Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has foiled a coordinated suicide attack on the Kandahar provincial government compound. The provincial administration on Wednesday said the spy agency arrested two suspected terrorists and thwarted the terror bid. The two suspected terrorists were arrested during a raid by the NDS operatives. …
Read More »MPs seek evidences from deputy speaker over allegations against NSC
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Reacting to the recent allegations of the first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) against the National Security Council (NSC), the lawmakers on Wednesday asked Abdul Zahir Qadeer to present evidence to prove the allegations. The deputy speaker Abdul Zahir Qadeer recently alleged the NSC of …
Read More »Militants heavily rely on social media for spreading extrimist ideology: Study
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: A once media shy Taliban have now become tech-savvy militants as they have learnt how to heavily rely on social media for their media war against the Afghan government, and radicalization of youths, said a survey released on Wednesday. Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) released an …
Read More »Efforts are underway to secure release crashed helicopter passengers
AT-KABUL: Efforts are underway to secure safe release of kidnapped passengers of the crashed helicopter in Faryab province. According to reports, the Taliban insurgents captured 16 Afghan troops and two foreigners on Tuesday after their helicopter crashed in territory under the militants’ control. Three soldiers were killed in the crash. …
Read More »MoF sends budget to Wolesi Jirga for next fiscal year
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Wednesday submitted the draft budget for next fiscal year to the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament for approval. Minister of Finance, Mohammad Eklil Hakemi, submitted the draft budget for the next Afghan fiscal year (1395) to the …
Read More »Cases of women’s killing doubled; Violence against women increases by 7pc: AIHRC
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) released report on Wednesday revealing that cases of women’s killings had doubled in the past six months as compared to the same period of last year. Commissioner for Women Support Department of the AIHRC, Qadria Yazdanparast, said that the commission …
Read More »Polio vaccination drive kicks off in Faryab
AT-KABUL: A three-day anti-polio campaign started in the northwestern Faryab province the other day with the aim to eradicate the crippling disease in the country. Around 340,000 children up to the age of five years will be administered polio drops during the campaign. The campaign was conducted just few days …
Read More »Hakimi urges Pakistan to take practical steps for peace in Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: The Minister of Finance, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, urged Pakistan to take practical steps for peace in Afghanistan. He said that mere promises were not enough. After returning home from a visit to Pakistan, the minister told reporters on Tuesday that he urged Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take …
Read More »Politician in boots; MoI reiterates to eliminate militants of all hues
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The interior minister Noorul Haq Ulomi on Tuesday said that the government would not allow any militant group to challenge writ of the government and destabilize the country. In a joint press conference with the chief of army staff Gen. Qadam Shah Shaheem, the minister said that …
Read More »Italy donates $2m for improvement of healthcare services
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Government of Italy has granted $2 million for improvement of healthcare services in Afghanistan. The donation will be spent to provide medical equipments, construct diagnosing centers, cancer test laboratories, and improve plastic surgery, physiotherapy and capacity building of health workers. The cooperation agreement in this regard was …
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