Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Taliban infiltrator attacks against defense and security forces have recently increased, with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reporting of 35 attacks in the past three months. The report said on Monday that 10 of these attacks killed 30 security forces ad injured another seven, …
Read More »Karzai condemns Kandahar bombings
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned two car bombs in Kandahar province’s districts of Daman and Zheray, in which a number of civilians were killed and wounded on Monday. In a statement issued by his office, Karzai called on the Afghan sides of the ongoing war to …
Read More »Corruption, A Pride or Shame?
(Wasil Ahmad Akhtar) Corruption is the most frequently used word in Afghanistan and throughout the globe. Is it only the abuse of resources, misuse of authority, absence of laws or absence of justice for all? Everyone is describing it in its own context. For instance, taking bribe and stealing from …
Read More »Editorial: Give peace a chance
The Taliban, a group the Afghan government is seeking peace with, has some other demands suggested in the US-Taliban peace deal signed in late February last year. It has been disclosed by US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson. The Taliban is expecting the release of thousands of their prisoners under their …
Read More »Foreign diplomats decry ‘unlawful attacks’ on Afghan civilians
“We honor all those in Afghanistan who work tirelessly to advance freedom of expression and freedom of the press” AT News KABUL: The EU delegation, NATO and diplomatic missions based in Kabul in a joint statement released on Monday strongly condemned the recent targeted attacks on representatives of the media, …
Read More »30 people injured in Kandahar car bombing
AT News KABUL: A truck bombing wounded more than 30 people in Daman district of southern Kandahar province, local officials. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Baheer Ahmadi said that the blast targeted the district administration compound on Monday. This is considered as the fourth car bombing attacks occurred within a month in …
Read More »Three al-Qaeda affiliates detained in Nimroz
AT News KABUL: Three members of a notorious al-Qaeda terrorist network were arrested in Zaranj city of Nimroz province, said a statement issued by the provincial directorate of security. The detained terrorists identified as Mustafa, known as Ahsan, Hafiz Abdul Aziz, known as Asam and Hayatullah, known as Hafiz, the …
Read More »COVID-19 deaths rising in Afghanistan
232 new infections and 27 deaths reported in the past 24 hours – second wave is fatal AT News KABUL: At least 27 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives battling the virus in the last 24 hours, an indication of a deadly second wave of virus that has been gripping …
Read More »Afghan women scrambling for justice
AT News KABUL: Afghan women and girls are being failed by the country’s justice system with their access to justice for crimes of violence remaining tenuous, finds a new report released on Monday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office. The report, titled, …
Read More »Foreign diplomats decry ‘unlawful attacks’ on Afghan civilians
“We honor all those in Afghanistan who work tirelessly to advance freedom of expression and freedom of the press” AT News KABUL: The EU delegation, NATO and diplomatic missions based in Kabul in a joint statement released on Monday strongly condemned the recent targeted attacks on representatives of the media, …
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