Afghanistan Times

By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA-Alliances between major world powers are formed in order to bring order to world political and economic systems and to protect interests of members of the alliances. Since last one hundred years, major alliances were formed and dismantled and this process continues to take shape bringing about …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani accepted credentials of the new Indian ambassador to Kabul, Vinay Kumar, president’s office said Monday. The president also discussed Kabul-Delhi relations and cooperation in different sectors. Ghani called India a good friend and strategic partner to Afghanistan, wishing success for Kumar in his mission. Indian ambassador …

AT-KABUL: Some members of senate report of corruption in the population registration department, alleging that some people take several ID cards by different names from different branches. Senator, Golalai Akbari, said Monday that her bodyguard had taken three ID cards from different population registration branches. “There is no biometric in …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has delivered a scathing critique over a failure of the U.S. government to tame an ever-galloping scourge of militancy to which Afghanistan has been hemorrhaging. He faulted the U.S. for not burying the hatchet and yet allowing an ensuing infestation of ISIS militants into Afghanistan. …

AT-KABUL: The Justice Ministry says it has intensified efforts to return government lands grabbed by powerful people in the recent years. The ministry spokesman said Monday that 26,000 acres of the lands had been so far returned from the usurpers. “Besides returning the lands, we also returned 36 shops, seven …

AT-KABUL: All the school teachers and other education department workers in the northern province of Jawzjan decided Monday to line up in the voter registration centers, challenging terrorist groups after a deadly suicide attack that targeted a voter registration center in the capital Kabul. These teachers and education workers announced …

AT-KABUL: The extremely dry winter has affected 22 provinces across Afghanistan and now threatens to negatively impact the lives of one million people, with an additional two million who could feel its effects over the coming months, UNICEF said in a statement on Monday. Food insecurity and reduced access to …

AT-KABUL: Fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist have beheaded three brothers, all of them doctors, in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Monday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani said the brothers were guillotine in Chaparhar district of the province. “It was around 02:00am local …

AT-KABUL: At least nine Afghan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom in an attack against their check post in western Badghis province on Sunday night, security official said on Monday. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the temporary check post established in Baghbanan area of center of Badghis to ensure …

The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, and has ever since been an annual event. The person credited for organizing the event 48 years ago was a US Senator Gaylord Nelson. He rallied the support of millions of Americans who demonstrated in across different cities in the …