Afghanistan Times

KABUL: Amrullah Saleh, a former Afghan intelligence chief who was recently appointed as acting interior minister, on Tuesday vowed that he would be “merciless against criminals and enemies of the country.” “I hope when I leave the post, people would attach two attributes to me: a sincere servant of the …

KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on his trip to Moscow, his last stop on a whirlwind four-nation tour, according to a media report. The ministers talked about the revival of peace process in Afghanistan. They also discussed …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan’s presidential elections scheduled for April next year may have to be pushed back for another few months, the election commission said on Wednesday citing organizational reforms. In spite of government and poll panel’s constant emphasis to hold “timely” presidential elections on its stipulated date, April 2019, …

KABUL: Iran has met with the Taliban, a top Iranian security official said Wednesday according to the Tasnim news agency, just days after the group attended peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the announcement while on a visit to the Afghan …

KABUL: An accord for building high voltage solar-wind hybrid power project in Nangarhar has been signed and supply to the provincial grid will increase by 340 kilowatts. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development signed in a project implementation agreement with South Korea and United Nation Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday …

AT-KABUL: Members of parliament expressed concern over Monday’s Kabul terrorist attack, calling on the government to hold a comprehensive investigation to find the planning location of the attack that killed 43 people, while another 30 were injured. A group of attackers stormed the department of martyrs and disabled persons after …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met Wednesday with the representatives of the youth from eastern province of Nangarhar, who asked for the opening of a Karzai Foundation branch in their province and the former president’s help to provide education scholarships for them. Karzai emphasized on the national unity consolidation, encouraging …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Turkey’s lawmakers have approved a motion extending its military presence in Afghanistan for two more years, a media report said on Wednesday. Turkish troops are stationed in the war-torn country in the framework of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission, training and advising the Afghan security personnel. Set …

KABUL: Peace in Afghanistan is in the best interest of regional countries, therefore the Afghan government is working for the establishment of durable peace and stability, the country’s top leadership said Wednesday. President Ashraf Ghani said this while delivering speech at a ceremony for the introduction of new defense and …

First ever resentment/opposition against fencing of controversial Durand Line was raised by tribesmen from Shalman area of Khyber, adjacent to Lalpura area of Nangarhar province. The tribesmen from Shalam situated on the banks of Kabul River assembled in Landikotal town, lying only five kilometers from Torkham crossing point whereas they …