Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five police officers have been detained over their alleged role in Tuesday’s deadly attack on police headquarters and training center in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Wednesday. Asadullah Sherzad, commander of the 303rd Spinghar Police Zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News at the site of bombing …

AT-KABUL: The high peace council claims that Taliban’s recent response to the peace voiced by the government was a new Pakistan game. The council said that Tuesday’s bloody attacks in the wake of the Oman quadrilateral meeting was a game by Islamabad to say that it had no links to …

AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said that 11 drug trafficker arrested in the past one week. CJTF in a press statement said that said that 11 smugglers were apprehended by Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdown in various provinces and were handed over to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Wednesday strongly condemned the attacks in Paktia and Ghazni. Expressing deepest concern over the ramp up insecurity called mismanagement of high ranking security officials and weakness of intelligence agency main factor behind the catastrophe across the country. …

By Glen Hearns-There is no other substance that we know of that is as powerful and magical as water for humans. Water makes up about 70% of our body weight and is essential to our health. Physically, we humans need about 5-8 liters of water a day (consumed as water …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chinese government contributed $1 million to the World Food Program (WFP) which would assist nearly 38,000 vulnerable people in Afghanistan, including repatriates from Pakistan, a statement from WFP said on Tuesday. WFP welcomed Chinese government for urgent food and nutrition assistance to people affected by food crises …

‘Bilateral relations, regional cooperation, fight on terrorism discussed’ AT-KABUL:  Indian National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval on Monday paid an official visit to Kabul on the invitation of his Afghan counterpart, Haneef Atmar, where he met with President Ashraf Ghani, and Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. During his meeting with President …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Taliban’s coordinated attack on Jaghato district of central Maidan Wardak province, was strongly retaliated and repulsed by the brave Afghan police forces, an official said on Tuesday. Police Spokesman, Naqibulla Amini told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents initially detonated a car bomb and then launched an offensive …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 41 people including police chief of Paktia province were killed Tuesday while 158 others wounded in a bombing and mass attack in the Gardiz city, provincial capital. “A group of terrorist armed with suicide vests and weapons attacked at 9:40 am police headquarter and police  …

AT-KABUL: The number of school girls has fallen 206,000 persons from 1394-1395 solar years (2015-2016), according to a report launched by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which did not have details about the number in the previous years. “The number of girls going to schools in Afghanistan is falling now. …