Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday condemned the massacre of minority Muslim community in Myanmar, and extended its deep sympathies with the victims. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement that the sectarian violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma has yielded killing of a high …
Read More »World Cup qualifying matches: Afghan soccer team flux muscles to upset Syria
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The national soccer team on Sunday kicked off their training sessions in Iran to prepare for its first match against Syria in 2018 World Cup Qualifier series which will be held on Thursday. According to the national team’s coach, Slaven Skeledzic, supporting technical skills of the players …
Read More »Military operation launched to retake Yamgan district
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security forces on Sunday launched a military operation Yamgan district of northeastern Badakhshan province to retake the area from the Taliban militants. The Taliban fighters attacked and took control of the district on Saturday. Local officials said that additional troops have arrived in Faizabad, the central city …
Read More »Afs520m saved in MoD procurement contracts
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The General Directorate of National Procurement (GDNP) on Sunday said that Afs520 million has been saved in 17 contracts of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) after assessment by procurement commission, chaired recently by President Ashraf Ghani. Chief of the GDNP, Yama Yari, said that in the 10th …
Read More »NDS rescues children in Helmand from horrors of Taliban
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan’s premier spy agency, on Sunday rescued two children from the clutches of the Taliban, who were allegedly forced to carry out suicide attacks. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that its operatives carried out a raid in the …
Read More »Meshrano Jirga condemns drone strike on funeral in Khost
AT-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga or Upper House of the Parliament strongly denounced the US drone strike on a funeral in the southeastern Khost province and asked the government to investigate the tragic incident. Deputy Chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, Muhammad Alam Ezidyar, on Sunday strongly condemned the US drone strike …
Read More »Rift between NUG leaders exacerbates insecurity: Meshrano Jirga
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga (MJ) or Senate on Sunday lambasted the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders for their failure to overcome insecurity challenges. Expressing serious concerns over fall of Yamgan district of Badakhshan province to the Taliban, the senators said that due to rift between President Ashraf …
Read More »Reforms and legitimacy
Deadline for the parliamentary election is fast approaching, but the government is yet to device a mechanism to counter the delay or come up with a better solution. The Wolesi Jirga members would complete their term this June. At the end of this month, the Wolesi Jirga will lose its …
Read More »India’s steel & power project in Afghanistan face hurdles
NEW DELHI: State-run SAIL-led consortium’s ambitious multi-billion dollar steel and power project in Afghanistan is believed to have hit a roadblock due to security as well as operational and economic feasibility concerns. While a top-ranking source in the Steel Ministry said that the project has been put in “cold storage”, …
Read More »Taliban overrun Yamgan district
AT-KABUL: Hundreds of Afghan and foreign Taliban fighters overwhelmed a remote district Saturday in northeastern Afghanistan in an area where the government’s influence has waned over the past two years, provincial officials said. Afghan security forces and the Taliban are locked in a battle for control over a remote district …
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