Afghanistan Times

KABUL: More than 10 dams and other water reserves across the country are too old and need urgent technical repairs, ministry of water and energy says. Most of the dams were built 50 to 60 years ago with old technical standards, according to the ministry, which said they need new …

KABUL: Some 350 internally displaced families were assisted with foodstuff and other essentials in the northern province of Faryab, while local authorities demand more. Naqibullah Fayeq, provincial governor, said Monday that the number of displaced people was increasing, thus more assistance was needed. Local government distributed essentials to the families …

AT-KABUL: At least seven people were killed when a small vehicle collided with a truck in western Herat province, official said, in the first major traffic accident in 2019. Last year (2018), was also deadly for passengers as many people were killed and wounded while traveling across the country. Provincial …

AT-KABUL: The Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman on Monday met with the Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Ms. Nurjehan Mawani, where she briefed Zaman on AKDN’s areas of engagement and exchange views on new role’s the mission could play in Afghanistan. At the outset, the …

AT-KABUL: The Pashtoon people living in the two sides of the so-called Durand Line (in Afghanistan and Pakistan) demand a freely passing the line. In a gathering in the Torkham border township on Sunday, they called on the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan and allow them to pass the line …

KABUL: Afghan security forces killed 41‘terrorists’ and wounded 40 others in fire exchange as part of a crackdown on terrorist hideouts across Afghanistan. The Defense Ministry explained that army, police and intelligence forces raided terrorist havens in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Paktia, Zabul, Uruzgan, Herat, Badghis, Faryab, Balkh and Helmand provinces. Statement …

KABUL: The incumbent President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s most likely bids for Afghanistan’s presidency took a big step forward Sunday with the formal registration of their candidacy. Ghani and Abdullah registered their tickets on Sunday in the election commission compound to run in upcoming presidential …

KABUL: U.S. President’s special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, has said that the United States wants peace in Afghanistan and that they will address legitimate concerns of all Afghan sides in the peace process. “I see that many are concerned that the United States is willing to both talk and fight. Let …

KABUL: A car bomber rammed Sunday into a Governor of Logar convoy, killing eight including bodyguards and wounded at least fifteen people. Logar governor and security chief, the targets of the attack, escaped unharmed. Logar Governor Anwar Ishaqzai’s Spokesman Khalid Safi explained that a car bomber targeted governor and security …

KABUL: Drug abuse in Afghanistan has soared this year and threatens to worsen as number of intravenous drug users has increased compared to the preceding years. The Health Ministry said Sunday that there has been a surge in drug abuse in Afghanistan and more people are turning to illicit drugs. …