Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The government dismissed a report prepared by the US-based Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) that Taliban are controlling more ground. Defense ministry spokesman, said Sunday that all the provincial capitals and most of the districts are under government control that is 85 per cent of the ground. …

AT-KABUL: Police in the southern province of Uruzgan confirmed that Taliban militants stormed an army base in the Chenarto district, taking control of the base. Akhtar Mohammad, police chief of the district said Sunday that at least 44 soldiers were killed in the attack and their bodies are still at …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Hajj and Religious Affairs Department in the eastern province of Nangarhar rejected allegations raised by the powerful lawmaker Zaher Qadir as seminaries there were used as recruitment centers for Daesh terrorist group. Nangarhar was the first stronghold of Daesh terrorist group when it emerged in Afghanistan …

AT News Report-KABUL: The two electoral commissions are under severe pressure from the powerful individuals, and they have taken these commissions as hostages, claimed the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA). The electoral complaints commission said it has recently disqualified 25 people who are accused of leading illegal …

IEC calls on ECC to share complaints assessment AT News Report-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has asked the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to share the results of its assessments of the electoral complaints as soon as possible, emphasizing that any delay in this process would put negative impact …

AT News Report-KABUL: In the wake of a deadly assault on a mosque in eastern Gardez that killed 35 worshipers on Friday, the commander of NATO mission in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson has said the coalition will continue its counter terror clampdown to hunt down and destroy terrorists. Gen. Nicholson …

AT News Report-KABUL: A mass funeral ceremony was held on Saturday for the victims of a suicide attack on a mosque in southeastern Paktia province, locals said. At least 34 people were killed and another 94 injured on Friday when a suicide bomber struck the mosque in Gardez, the provincial …

AT News Report-KABUL: Four female recruits of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISISK) have been detained in a recent military swoop of the national defense and security forces in northern Jawzjan, as Daesh is relenting in the north with a multitude of its combatants surrendering to local …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 51 Taliban fighters including commanders were killed during operations in eastern Kunar in the past 24 hours. A press statement released by Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan army has conducted clearance operation in order to rebuff enemy threats in Ghazi Abad, Nari-wa-Asmar, ShalShengar …

AT News Report-KABUL: The French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children’s (FMIC) launched on Saturday 8th annual scientific conference to focus on the Sustainable Development Goal. The conference is with the tagline for this year’s World health Day of the United Nations, better health for everyone, everywhere, in the context …