Afghanistan Times

In a national side with a pair of IPL stars, the talk of the town following Afghanistan’s thumping 138-run win over Ireland on Tuesday was not Rashid Khan or Mohammad Nabi but 16-year-old debutant offspinner Mujeeb Zadran. Following in the footsteps of Rashid and left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan, Mujeeb became …

AT-KABUL: The government claimed that most of drug from Afghanistan is trafficked through the neighboring countries, with half through Pakistan and 25 percent through Iran. Interior Minister, Wais Barmak said Wednesday that four percent of the narcotics are smuggled through the airports and the rest via the northern borders. Afghanistan …

AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said that over 9.5 tons of narcotics torched in Kabul. A press statement issued by CJTF said that over 8.5 tons of the torched narcotics war related to big cases of smuggling, which was prosecuted by CJTF and the …

AT-KABUL: Ministries of Defense and Interior in joint venture developed and signed the Child Protection policy in order to protect children in the country on Wednesday. This policy aimed to protect children from adverse effects of armed conflict and to prevent “all forms” of violence against children a as well …

AT-KABUL: Indonesia as the biggest Islamic country, can play an important role in the peace efforts in Afghanistan, said Mohammad Karim Khalili, head of the high peace council. Khalili who was detailing reporters about the peace council leadership’s recent visit to Jakarta, thanked the Indonesian government and people for their …

Children in military forces may take one of three distinct roles: children can take direct part in hostilities as child soldiers; they can be used in support roles such as porters, spies, messengers, lookouts; or they can be used for political advantages as human shields or in propaganda. Throughout history …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Ambassador to India, Dr. Sahida Mohammad Abdali met with officials from Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) accompanied by 32 Afghan women entrepreneurs in Balkh Hall of the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi said in a statement. Thirty-two Afghan women are part of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 300 Afghan children in northern Jawzjan province have been under militant training of Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorist group, local officials said on Wednesday . According to reports over 80 percent of Darzab district in Jawzjan province is under the …

AT-KABUL: At least 25 fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorist group have been killed in the latest airstrikes carried out in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said on Wednesday. According to the officials of the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army …

AT-KABUL: During a three-day visit to Kabul, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Ambassador Alice Wells met with President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar, National Directorate of Security Chief Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, Secretary General of the High Peace …