AT-KABUL: As many as 66 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 53 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security …
Read More »Suicide bomber targets NATO convoy in Kabul
KABUL: A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of NATO troops in capital Kabul on Tuesday morning, leaving at least three foreigners injured, Kabul Police said. Ebadullah Karimi, spokesman for Kabul Police told Afghanistan Times a suicide bomber, driving a car full of explosives, targeted vehicles convoy of foreign troops …
Read More »Editorial: Acid attack on schoolgirls in Herat
Living with scars of acid is always a hardest part of the acid victims. Hell-bent on spreading terror, perpetrators throw acid into their victims’ faces in a bid to disfigure the victims severely. The results are always horrifying. Scarred for life, the victims usually lose their sight in one or …
Read More »Appellate court slammed for quashing death sentences in Farkhunda mob killing case
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Tens of civil rights activists on Monday staged protest demonstration in front of the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque and termed the appellate court’s verdict ‘unfair’ about dropping death penalty for men who were involved in Farkhunda’s mob killing. Earlier, the primary court sentenced four men to death …
Read More »Air Force to get E29 fighter jets this year: MoD
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday said that Afghan Air Force (AAF) would be equipped with 20 Super E29 fighter jets by the end of this year. Spokesman to the defense ministry, General Dawlat Waziri, said that E29 is good aircraft when it comes to close combat …
Read More »Taliban attack security posts in Kunar
AT-KABUL: Armed Taliban militants have attacked four check-points of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) in Wata Pur district of Kunar province, security official said. Provincial Police Chief, Abdul Habib Saidkhel, told media that last night a policeman and two insurgents were killed in the clashes …
Read More »Shah Bubo Jan Palace: Giving face to a forgotten place
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-Shah Bubo Jan Palace is in the list of most prominent historical buildings constructed in the rule of the late king of Afghanistan, Ameer Abdul Rahman Khan. The palace which was built in 19th century is said to be named after Ameer Abdul Rahman Khan’s wife Halima. The …
Read More »Jalrez carnage: Civil society activists in Balkh seek explanation from govt
AT-KABUL: Civil society activists in northern Balkh province urged the government for explanation over brutal killings of policemen in Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province and alleged negligence of concerned security agencies. Civil society activists in a gathering on Monday expressed their condolences to the bereaved families of the victims …
Read More »58 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 58 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 29 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 48 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …
Read More »10 militants, 4 policemen killed in Paktika
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ten Taliban insurgents and four policemen were killed in different incidents in Paktika province. Foreign troops had killed 10 militants and injured several others during an operation carried out in Marzak area of Naki district, a local news agency reported on Monday. A security official told Pajhwok, …
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