Afghanistan Times
AT News Report KABUL: A member of parliament calls on the government to appoint an exclusive negotiating team to take with Taliban as soon as possible. “We ask the government to soon appoint a large team that includes influential and trustworthy figures so that they could represent the people and …
Read More »Eight drug traffickers arrested
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan law enforcement agencies detained eight people in connection with drug-related crimes in Kabul and Badakhshan provinces, ministry of interior said Saturday. Counter Narcotic Police (CNP) detained two drug traffickers with 4kg crystal and one pistol during a crackdown in 8th Police District of Kabul …
Read More »Faryab women want their achievements be preserved in peace talks
AT News Report KABUL: Women in the northern Faryab province stress that their achievements should be maintained in the peace talks with Taliban insurgents. Amena Mokhles, an activist of social society said Saturday in the Maimana city, provincial capital that women in Faryab had gained several achievements such as education, …
Read More »Karzai lends support to ongoing peace efforts
Marshal Fahim’s 5th death anniversary marked AT News Report KABUL: The 5th death anniversary of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a Jihadi leader who also served as first vice president to former President Hamid Karzai, was commemorated on Saturday in Kabul with participations of a number of politicians and influential figures …
Read More »Security forces incurred heavy toll to militants; 89 killed
AT News Report KABUL: At least 89 militants have been killed and 17 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that Afghan National …
Read More »Afghans don’t want missionaries of death
Afghan diplomats lambast Erik Prince over his proposal on privatization of Afghan war AT News Report KABUL: Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of Blackwater, has a plan to privatise the war in Afghanistan, but he faced harsh criticism from an Afghan diplomat who was audience at the Oxford …
Read More »ED: Heavy rains, floods made miserable lives
Heavy torrential rains across Afghanistan has badly affected already war stricken, terror and violence civilians. Preliminary reports reveal that scores of people were injured and around one dozen killed only in Kandahar province. Similar are reports from Central Ghaur and Bameyan provinces. The reports from Kandahar reveal that due to …
Read More »Karzai says nationwide peace maintains women’s rights
AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai congratulated March 8th, International Women’s Day to all Afghan women, paying respects to women’s position. “Surely a nationwide peace causes maintaining women’s rights and their progresses. Women of our country will be able to have further access to their rights in a …
Read More »Uprising militias lacking weapons in south
AT News Report KABUL: Militias of the public uprising movement in Nangarhar province complain of problems they are facing, and say they lack enough weapons in fight against government’s armed opposition groups. They say that some of districts in Nangarhar were cleared of armed opposition groups and people enjoy peaceful …
Read More »Death toll rises to 11 in Kabul mortar attack; 95 others wounded
AT News Report KABUL: The death toll of Thursday’s mortar attack on a gathering in west of Kabul jumps to 11, while 95 people were injured, interior ministry said. Nasrat Rahimi, interior ministry’s deputy spokesman said Friday that there were three women among the dead and 12 others among the …
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