By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) held a joint session with both national and international businessmen to discuss perpetrations for 11th session of Business Matchmaking Conference (BMC) in Washington D.C. The conference will be held on 8-10 December this year, where Afghan businessmen will encourage American investors …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Tuesday said that it has implemented 9,858 welfare projects across the country this year. The Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Nasir Ahmad Durani, said that the projects have been implemented at the total cost of $232 million …

Defense ministers of the NATO member countries will discuss level of forces presence in Afghanistan in Belgium this week. In the Thursday’s summit, the NATO member states would make choices that would have a long-lasting impact on Afghanistan’s security and policies. Similarly, the United States is also considering a proposal …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As security forces are engaged in clearance operation in the capital of northern Kunduz province after recapturing it from Taliban, reports suggest that periodic clashes between security forces and Taliban are still continued in the city. The acting governor of Kunduz, Hamdullah Danishi, said on Tuesday that …

AT-KABUL: A coordinated Taliban attack on a guesthouse, belong to a former government official, in the seventh police district of Kabul city ended with the killing of four suicide bombers by security forces, in which seven policemen were also injured, an official said on Tuesday. Four Taliban fighters stormed a …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai in a letter to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expressed his deep grief over recent US airstrike on a hospital of the organization in northern Kunduz province. A US airstrike on MSF hospital in Kunduz on Saturday killed nine people, including three children. Hamid Karzai appreciated the …

500 schools closed across the country; teachers criticize govt By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Monday commemorated the World Teachers’ Day at the Rabia-e Balkhi Girls High School here on Monday and appreciated the teachers for their nation-building services. Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies was the …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament on Monday said that spy agencies of some countries were trying to create ethnic tensions in Afghanistan in order to achieve their “evil goals”. They said that the citizens do not have any problem and …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghan security forces repelled a massive attack of the Taliban militants on Maimana, the capital city of northern Faryab Province, the other night. The acting Governor of Faryab Abdul Satar Barez told Afghanistan Times that the Taliban insurgents attacked the Maimana from different parts. “However, security forces …

Women can play significant role in development of the country. However, their participation in the governmental organizations is minimal and worth lamenting. Women’s role is deemed more crucial when it comes to effectiveness of the armed forces, especially in Islamic republics, because only women can search women. In a society …