoring of the selection process …
Read More »36 captives rescued from Taliban-run jail
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces in an operation freed 50 civilians taken hostage by the Taliban in southern Helmand province, security officials said Wednesday. “The operation was launched late Tuesday in the Greshk district,” ministry of interior said in a statement. It added that the Taliban insurgents were torturing the …
Read More »Five killed, 11 wounded in Kabul blast
President Ghani, CEO Abdullah condemned terrorist attack; Daesh claims responsibility AT-KABUL: At least five people were killed and eleven others wounded after a suicide bomber on Wednesday targeted VIP protection unit vehicle in Pul-e-Mahmood Khan area of Kabul city,a security official told Afghanistan Times on the condition of anonymity. Ministry …
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