Afghanistan Times
It’s great news that Afghanistan was taken out of red area to green area in terms of freedom of speech by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). On November of this year, UNESCO in a meeting held in Paris said protection of freedom of expression and journalists …
Read More »Work on Kajaki Dam phase-II soon: MoF
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Finance has said that the construction work on second phase of Kajaki dam in southern Helmand province will be kicked off soon. “With inauguration of the second phase of the Kajaki Dam, the capacity of this section will increase from 51 to 151 megawatts of electricity. The …
Read More »French, Algerian fighters join Daesh in Afghanistan: Report
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: French and Algerian fighters have joined the ranks of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist in northern Afghanistan, AFP reported, quoting Afghan and international sources. According to the source, French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined Daesh in Jawzjan province where the …
Read More »‘Practical work on TAPI soon’
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday assured that practical work on the implementation of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline would be kicked off in Afghanistan in the next three months The ministry hinted toward fully readiness of the Afghan government to implement the project in its part. …
Read More »Black Gora enslaves Pashtuns in Pakistan after White Gora left: KP Chief Minister
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday said Pashtuns in Pakistan under the command of “Black Gora” (Punjabis) had been treated as slaves after the “White Gora” (Britain) which needs public uprising to achieve the fundamental and historic rights. Addressing a gathering on FATA issues …
Read More »Agreements signed for CASA-1000 power line transfer
AT-KABUL: The agreements for the transfer of the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) 1000 power line as well as the construction of the 500 Kilo Volt sub-station in Arghandi were signed Monday in Kabul. The power department signed the $ 235.16 million projects with the KEC and KPTL Indian companies in …
Read More »Abdullah says Hekmatyar’s remarks are like poison
AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah reacted Monday to the statements by the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, saying his words were rift efforts that are like poison for the national unity. Hekmatyar in a gathering in Paktia province said that the tribes of the province should have more rights than …
Read More »Editorial: End up crimes
A wide range of anger has observed against the heart-wrenching, and homicidal incident of killing 10-members of a family on Friday night in Khiarkhana area of Kabul’s Police District 15th at the hands of illegal armed men. Four women, four children, and two men were among the dead, and two …
Read More »Danish wants India to increase scholarships for Afghans
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has voiced optimism that India will increase the number of scholarships for Afghan students. He expressed the hope at a meeting with Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan on Sunday, the Press Trust of India reported. 5,000 Afghani students were studying …
Read More »55 Taliban fighters killed in Kunduz
AT-KABUL: At least 55 Taliban fighters were killed and 27 others wounded in operations in northern Kunduz province in the past four days, officials said. A press statement issued by 209 Shaheen corps said that Afghan army conducted operations to clear the Sehrahi, Imam-U-din, Joibegom, Naseriha, Gunbaz and Qeghex village …
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