Afghanistan Times

KABUL: Twenty nine people have been sentenced by Afghanistan’s counternarcotics courts to prison after being convicted of drug trafficking charges over the past week, officials said. The CJTF – Criminal Justice Task Force – said on Tuesday that 29 convicted drug felons will spend at least 1½ years to 17 …

Kabul: Taliban militants killed at least 21 security forces in separate attacks on security checkpoints in northern Sar-e-Pul province on Monday, officials said on Tuesday, as clashes reportedly continued in suburban areas. Sar-e-Pul Governor Spokesman Zabihullah Amani said that Taliban massively attacked check points in Sayad district, Qashqari and number …

Leaders and policy makers of opposition Taliban are now staying in Tehran, Iran, in connection with talks and debates regarding ongoing peace efforts aimed at pulling Afghanistan and its people out of over four decades state of war and hostilities. The talks seem to be continuation of recently US brokered …

AT-KABUL: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed all eight direct qualifiers for the Super 12s stage of the ICC ‘World T20 2020’ scheduled to be held in Australia. After beating Bangladesh 3-0 in June 2018, Afghanistan climbed to the 8th position in the ICC rankings and was able …

China has advised the United States against staging an abrupt troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and called for collective international efforts to help initiate a peace process between the South Asian nation’s warring parties. The remarks by a top Chinese diplomat Sunday in neighboring Pakistan come amid unconfirmed media reports suggesting …

AT-KABUL: Intelligence operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday detained a group of four kidnappers in Kabul, the capital city, and rescued a person from their captivity. In a statement, the NDS said the kidnappers had kidnapped a doctor from Khair Khana area. “The detained kidnappers demanded …

KABUL: State Ministry for Disaster Management has distributed food items and cash to more than 1,250 needy families in Faryab and Ghor provinces. Ghor Provincial Disaster Management in cooperation with World Food Program (WFP) has distributed money to 1,200 needy families affected from unnatural disasters in Ghor province, the authority …

KABUL: A spymaster of the Islamic State-Khurasan terrorist group was killed along with 27 other extremist fighters after Afghan security forces raided their safe havens in eastern Nangarhar province, according to authorities. Special Forceslaunched anti-Daesh ground and aerial operations in Shakhli village of Achin district of Nangarhar Sunday night, killing …

KABUL: In the latest drug bust in northern Baghlan province, police have captured three suspects with 11kg drugs, officials said on Monday Three suspects, who had 11 kilograms of heroin in their possession, were arrested by Baghlan Police, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The seized drugs were recovered …

KABUL: Parliament on Monday passed the Afs 399 billion national budget for FY 2019-2020with a majority of votes, with a major focus on security, infrastructure and governance. The budget was passed following the proposal mooted in the House by the Finance Ministry for parliamentary approval of appropriation of fund for …