By Farhad Nibkhel KABUL: Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stopped in Afghanistan on Monday in a previously unannounced visit, where he met with President Ashraf Ghani and other high-ranking Afghan officials amid to weight the ongoing peace talks and to reaffirm commitment to the Afghan security forces. Before to …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Two Moldovan pilots have been freed after spending 3 1/2 years in captivity in Afghanistan, President Igor Dodon has announced on Monday. “At the end of the week or the beginning of next week, I’ll fly to Moscow to return with the aviators to Chisinau,” Dodon …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces detained a key member of the Taliban group in southern Kandahar province while attempting to cross the so-called borders to Pakistan—a crackdown on the group where the Afghan influential figures and US officials have been making all possible ways to get the …
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AT News Report KABUL: A number of senate say they do not think that Taliban insurgents give positive response to President Ashraf Ghani’s offer over opening office in Kabul and some other provinces. President Ghani said Sunday in a meeting with people in Nangarhar province that he would be ready …
Read More »AT News Report KABUL: The Saudi consulate in Afghanistan informs the people of Afghanistan that it has not granted permission to any companies, offices, medical centers or individuals to represent the kingdom’s diplomatic agency. It said in a statement sent to Afghanistan Times on Monday that Riyadh aims to provide …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Monday said it would soon open up the first ever online education system to help facilitate Afghan education lovers to pursue their higher education. The AfghanX Company with the motto of “Knowledge is Ability” will start online learning operation …
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AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of new changes in the military and security leaderships, now the former Deputy Intelligence Chief Massoud Andarabi has been picked up by the National Unity Government as acting Interior Minister. A reliable source within the government told Afghanistan Times on Monday that President …
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AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs and Acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman on Monday met with Charge d’affaires of Australian Embassy in Kabul Mr. James Hall, in which both sides shed lights over key issues, including mutual relations and forthcoming presidential elections set to be held …
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AT News Report KABUL: Police have surrounded house and office of former jihadi commander Din Mohammad Joraat for 24 hours, after he refused to hand over government vehicles and ammunition he was using while serving in government. Joraat was working as an official at the National Security Council and was …
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AT News Report KABUL: The nomads living in the northern Faryab province claim that their children can’t get access to education with the government remaining careless to their problem. Considering the populations and areas where nomads live in this province, their representatives allege that services are not provided to them. …
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