Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk: KABUL: Second Vice-President Sarwar Danish said Wednesday that the parliamentary election may be postponed for one year, due to some reasons. He told lawmakers that parliamentary polls will be held after brining reforms in electoral bodies. He said the government is hopeful that a transparent parliament election is …
Read More »Enhanced Kabul-Beijing’s ties stressed
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A seminar held the other day in Kabul stressed on enhancing bilateral ties between Kabul and Beijing. Former National Security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Former Minister for Information and Culture Sayid Makhdum Raheen and Chinese Ambassador to Kabul Deng Xijun were key attendants of the session. Chinese …
Read More »Afghanistan ranks fifth among world’s most dangerous countries
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A recent study by a Washington-based organization has listed Afghanistan among world’s 10 most dangerous countries, said reports on Wednesday. The Intel Center’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries list as of March 2015 is topped by the Middle East, with Iraq and Syria as they ranked first …
Read More »Only 32pc water resources utilized: MoWE
By Farhad Naibkhel: KABUL: Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) on Wednesday said that Afghanistan has 75 billion meter cubic water, of which only 32 percent is utilized, annually. The deputy minister of water and energy Mohammad Samey said that out of 75 billion cubic meters water only 24 billion cubic …
Read More »Govt institutions, influential people default on electricity bills
By Akhtar M. Nikzad: KABUL: Acting Chief of the Herat Electricity Department said on Wednesday that electricity supply has been disconnected to government institutes and some influential figures who failed to pay their electricity bills. Wahidullah Kamrani said that powerful figures and some government organizations have not paid their electricity bills …
Read More »Historical monuments in Kunduz on verge of extinction
By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi: Historical monuments and artifacts depict cultural background of a nation, that’s why countries allocate sufficient amount for the preservation of historical sites. However, on one hand the Afghan government lacks the resources need and on the other hand interest as well. No doubt in the past 13 …
Read More »No individual allowed to defy laws: Danish
AT-KABUL: Second Vice-president Sarwar Danish said Wednesday that the government will never let any individual to violate the law of and unleash chaos and mayhem. He said that all those involved in killing of Farkhunda, a 27-year old woman lynched by a mob, would be punished according to the laws …
Read More »29 insurgents killed in multiple ops
AT-KABUL: At least 29 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 32 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has …
Read More »Afghan peace talks likely in Dubai this week
KABUL: A meeting between Afghan government’s representatives and former Taliban leaders to lay the groundwork for peace talks is expected to take place this week in Dubai, sources said on Wednesday. A source close to the peace process said the meeting was likely to take place on Friday or Saturday in …
Read More »Ministers-designate being introduced to WJ today
KABUL: Second vice-president Sarwar Danish is scheduled to introduce ministers-designate for the remaining 16 cabinet seats to the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) today (Wednesday) for a vote of confidence, an official said. Wolesi Jirga Secretary Abdul Raouf Inaami said that the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry would share the particulars of the cabinet …
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