Afghanistan Times

In response to fears and apprehensions regarding impacts of US troop’s pullout from Afghanistan in according to proposed peace agreement, Ambassador Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad has made it clear that this decision could be made with the consent of Afghan government. He made it clear that in the light of past …

KABUL: Afghanistan’s secret service – NDS – has “busted” a Pakistani terrorist network involved in a conspiracy to stage insurgent attacks in southern province of Nimroz. Intelligence agents staged a pre-emptive raid in Zaranj city, capital of Nimroz province, killing a terrorist and arresting three terrorists hailing from Pakistan, said …

KABUL: Afghanistan’s drug courts have sentenced seventeen people to prison for conspiracies to smuggle or sell drugs, said officials on Tuesday. Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that 17 drug traffickers have been given short and long term prison sentences over the past week. CJTF in a press statement said …

Kabul: Afghanistan’s first polio case in 2019 was reported in Kandahar province, where a 22-month-old girl from Spin Boldak district was infected by the poliovirus. According to a statement the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz said, “this case indicates that the poliovirus is still transmitting in Kandahar and the …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission office in the southeastern zone says that some 50 per cent people being held in the prisons of Paktia province were deprived of having access to defending attorneys. The commission has said lack of advocates in Paktia prisons has caused the delay of inmates’ …

AT-KABUL: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday held separate meetings with Afghan and UN officials, where he discussed fresh development made during talks with the Taliban group in Qatar. During meetings he said that no one had a monopoly on the diplomacy of peace and …

A-KABUL: Italy’s Foreign Minister said Tuesday that he is not informed of Defense Minister’s announcement over troop’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that it was never informed of the intentions of the Minister of Defence, Elisabetta Trenta, before she released a statement to the press on …

AT-KABUL: The exhibition, “National Treasure from Afghanistan,” has opened at the Hunan Museum in the central Chinese city of Changsha, the sixth site of its China tour, and will run until March 29, said Chinese embassy in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibit showcases 231 sets of cultural artifacts from the …

In a bid to discuss the post-US troop’s pullout situation and its impacts on Pakhtoons in the region, the nationalist Awami National Party leadership has announced convening a grand Jirga in end of coming February or in first half of March this year. Beside others leadership from war-stricken Afghanistan will …

KABUL: Police in Kabul said Tuesday that it has arrested nine drug peddlers in an anti-narcotics raid in Kabul city, a clampdown that began almost a month ago against drug kingpins and peddlers in the capital. Kabul Police said in a statement that Counter Narcotics Police launched raids in 1st, …