“Renowned political analyst, Jawed Kohistani, said Monday night that unknown gunmen tried to assault his house, however, residents’ timely reactions, foiled the attack” AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen attempted to storm residence of a well known political analyst Jawed Kohistani on Monday night. Kohistani said that gunmen fled the area, when they …
Read More »Asghabat is holding TAPI groundbreaking ceremony
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistani media reported on Tuesday that groundbreaking ceremony of much-awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project will begin from December 13 in Asghabat the capital city of Turkmenistan. TAPI project will commence next week, some 25 years after the inception of the project, Pakistani newspaper Dawn while quoting managing director …
Read More »MoCI vows to increase export of Afghan carpets
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) vowed to pave the ground for development of carpet weaving. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hamayun Rasa, said that he has devised special plans for development of carpet weaving industry in Afghanistan. However, he said that the ministry will focus on …
Read More »India to deliver Russian attack copters to Afghanistan
The decks have been cleared for India to deliver four MI 25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan this month, signalling a decisive shift in New Delhi’s approach on supplying lethal offensive systems to Kabul. Until now, India had confined itself only to providing training and non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan, largely due …
Read More »Terrorism hampering development in region: Af-Pak officials
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The annual “Heart of Asia’ summit aimed at shoring up support for peace and security development kicked off in Islamabad the capital city of Pakistan where Afghan and Pakistani officials reaffirmed their desire for durable peace in the region as well as in the world. Tawab Ghorzang, …
Read More »Electro-equipment expo kicked off in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The first four-day electronic expo has been inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition was organized in Afghanistan Expo Center (AEC) in Shahr-e-Naw, where different electric and electronic equipments were showcased in 60 booths. Some 15 of the booths were displaying domestic products. The Deputy Head of Afghanistan Investment …
Read More »54 Taliban killed in infighting in Herat
AT-KABUL: At least 54 Taliban fighters have been killed in infighting in western Herat province, said a local official. Ehsanullah Hayat, spokesman for the provincial governor office, told Afghanistan Times that some 54 militants have been killed in fighting between two rival groups of the Taliban insurgents in Shindand district …
Read More »Six Afghan Refugee Children Die Off Coast Of Turkey
Reports from Istanbul say six Afghan children, including a 6-month-old baby, have died after a boat carrying refugees capsized in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey. The authorities say eight people who were in the boat early on December 8 were rescued near the city of Izmir, …
Read More »And finally Ghani nods
Is this a compelete deadlock once again? And the dim hope is diminishing once again? If this is, then of course, we are the most ill-fated nation of the world. And why it always happens when Afghanistan and Pakistan are trying to come together to ponder over ways of ending …
Read More »Maidan Wadak mortar shelling: Tribal elders demand public prosecution of culprits
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Tribal elders, members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the parliament) and civil society activists from Maidan Wardak province in a gathering on Monday demanded public prosecution of the culprits of the recent incident of mortar shell attack in the province. According to reports, a mortar …
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