Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: At least 59 militants were killed and 35 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 …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Parwan province, in which, Maulavi Abdul Rahim Shah Hanafi, the head of provincial Ulema council was killed and six of his students injured. Hanafi was killed Tuesday in a bomb blast inside a seminary he was teaching in Charikar …

AT-KABUL: The head of Ulema (clerics) council was killed and six of his students wounded after a bomb went off inside a seminary in northern Parwan province today. “Parwan Provincial Ulema leader Maulawi Abdul Rahim Shah Hanafi was killed and 4 student of the madrasa wounded in a bomb blast …

AT-KABUL: Minister of Finance and Mr. Yao Jing, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China signed the agreement of $72 million donation on Tuesday. The donation would be spent for housing projects in the center and provinces, government administrations complex and other priority projects of Afghanistan, said statement “China is …

AT-KABUL: At least 71 militants were killed and 35 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 NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: According to local officials 12 militants have been taken into custody when they were using Kunduz-Khan Abad highway as a route to join fellow insurgents in the area who are fighting against security forces. Spokesperson of police, Mahfuzullah Akbari said, the Taliban insurgents were in a vehicle …

From Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Tribesmen from Danday Darpakhel, an outskirt locality of Miranshah, headquarter of North Waziristan have staged a demonstration in front of Press Club at Bannu on Tuesday in a bid to force the government for their early repatriation. The tribesmen announced that they will remain on a three …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An important control and command centre of the Taliban insurgents have been damaged irreparably during an operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Mohammad Rassoul Zazai, spokesman for the 215th Maiwand Military Corps, …

Corruption in Afghanistan is a widespread and growing problem in Afghan society. Afghanistan ranks 169 of 176 in Transparency International’s 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index. Corruption is consistently singled out as a problem in the war-hit country. It is a fact that society remained riddled with corruption. It is not simply …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown militants have gunned down a police officer in western Farah province while three militants have been killed in southern Zabul province, an official said on Tuesday. Police Spokesperson Iqbal Bahir told Pajhwok Afghan News, a police officer Mohammad was targeted by unknown gunmen on Monday evening …