AT-KABUL: The Civilian Protection Group (CPG), a non-governmental organization, on Sunday expressed concerns over rising numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and demanded of the government to provide facilities to the IDPs and restore security in the restive provinces. Quoting local and international organizations, the group said that estimated 800,000 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to equip Afghan security forces with modern weapons. This comes at a time that the Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum during an official trip to the UAE has recently urged the country to support Afghan forces. Sultan Faizi, media advisor …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga said on Saturday that public uprisings were very effective to maintain law and order situation in those parts of the country where militants pose serious security threats. The lawmakers said that due to public uprisings the government was able to bring in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai stressed global cooperation in fight against insurgency.  Hamid Karzai expressed his deep concerns over mounting militancy and violence in the region and said that despite regional countries the West and United States should also sincerely cooperate in fight against the menace. In an interview …

AT-KABUL: The Europe Business Assembly (EBA) has nominated the Grand Technology Resources (GTR), an Afghan company, for prestigious international award. The GTR has earned reputation across the world, especially in Asia, as an ICT company that employed cutting-edge technology and provides optimum quality services. Talking to Afghanistan Times, the GTR’s …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The newly-appointed Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Saturday said that agriculture sector should be revamped for the common good of Afghans. Briefing media-persons on the 100-day plan that he recently presented to the president, Asadullah Zamir said that without improvement in agriculture and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Counternarcotics (MoCN) on Saturday concerned over insecurity in northern provinces and said it will pave the ground for poppy cultivation. The ministry speaks of starting anti-poppy cultivation campaigns in southern provinces, and says the mission will eliminate at least 20,000 hectares of poppy cultivated …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday said large-scale military operations are ongoing in 16 provinces, and insurgents have suffered heavy losses in the offensives. Quoted by TOLOnews, the MoD deputy spokesman, Daulat Waziri, said that nearly 100 rebels have been killed during the military operations. He …

QUETTA: Victims of the Mastung tragedy were laid to rest in Pishin, a district of the troubled Balochistan province in Pakistan. The death toll rose to 22 when another body was recovered on Saturday. Families and relatives of those killed by militants in Mastung protested outside the CM and Governor …

Hospitals urged to give emergency treatment to people suffering from heatstroke as hundreds more die over past day. Dizzying temperatures have caused water shortages in thousands of Indian villages and killed hundreds more people over the past day, driving the death toll from a weeks-long heat wave to at least …