Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: Asfandyar Wali Khan, a veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader on Monday said the ongoing talks on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan would give no tangible result if the Afghan government sidelined. Awami National Party (ANP) President Wali Khan expressed his surprise over the peace talks in Islamabad in the absence …
Read More »Editorial: Presidential polls
The National Unity Government is taking its last breaths as both the partners of “marriage of inconvenience” are going to face each others. Both President Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah have declared their mind of contesting schedule presidential elections. Beside these two around 15 have so …
Read More »Car bomb attack in Maidan Wardak leaves tens of casualties
By Farhad Naibkhel-KabuL: The Taliban killed at least 12 members of security forces and wounded 28 others in a car bomb attack inside a military compound in Maidan Wardak province on Monday morning, officials said. Five assailants who were clad as Special Forces attacked a military base in Maidan Wardak, …
Read More »“Pakistan has done nothing for Taliban talks”
KABUL: The government criticizes Pakistan for what it says “has done nothing practically” for direct negotiations with Taliban representatives, despite promises from the United States envoy “peace efforts ongoing to a right direction” and that Pakistan’s measures made hope. The chief executive office says that officials in Islamabad who met …
Read More »EU to pledge €30m to Afghan judiciary
KABUL: The European Union (EU) is to donate 30 million Euros to the Afghan judicial system, with the EU ambassador to Kabul saying the money would be given to Afghan attorney general office. The EU Ambassador to Kabul Pierre Mayaudon, said Monday that 10 indexes were considered to be reformed …
Read More »Women journalists face challenges in Balkh
KABUL: Some women journalists in the northern province of Balkh say they are facing several problems among them bad security situation. These journalists call insecurity and little payment as two main problems they are suffering in job, that have as they say curbed work space for them. They warned to …
Read More »Ten of Afghanistan’s dams need overhaul
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 …
Read More »Aid distributed to tens of IDPs in Faryab
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 …
Read More »Herat traffic accident leaves seven dead
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 …
Read More »AKDN diplomatic representative calls on Deputy Foreign Minister
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 …
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