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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Swedish government has prodded the Afghan government to share any development made in investigations about Swedish journalist who was killed in Kabul last year. A press release emailed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday said that the issue was discussed in a meeting …
Read More »Wolesi Jirga elects Inami as secretary
AT-KABUL: Failing once again to elect the second deputy speaker, the Wolesi Jirga, the parliament house, on Monday elected Abdul Rauf Inami as the secretary of the house. Inami was elected as the Wolesi Jirga’s secretary by collecting 104 votes and Sayid Ikram by obtaining 57 failed to be elected …
Read More »Taking notice of Afghan refugees’ plight: Delegation arrives Islamabad
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a bid to address the plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, a delegation led Sayid Hussain Alimi Balkhi, the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, arrived in Islamabad on Monday. The delegation would widely discuss the issue of Afghan refugees with Pakistani officials. The main agenda of …
Read More »TAPI project may become a reality soon: Indian minister
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior Indian official has said that the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project might become a reality soon as negotiation for the ambitious project was at the final stage, media reports said Monday. India’s The Hindu quoted the Indian Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, as saying that discussions …
Read More »Solar Impulse plane begins epic global flight
A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane has got under way from Abu Dhabi. The aircraft – called Solar Impulse-2 – took off from the Emirate, heading east to Muscat in Oman. Over the next five months, it will skip from continent to continent, crossing …
Read More »India suspects charged over Nagaland mob lynching
Police in north-eastern India say they have charged 42 people in connection with the lynching of a suspected rapist who was taken from prison by a mob. Syed Sharif Khan was stripped naked by the mob, beaten and dragged through the streets before being hanged in Dimapur, the main city …
Read More »Kabul governor tenders resignation
KABUL: Governor Abdul Jabbar Taqwa of Capital Kabul tendered resignation from his post, the spokesman of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) said Monday. “We received a resignation letter from Governor Taqwa,” Tawab Ghorzan told Pajhwok Afghan News. Confirming his resignation in the letter, Taqwa said: “I cannot work …
Read More »72 insurgents arrested in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday said that 72 suspected insurgents were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province within past 24 hours. In a press statement issued here the ministry said that Afghan National Army (ANA) conducted clearance operations in Achin district of Nangarhar province and netted 72 suspected insurgents. …
Read More »Afghan delegation in Islamabad for talks on refugees
KABUL: An afghan delegation led by minister for refugees and repatriation arrived in Islamabad to hold wide-ranging talks with Pakistani officials on the issue of Afghan refugees, an official said on Monday. Headed by Sayed Alimi Balkhi, representatives of Afghan refugees held meetings Balkhi and shared their problems. In addition …
Read More »Salaam announces nationwide 3G internet services
By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Salaam Network wants to expand its 3G internet services across the country by the end of 215 as public demand goes several notches high. In an interview with Afghanistan Times, the Managing Director of Salaam Network Khaleeq Ahmad said the company is providing 3G services in …
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