Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 10 prisoners—not involved in terrorist activities—have been released from Maidan Wardak jail, said officials on Tuesday. The decision was taken after a presidential decree, which also reduced imprisonment of several other inmates in the prison. The decree was issued on the eve of the victory …
Read More »NATO eyes post-Resolute Support mission presence: Stoltenberg
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Considering NATO’s important role in Afghanistan’s stability in past decade, the alliance is mulling to maintain its presence in the country even after the end of the Resolute Support (RS) mission in order to train, advice and assist the Afghan security forces, said a statement by the …
Read More »Karzai terms education a key to prosperity
AT-KABUL: Head and members of a social association of youth called on the ex-President Hamid Karzai at his office on Tuesday. Hamid Karzai termed education as key to prosperity of Afghanistan. Members of the association lauded the achievements made during Karzai’s tenure in different areas, particularly education. Karzai said that …
Read More »Roadside blast kills five civilians in Kandahar
AT-KABUL: A roadside bomb blast left five people dead in southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, said an official source. Zia Durani, a spokesman for Kandahar police, said that the incident took place in the area between Marouf and Arghistan districts of the province, when a civilian vehicle struck a roadside …
Read More »UN commissioner for refugees to visit Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, is going to pay a visit to Afghanistan today (on Wednesday) to discuss the plight of refugees with Afghan officials. The UNHCR in statement said Guterres will also assess activities of the organization in Afghanistan. “In a bid to explore …
Read More »DABS vows actions against defaulters
AT-KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) warned to take legal action against those who didn’t pay their electricity bills in 10 days. The marketing chief of the power supply company, Mirwais Alemi, told reporters on Tuesday that government institutions and some individuals owe Afs4 billion to the DABS. “If the …
Read More »Pakistan wants durable peace in Afghanistan: Nawaz Sharif
Kabul, Islamabad as friends can stand by each other in difficult times, says President Ghani By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived in Kabul on Tuesday and delivered his country’s commitments for underpinning durable peace and stability in Afghanistan. Premier Nawaz Sharif and other high-ranking Pakistani …
Read More »Muslimyar and his brother has no ties with terrorists: NDS
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday rejected involvement of the chief of Meshrano Jirga in suicide attacks. Provincial chief of the NDS, Gen. Dad Muhammad, told senators that neither Fazal Hadi Muslimyar nor his brother provided shelter to suicide attackers. The statement came after the …
Read More »Number of drug addicts rises to 3m in Afghanistan: Survey
Out of three million drug users, 1.4 million are addicted to drug and 1.6 million others are using or linked with drug, claims Public Health Minister By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A survey conducted by the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) with oversight by the institutional Review Board of the …
Read More »15 insurgents vanished in crackdowns
AT-KABUL: At least 15 armed Taliban fighters were killed and four others were wounded within past 24 hours in different crackdowns launched against anti-state elements. 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 …
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