Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: At least seven Afghan police officers embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents stormed their check post in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. The security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked security check post …

AT-KABUL: A senior police officer was killed along with three of his bodyguards in a bomb attack in the western province of Farah, provincial officials said Sunday. Golbahar Mojahed, head of security affairs for the provincial police department was killed Saturday night when a bomb placed close to a police …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was saddened over the death of veteran Russian professor, Konstantin Lebedev. “With regrets I learned that prominent Russian linguist, lecturer at the Moscow state university and Afghanistan expert, professor Konstantin Lebedev passed away at the age of 98,” Karzai said in a statement. Lebedev was …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned attack on the Intercontinental Hotel, saying that the attack indicated Afghans were trampled by the aliens’ to reach their goals. “I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on Kabul Intercontinental_Hotel that killed and wounded civilians. I convey my deepest sympathies to the families of …

AT-Kabul: At least 17 members of the pro-government local uprising forces were martyred Saturday night in Northern Balkh province. Sherjan Durrani, Spokesman for Balkh police chief said that “17 pro-government local uprising forces were martyred by Taliban militants in Buzbai area of the Sholgars district last night.” He said it …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 18 people including 14 foreigners were killed after more than 14 hours standoff in which the Afghan security forces killed all the six Taliban insurgents who raided Intercontinental Hotel—west part of Kabul city, officials told Afghanistan Times. The Ministry of Interior said 14 foreigners were …

Despite regional and international pressure on Pakistan to shun its project of terrorism and start result-oriented crackdown against the Afghan Taliban and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network on its soil, the pro-terror and hostile neighbor stubbornly stuck to its project of global terrorism, allowing its soil as a launching pad …

AT-KABUL: At least 12 civilians embraced martyrdom and 13 others received injures in a roadside blast occurred in Gulran district in western Herat province on Sunday morning, provincial officials said. Confirming the blast, provincial police spokesman, Abdul Ahad Walizada said that 12 civilians were martyred in a roadside blast that …

AT-KABUL: The US Ambassador to Kabul, John R. Bass strongly condemned the inhuman attack on Intercontinental Hotel, in which killed and wounded a number of guests. “I condemn in the strongest terms last night’s heinous attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.  Such violence has no place here or anywhere …

AT-KABUL: The brave Afghan security forces have killed eight Taliban insurgents in an operation conducted in Charkh district of Central Logar province, an official said on Sunday. In addition to that, six other Taliban insurgents received injuries. Saleem Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News Afghan Forces conducted clearing …