Afghanistan Times

We are at the advent of holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, and it holds immense importance. The holy month teaches us about patience, compassion, unity, peace and forgiveness. This is the core reason behind Ramadan and this should be followed in true …

AT News Report-KABUL: Flash floods and heavy rainfall have killed 34 people and damaged 864 apartments across the country, according to a government source. State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management said on Tuesday that floods caused damage in Samangan, Takhar, Kapisa, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Badghis, Panjsher and Ghazni provinces within the …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Taliban have become puppet militias of Pakistan, Iran, and Russia, said Fazel Hadi Muslimyar Speaker of the Upper House on Tuesday, hailing the Afghan defense forces for fighting militants. He said that the Taliban who are battling with Afghan forces in Farah province didn’t totally hail …

AT-KABUL- Government forces on Tuesday were fighting the militants for the control of Farah city after militants broke through the northern defensive belt of the city early morning of the same day in a heavy fighting which inflicted casualties on both sides and even dragged US forces to carry out …

Air pollution in Kabul, the capital city maybe hastening to death of hundreds of people each year that have been required an urgent step to get rid of. Walking on Kabul streets is deadly as thick columns of smoke emitting from brick kilns and factories, bumper-to-bumper vehicle producing harmful gases, …

AT-Kabul: Political experts have argued that the Afghanistan map on the electronic identity cards is defective. Zobari Shafiqi, a political pundit has said that the Afghan nation and government don’t recognize the Durand Line, and the de facto border has been wrongfully indicated in linesrather than in dots in the …

AT-KABUL: Members of Senate are dissatisfied with a meeting consisting of Islamic scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia held Friday in Jakarta, saying it did not issue any religious ruling to prohibit the current Afghan war. The meeting in its resolution said that suicide attacks and killing civilians was against …

AT-KABUL: The first ever center for issuing electronic ID cards was opened Sunday in the Karta-e-Char neighborhood in west part of the capital. President Ashraf Ghani started the long-waiting electronic ID cards distribution process last week by receiving his ID cards along with the First Lady, vice president Sarwar Danesh …

AT-KABUL: The defense ministry denied Sunday the reports of the casualties of 700 army soldiers in the past two-week battles as baseless. Reports 300 soldiers were killed and 400 more injured in clashes with the Taliban fighters within the past two weeks in different provinces. The reports come as Taliban …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen attacked a voter registration center in central Logar province on Sunday, killing one policeman, said an official. Attacks on voter registration centers have fueled concerns ahead of elections scheduled for October. The attack occurred in the Pashtunabad locality of Pul-i-Alamthe provincial capital in the morning, said Police …