By Akhtar M. Nikzad KABUL: Leader of Wefaq-e-Milli, a political party, on Monday asked the government to abstain from talking about fate of the Durand Line in the peace talks with the Taliban because future of the de facto line could be decided by Afghans only. Addressing a press conference, …

AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that its operatives arrested two Daesh fighters in eastern Nangarhar province. A press statement issued by the NDS here on Monday said that operatives of the spy agency detained two Daesh fighters in an operation in Jalalabad, the capital city of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces foiled a coordinated attack of the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, on a check posts in eastern Nangarhar province. The provincial police spokesman, Colonel Hazrat Hussian Mashriqiwal, said that militants stormed security checkpoints in Pandola and Girdi areas of Achin district. …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said that around 500 jobs significantly affect health of employees, whereas 224 of them are believed to be deadly. MoPH signed an agreement with the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) on Saturday to protect workers’ …

AT-KABUL: As many as 394 students graduated from Afghan Korea Vocational Training Institute (AKVTI) here on Sunday. Speaking at the ceremony Head of the AKVTI, Mir Jalaludin Hesham, said that the students received theory and practice based training in seven different areas including construction, plumbing, electrical, car repairing, tailoring as …

AT-KABUL: Afghanaid donated £9.65 million for capacity building of the State Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs (SMDMA) on Sunday. The Minister of SMDMA, Wais Barmak, said that the amount will be spent on building the capacity of the organization to deal with disasters at local levels. Speaking at a press …

AT-KABUL: A powerful explosion rocked Kabul city around 6pm on Friday. Initial reports indicate that a car bomb was detonated in the vicinity of Spanish Embassy in Sherpor neighborhood. Sherpor area is highly barricaded as Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum residence is located in the area and most of the …

AT-KABUL: A suicide blast carried out by a foreign women killed three children and an operative of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in eastern Nangarhar province, said a local official on Friday. Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor office, told Afghanistan Times that Afghan forces during a search …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani said that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban will start within few weeks. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, President Ghani said that Pakistan has vowed to facilitate the peace parleys. Showing meticulous optimism about results of the upcoming peace parleys, …

AT-KABUL: Construction works of the long awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project will kick start in Turkmenistan on Sunday. President Ashraf Ghani is also expected to participate in the ceremony. The project is expected to create 50,000 jobs in Afghanistan. President Ghani while talking to newsmen said that Afghanistan has …