AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) Wednesday foiled a suicide attack on the Consulate General of India in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. In a statement, the national directorate of security said that the agency had detained two would-be suicide bombers before they could attack the Indian …

By AT Correspondent -KABUL: Alleged Daesh fighters massacred 33 civilians on Tuesday night after taking them hostage in western Ghor province, officials confirmed. “Daesh fighters have killed over 33 civilian hostages last night in northern parts of Ferozkoh city of Ghor,” Abdul Hai Khatibi, provincial spokesman told Afghanistan Times. The civilians …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Women’s Affairs on Tuesday released a report on “work place obstacles against women”, which showed that sexual harassment, cultural issue, lack of policy and adequate infrastructures are the main factors limited women working in governmental organs across the country. The data presented in this report …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday signed agreements with private sector to construct nine health centers in the country. The construction projects of clinics would cost Afs 218 million, said public health minister Ferozuddin Feroz. “Following health development strategy, we plan to build health infrastructures in coming years in …

There is no room for discrimination among Afghans. Unity among Afghan people, irrespective that belongs to which tribes, can be taken as a sole weapon in rebuilding our motherland and get rid of current challenges. By unity, we can stand and defiantly fall if lose it. Unity is only remedy …

AT-KABUL: At least ten fighters of the Islamic State (IS) also known as Daesh, were killed and four others wounded in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Tuesday. The provincial governor spokesman, Ataullah Khogyani said that the drone was targeted the hideouts of Daesh militants …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum blamed President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah for fueling discrimination among Afghan people. In a briefing in northern Jawzjan province, Dostum said that President Ghani is happy when someone who speaks Pashto language, especially with Logari accent. …

At least 58 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking hostages. A major security operation lasted for hours and all attackers were killed. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States has called on Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating on its soil, reiterating that it will not hesitate “to act alone” to “disrupt and destroy” them, US official said. “The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government — specifically …

AT-KABUL: The United State Agency for International Development (USAID)  on Monday announced donation of $791.16 million in assistance to the government of Afghanistan to support programs that achieve Afghan-led, sustainable development. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Herbert Smith and Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi signed agreements to assist …