Afghanistan Times

Resurgence of militancy is about to throw the country out of gear. The government’s standpoint against the Taliban has not only backfired but emboldened the insurgent movement. The Taliban-friendly dogma of the government – to cede certain regions in the south to the Taliban to persuade them to abandon war …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Baku will host a meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan June 28, Hikmet Hajiyev, spokesman of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, told Trend June 25. The ICG is a platform for discussions on assistance to the development of Afghanistan and the region in which it is …

AT-KABUL: Some parliament members criticize what they call “unjust and problematic” process of the national ID cards distribution in a number of provinces, accusing the population registration department of not considering balance. They said Monday that in some districts, people do not have ID cards and the distribution process has …

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah rejected the handover of some areas to Taliban as against the peaceful morale and the national interests. This is the first time that the chief executive publicly stands against president Ghani’s decision, saying such discussions are not in the list of the government’s work …

AT-KABUL: More than sixteen militants were killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns since Sunday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT-KABUL: Pakistani military has claimed that one of their soldiers was killed on Sunday allegedly after terrorists from Afghanistan fired upon a security post in the North Waziristan tribal district. The reports suggested that a security post at Zoya in Garbaz area in North Waziristan was fired upon from the …

AT-KABUL: Women’s rights activist Haseena Safi officially took charge of the Ministry of Information and Culture as caretaker on Monday. A member of the High Peace Council, Safi has worked with several women advocacy organizations. Safi was officially introduced as caretaker for MoIC by the Second Vice President Sarwar Danish …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) during a steering committee meeting pledged to contribute around $2.485 billion to Afghanistan’s national budget to reduce poverty, improvedevelopment and public-utility projects. The ARTF convened on Monday a meeting co-chaired by Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and the World Bank Country DirectorShubham Chaudhuri …

AT-KABUL: A few representatives of people in the Parliament on Monday expressed worry over what they described as President Ashraf Ghani’s deceitful actions which “run against the country’s national interests”. Referring to the president’s recent decisions as caustic, they said Ghani is being more malevolent and destructive than terrorists. MP …

AT-KABUL: The Common Humanitarian Fund has allocated $17 million to non-governmental organizations and UN agencies delivering life-saving aid to families affected by the drought that has gripped large parts of Afghanistan. “Now is the time to help. Without quick action the number of families and the gravity of suffering will grow …