Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: Operatives of National Directorate of Security (NDS) arrested a man in northern Takhar province, who was allegedly supplying weapons to the Taliban militants. A press statement issued by the NDS here on Monday said that operatives of the spy agency through an operation in Takhar province arrested a supplier …
Read More »MoE plans to launch national drive against illiteracy
AT-KABUL: Following a presidential order, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is mulling to launch a national literacy campaign to eradicate illiteracy across the country. The campaign would be conducted in cooperation with volunteers, NGOs, literacy education providers, communities, ministries and other government institutions from district to national level. A first …
Read More »Truck bombing wounds 22 in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 22 people have been injured in a suicide truck bomb explosion in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday. Ataullah Khogiani, spokesman for the provincial governor office, said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vehicle near police headquarters in Sorkhrod district of Nangarhar. The blast wounded 22 …
Read More »Afghanistan will divide, but Pakistan will disintegrate too: Asfandyar Wali Khan
“Late Naseerullah Babar once told me that he asked Mullah Omar to recognize the Durand Line as an international border. In reaction, however, Omar asked him to stop eating the meal and buzz off,” Afandyar Wali Khan breaks the inside story By Aqeel Yousuzai Awami National Party (ANP), in the …
Read More »Sushma Swaraj Likely to Meet Sartaj Aziz on Sidelines of Afghan Conference in Pak: Sources
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad tomorrow on a two-day visit during which she is likely to hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and attend a multilateral conference on Afghanistan, said sources. “External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to lead Indian delegation for ‘Heart …
Read More »German Minister Says Troops Are ‘Staying’ In Afghanistan
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visited German troops in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif on December 6, a trip that comes after Berlin’s recent decision to enlarge its military deployment in the war-torn country. “The basic message must be: We’re staying,” the minister told reporters before …
Read More »Wardak mortar shelling triggers protests in Kabul
AT-KABUL: Hundreds of Residents of Kabul city staged protest against recent incident of mortar shell attack in Maidan Wardak province. A mortar shell fired by Afghan security forces in Sayed Abad district of Maidan Wardak province killed nine civilians, including four children and wounded two others. Hundreds of residents of …
Read More »NDS thwarts terror bid in Kandahar
AT-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) foiled a terror bid in southern Kandahar province. The NDS in a press statement issued on Sunday said that its operatives arrested two would-be militants, who wanted to carry out an attack on Kandahar provincial governor office. The arrested men were …
Read More »Pakistan awaits Ghani’s response on visit to Islamabad
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistani media reported on Sunday that Pakistan was still looking for President Ashraf Ghani’s feedback to know whether he will join the Heart of Asia International Conference in Islamabad this week. According to Pakistan Foreign Office statement, Afghan President Ghani and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif may …
Read More »MRRD commends media’s role in fight against corruption
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) commended newsmen on Sunday for their healthy reporting regarding corruption. Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Nasir Ahmad Durrani, termed media as the forth pillar of the state and said that media can play …
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