AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday thwarted a would-be attack on the Presidential Palace after they arrested four suicide bombers in Kabul city. A statement by the NDS said a group of four individuals with links to Peshawar-based Taliban’s Shura (Council) were arrested in PD8 …

AT-KABUL: A senior government official was detained on adultery charges in western Herat province, reports said Monday. Khama Press quoted a number of sources as saying that the acting district chief of Shindand with the assistance of his bodyguards entered a house and sexually abused a woman there. The acting …

AT-KABUL: The security forces on Monday attacked a gathering of the Taliban militants mourning the death of their former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar whose death was confirmed last week. The gathering was organized on Monday in the outskirts of Ghazni city, said Ghazni deputy governor, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, adding that …

After the death of the Taliban figurehead Mullah Omar, the insurgent group is hit by power struggle. The Taliban insurgent movement is teetering on the brink of large scale infighting over the command. The ISI-supported Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has stepped into shoes of Mullah Omar, but Mullah Yaqoob, the son …

AT-KABUL:  Citizens in western Herat and Farah provinces on Monday took to the street against the recently released audio message by the new Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor where has vowed to continue the fighting. The protestors chanted anti-Mullah Mansoor slogans and condemned his audio message as the continuation of the …

AT-KABUL: The UN-Habitat donated $33.9 million to Afghan government to improve good governance in eight big provinces of the country. UN-Habitat Country’s Representative, Matthew French signed two agreements with the Chief of Independent Directorate of Local Governance, Ghulam Jilani Popal on Monday here in Kabul. Ghulam Jilani Popal, the General …

AT-KABU: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) said Monday that within ten days the National Unity government will appoint new governors for the remaining 11 provinces. Ghulam Jailani Popal, the General Director of IDLG in an interview to Afghanistan Times said the two political leaders of the National Unity …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: According to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Monday, the United States will provide US$100 million for developmental projects to the Afghan government. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the United States Embassy in Kabul. The US government has pledged to …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) said Monday that the death of Mullah Omar has dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Taliban. Speaking at a joint press conference with the Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Kabul on Monday, Siddiq Siddiq …

The govt says it wouldn’t accept any parallel political structure; it clearly refers to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which paints itself a parallel political setup  By Farhad Naibkhel-Kabul: As the Taliban movement has been hit by a growing leadership crisis after the death of its supreme leader, Mullah Omar, …