Afghanistan Times

AT-Kabul: More than 9.9 million children are expected to get vaccinations against polio across the country within one week as part of a major health campaign by the government, according to officials. The ministries of public health and education on Sunday unveiled a second round of National Immunization Days (NIDS) …

AT-KABUL: An explosion in a mosque in the eastern Khost province on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded 36, local authorities said, marking a rise in election-induced violence. The mosque was being used as a voter registration site. An explosion hit ‘Yaqobi’ mosque at a time when locals …

AT-KABUL: At least 46 militants were killed and 18 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT-KABUL: A roadside bomb on Sunday claimed the lives of at least seven civilians and left another wounded in northern Faryab province, officials said. Faryab Governor Spokesman Jawid Bedar said that at least seven civilians were killed after a roadside mine went off early in the morning somewhere in Almar …

AT News Report-KABUL: The department of the population registration said Sunday that about one million people had received paper identification cards since February, with the aim of issuing 10 million cards. Rohullah Ahmadzai, spokesman for the department said that the paper ID cards would be issued to those who do …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan welcomes the US proposal over a joint campaign with Russia in fight against terrorism, presidential office said Sunday, calling the alliance of both powers in favor of a robust war on terror. John Nicholson, general commander of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan had earlier said that …

AT-KABUL: Afghan markets are not harmed by the decrease in business relations with Pakistan, the chamber of commerce and industries said, amid an unprecedented reduction in the two countries’ relationships. Khan Jan Alokozai, deputy head of the chamber, said that the commercial decrease badly harmed Pakistan’s economy and even some …

The commencement of the electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs) is absolutely aimed at unifying the country—this is the intention only and doing the opposite would be in the great interest of the enemies who always making effort to divide us by one way or another. Definitely, the magnitude of e-taskira’s …

AT-KABUL: Dark window tints are a clear danger as the Ministry of Interior said a number of terrorists have been inflowing to Kabul, the capital city by using black-tinted vehicles. The issue of car-window tinting has been divisive for many years. Interior Minister, Wais Ahmad Barmak who was summoned on …

AT-KABUL: A member of senate said Saturday that he demanded the upcoming religious scholars’ meeting in Jakarta to denounce the war in Afghanistan and call it ‘haram’ (religiously forbidden). A meeting consisting of clerics from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia is expected to be held Friday in Jakarta to seek ways …