Afghanistan Times

Afghanistan today didn’t mince words in declaring at the UN that terror in Afghanistan is the “product of (a) long-standing policy” of Pakistan. Afghanistan also said that that terror’s “roots are located in terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens outside” its borders. With its unequivocal declarations, Afghanistan today joined US President …

In the past, the government of Iran prohibited Afghan refugees from enrolling at schools, while education for all is the obligation of every country without making any disparity. Marring Afghan children from going to schools was a clear violence of Afghan refugee’s rights. As of 2012, the vast majority of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five people loyal to the Daesh terrorist group were killed when a US drone targeted their vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province in which at least five insurgents were killed, Police officials said. Provincial police chief said in a statement that the airstrike was conducted on Sunday in …

AT-KABUL: At least 46 militants were killed and 18 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Four Taliban insurgents joined the peace process in northeastern Badakhshan province and handed over their weapons to the Disarmament of Illegal Arms Groups (DIAG), an official said on Monday. Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Abdul Khaleq Aqsai told Pajhwok Afghan News government doors continue to be opened …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Four civilians died and 14 others injured after a bus collided with a truck in the Washer district of southern Helmand province on Monday morning, officials said. The district administer, Mohammad Saleem told Pajhwok Afghan News the traffic accident took place at around 9am on the Nimroz-Kabul …

By Vijay Tagore, Bangalore Mirror Bureau-You don’t visit Afghanistan and come back without experiencing fear. Dean Jones is no different. He was there for 12 days and when he returned to India yesterday to resume his commentary stint, he had this to say about the warravaged nation first up. “I …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Terming China’s One Belt One-Road (OBOR) initiative as an important economic and infrastructure development program for the region, political analysts and economists urged Afghan government to take full advantage of the mega regional project. In a monthly gathering of the Rana Think Tank, the analysts said that …

AT-Kabul: Around 9.9 million children under the age of 5 will be vaccinated this week during the fourth round of polio National Immunization Days of this year. Around 5.9 million children aged 2-5 years will also be given Albendazole deworming tablets. Supported by WHO and UNICEF, the campaign will run from September 25 …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday said that a Senior Taliban financial maanager Killed in northern Samangan Province. In a statement MoI said that Mullah Ramzullah known as Zubair, a senior Taliban financial manager killed by Afghan forces in Daikundi village of Dara-e-Sof district, Samangan province. The financial manager …