Afghanistan Times

KABUL: At least 40 Afghan forces including army and local policemen were killed on Monday in an overnight Taliban attack on security outposts in northern Kunduz and Baghlan provinces despite the beginning of peace talks between Taliban and Afghan politicians in Moscow. The attacks come as the Taliban started negotiations …

KABUL: Women journalists are rarely seen in the media outlets in northern province of Faryab, fragile security situation and lack of support for them are called as main elements. There are only three women working with the media in Faryab, according to provincial journalists’ association. Sharifa Ahadi, one of the …

KABUL: In the midst of the controversial peace talks and a planned US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the chief executive officer Abdullah Abdullah said that this won’t affect Afghanistan and US relations. Addressing a gathering in Kabul, Abdullah said on Monday that the Afghan National Forces would be able for …

KABUL: Rebel Taliban have said that its delegates of ten officials led by Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzaiwill attend the Moscow Conference on Afghanistan on the 5th and 6th February. The Taliban in a statement on Monday said the agenda of the ‘Moscow peace talks’ will be Afghanistan-centered and will include …

“No alternative and substitute to a State-centric peace negotiation” KABUL: Chinese Ambassador Liu Jinsong on Sunday met former Interior Minister and former head of NDSAmrullah Saleh and discussed the Afghan peace process and current international issues. “Ambassador Liu Jinsong discussed current international issues and the Afghan peace process with Mr. …

KABUL: Anti-narcotic cell of Afghan Police on Monday arrested two people for illegal possession of narcotics in eastern province of Nangarhar, authorities said. Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) said two drug smugglers were arrested with 10kilograms of drugs in their possession. CNP said in a statement that the counternarcotics police apprehended two drug traffickers in a …

KABUL: A criminal syndicate made up of three people was busted in Kabul city, according to police authorities. The Interior Ministry said on Monday that 3 people have been arrested in connection with several cases of kidnappings and robberies in the capital city. “Kabul police busted a group of kidnappers, …

KABUL: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance announced on Monday that Hayatollah Hayat and Shah Mahmood Miakhil were appointed by President Ghani as new governors for the provinces of Kandahar and Nangarhar respectively. Hayat was previously serving as Nangarhar governor, while Miakhil was working at an institute involved in peace …

KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) called on theIndependent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to announce the final results for parliamentary votes of 15 remaining provinces as soon as possible. Abdul Aziz Ebrahimi, deputy spokesman of election commission said on Monday that the election commission had already handed all the documents …

KABUL: A cancer organization says that the number of Afghans suffering from deadly disease of cancer has recently increased more than any other time. It said on Monday that there were two centers for cancer treatment in Afghanistan that are not enough to meet the problems of all cancer patients. …