Regional economic integration and rolling out public-friendly policies in South Asia is need of the day. The problem is that regional economic integration in this region is trapped in perpetual conflicts. Resultantly, Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistani-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project worth US $10 billion couldn’t be started in time. However, the long delayed …

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Oman by 27 runs in the first Twenty20 match of Afghanistan Tour of United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan set a target of 160 runs from 20 overs and by losing 8 wickets after Oman won the toss and elected to field first. Despite losing opener …

KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Sunday announced the appointment of five new ambassadors to Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Czech, Norway and Belgium and one non-resident envoy. Mirwais Nab has been named as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkmenistan, Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal to Pakistan, Syed Musdaq Khalili to Czech Republic, Shukria Barakzai …

There is enough room for improvement. Security apparatus needs to overhaul its approach in the areas lying on the fringes. Keeping security intact in just the center cannot guarantee victory.  Considering one part important over the other is the core issue. In some parts of the country security measures are …

AT-KABUL: Governors of Herat, Bamiyan, Parwan, Daikundi, Nimroz and Kapisa urged the central government to implement infrastructural projects, put end to mounting insecurity and improve education in the provinces. The governors on Saturday in a session in Kabul said that the central government nodded to some of their demands. However, …

“We will prove it to the world that Afghans are not terrorists, said Asfandyar Wali Khan.” AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai said that Afghans are united, will remain united and none can divide them. He added that Afghans and the Pashtuns living on the other side of the Durand Line were …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Commerce and Industries said that Afghanistan would receive the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) membership by the end of 2015. Spokesman for the ministry Musafir Quqandi said the membership would bolster business system in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, other officials of the ministry also voiced pleasure and said …

AT-KABUL: A 12-year old would-be suicide bomber surrendered to police in northern Faryab province. Faryab Police Chief, Sayed Agha Andarabi, told Afghanistan Times that Zakaria, 12, has saved his life and of many others by escaping the Taliban and surrendering to police in Chahar Shanbe Bazaar area of Qaisar district …

Locals face challenges; ask Kabul to take the issue with Dushanbe AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tajikistan has closed her border for Badakhshan residents living near the border. This came after insecurity increased in northern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. The residents living in Darwaz, Ishkashim and Maimay districts of Badakhshan province, which …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday claimed arrest of three terrorists and destroying a terrorist training center in southern Zabul province. In a media statement issued here, the NDS said that in a joint operation its operatives succeeded in nabbing three terrorists on Zabul-Kandahar highway. The detained …