Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday expressed concernsover the rising number of civilians killed in airstrikes this year in Afghanistan, with credible reports of the latest incident occurring late Saturday in Kapisa province. The Mission in a statement said, “UNAMA received multiple, credible allegations that on …

AT-KABUL: Following a series of coordinated military crackdowns across the country’s tumultuous areas, at least 23 militants have been killed and 16 wounded over the past day. Afghan national security and defense forces launched a string of joint operations against insurgents in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Ghazni, Paktia, Khost, Logar, Kandahar, Zabul, …

AT-KABUL: Afghan government has confirmed the U.S.-funded Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report over embezzlement of international community’saidfor the reconstruction of the country, but contended that it is considering putting in place new mechanisms to fight corruption. Omid Maisam, spokesman of the chief executive, said Tuesday that good …

AT-KABUL: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has said that U.S. troops will be changing their war tactics in Afghanistan, following heavy casualties of the Afghan security forces. He has confirmed that Afghan troops suffered great casualties last year, but said they were still fighting terrorists and defending their territory. The …

The uneven history of Afghanistan is a story of decades of internal conflict, corruption, drought, extreme poverty and traditionalism. Dangerous security situation coupled with poverty have made the war-torn country the worst and most dangerous place to be born. The people struggle with poverty and drought. And millions of children …

AT-KABUL: Courts of the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Tuesday said they have sentenced over 370 drug traffickers to short and long prison terms over the past three months. The Task Force in a press statement said its primary court has convicted 228 drug delivers including nine public servants, …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said no change is seen in Pakistani government’s policies for fighting terrorism even after the new government took reign. In a meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Abdullah said that his country …

AT-KABUL: The members of parliament are unhappy with the current security situation across the country, warning against a “big catastrophe” if the government did not pay attention. The parliament focused on the security in its Monday free discussion, with the legislators saying that target killings, explosions and attacks by the …

AT-KABUL: The government has accepted political parties’ monitoring the parliamentary election, after several demands by the parties regarding their monitoring representatives, use of biometric in the election and change in the electoral system. But it is yet to comment on the election system. The Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan, an …

Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan on Monday welcomed decision of the Independent Election Commission (IEC)for integrating biometric voting into the October vote and sought ‘explanation’ about from the poll panel about how its mechanism operates. In the aftermath of lingering rivalries and political confrontations with the opposition ravaging for electoral …