Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Georgia has decided to deploy its troops in Afghanistan long with the US Marines to support the NATO’s new mission called Resolute Support. A ceremony in this connection was held last Tuesday at Vaziani Training Area, not far from Russia’s border. The ceremony was attended by Chargé …
Read More »Obama is overeager to quit Afghanistan: Rubin
“White House looks to be more serious to bring the Afghan war to a rational end. Obama wanted to end the mission in Afghanistan before the end of his tenure” AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following the recent visit of Afghan leaders to the United States where the US President Barack Obama …
Read More »Girls urged to use education as a medium for change
AT-LAGHMAN: In a conference held here, the speakers encouraged young girls to pursue education and use knowledge as weapon for social change. Hundreds of young girls attended the conference on women empowerment organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Directorate of Women’s Affairs, the Education …
Read More »Civil society urge for exemplary punishment to Farkhunda’s killers
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A cluster of civil rights groups on Tuesday asked the government for exemplary punishment to all those who were involved in killing of Farkhunda. Farkhunda, who was wrongly accused of burning the Holy Quran in Shah-e-Do Shamshira Shrine, was lynched two weeks ago in the area by …
Read More »Trucks overloading damaged 40pc roads: Kabul Municipality
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Overloading of the trucks destroyed around 40 percent of roads in the capital city, said Kabul Municipality on Tuesday. In a press conference here, the deputy mayor of Kabul City, Khojhman Ulomi, said that each truck entering into the capital is loaded with 60 tons to 100 …
Read More »36 militants killed in different ops
AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed 36 insurgents and injured many others in a series of military operations launched against anti-state elements in different insecure parts of the country, official sources said on Tuesday. The 215th Maiwand Military Corps in a media statement said that 33 militants were killed …
Read More »15 terror suspects arrested in Wardak
AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces detained 15 suspected militants in central Maidan Wardak province, said a local official. The provincial police chief, Muhammad Khalil Andarabi, said that Afghan security forces conducted a military operation against the militants, responsible for killing civilians on Kabul-Ghazni highway. The operation was conducted in Jang-e-Pain and …
Read More »7 of a family killed in Ghazni bombing
GHAZNI: Seven members of a family were killed on Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official said. The bombing took place in Alizo locality at around 5:30pm, the governor’s spokesman, Shafique Nang, told Pajhwok Afghan …
Read More »Ex-President donates liberal sum to talented students
AT News Report KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai donated $50,000 to facilitate scholarships for talented Afghan youth. Hamid Karzai returned home the other day after a 5-day visit to Australia. Karzai was invited by Young President Organization to deliver a speech in a conference. The Afghan ex-president in his speech …
Read More »Kohistanat, Sozma Qala districts of Sar-e-Pul may fall to Taliban: Official
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Residents and local officials in northern Sar-e-Pul province expressed their deep concerns over mounting insecurity in the province. They said that if the situation prevailed, some districts in the province may fall to the Taliban. Massoma Ramazani, the secretary of Sar-e-Pul provincial council, told TOLOnews that …
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