Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: A number of lawmakers at Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Tuesday questioned the effectiveness of Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) terming it unproductive in bringing peace and stability rather insecurity has been grown. The senators once again reiterated call for cancelation of agreement, insisting that US is not …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga chairman on Monday called on Speaker of Saudi Shura Council Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, discussing several issues, including Afghan peace process and upcoming Ulema conference. Ziaur Rahman, spokesman for the Meshrano Jirga, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Muslimyar was currently in …

AT-KABUL: At least nine people – mostly civilians including kin of Wolesi Jirga Speaker – were killed and eight others wounded in an operation in eastern Nangarhar province last night, said officials. Nangarhar Police Spokesman Hazrat Husain Mashriqiwal said that the operation was carried out by Afghan forces at 11:00 …

AT-KABUL: The law enforcement has arrested 16 individuals on charges of drug trafficking over the past week, said officials. The court of Criminal Justice Task Force on Tuesday in a press statement said that 16 smugglers were arrested by the counternarcotic law enforcement in several crackdowns in various provinces and …

AT-KABUL: At least 51 militants were killed and five others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. 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 …

IWPG, holding a special occasion with a peace message of one global heart wishing for the peace of Afghanistan. A hundred number of Busan citizens took part in this occasion and had their attention to the reality of Afghanistan. On May 12th, 2018, IWPG, International Women’s Peace Group, and AWEC, …

AT-KABUL: A large number of lawmakers at the Wolesi Jirga of the Parliament on Monday strongly reacted over recent decision of Pakistani government regarding merger of FATA to KP, urging for stronger reaction of the National Unity Government against this unlawful move. Despite, the Afghan government had its reaction against …

AT-KABUL: Some political parties have demanded the Afghan parliament’s electoral system be changed to a proportional system. In a protest gathering held Monday in front of the independent election commission building, representatives from around 20 political parties including the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan …

AT-KABUL: Some electoral monitoring organizations blamed the independent election commission for launching registration process of candidates for the October election without informing people before about their backgrounds. The candidates’ registration process kicked off on Saturday. The electoral monitor bodies say that the election commission should have people with full information …

AT-KABUL: The government and some international relief organizations are seeking ways to deal with the impacts of a recent drought and food scarcity across Afghanistan. Two million people are facing severe starvation due to drought in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared by the United Nations Office for Coordination of …