Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense has said that Seventy-seven insurgents, including twenty-two Daesh militants have been killed and sixteen others sustained heavy injuries in military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different parts of the country during past 24 hours. In a statement, the MoD said that …

Twice in this series, Rahmat Shah failed to kick on after scoring a half-century. In the decider, he scored in triple-figures, for the second time in ODIs, to help Afghanistan recover from an early wobble and convert a potentially tricky 230 chase into a cruise. He steered them towards the …

AT-KABUL: More than 400,000 children in Afghanistan – over 1,100 per day – are expected to drop out of school this year due to growing instability and a spike in forced returns from Pakistan, Save the Children analysis has shown. The stark projection comes on the first day of the …

The Afghan people have celebrated Nowruz, first day of the new solar year with enthusiasm across the country without any security hazards as they were fully trusted in the strong wings of the Afghan security force to maintain security for them during the celebration. Nowruz is celebrated widely in Afghanistan. …

By Alias Wardak-Electricity accounts for 18 percent of the total world energy demand with a growing rate of 2.7 percent per year. The International Energy Agency (IEA) views electricity security as “vital to well-functioning of modern economies” since all sectors depend on reliable and efficient electricity systems. Thus, electricity security …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan’s new ambassador to United States, Aizaz Chaudhry has said that closure of crossing points with Afghanistan is a temporary decision which is a part of counter-terrorism strategy to block infiltration of terrorists. He said: “This is border management, necessary to combat terrorists.” Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C., …

Rabbani leaves for US to attend anti-Daesh summit By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani on Sunday left for the United State to attend anti-Daesh summit, which is going to be held on 22nd March at foreign ministerial level. Despite other militant outfits, the Islamic State (IS) …

The recent call for more deployment of US troops to Afghanistan has come with a sense of doubt that the longest war in the United States history at somehow termed into war deadlock. In straightforward language, US have failed to eliminate terrorists in its direct war in the country, showing …

By Ezzatullah Mehrdad-KABUL: Aziz Khanzada, 21, is second year medicine student of Kandahar University. He, like many other Afghans, has arrived in Kabul few days ago to celebrate the New Year with his fiancé. “I’ve done shopping for myself, my family and for my fiancé, but have not seen any …

AT-KABUL:  The Central Bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) on Saturday declared that no limitation will be adopted for exchange of old Afghan currency. DAB governor Khalil Sediq said that exchange of old Afghan currency will be followed continually without any time limitation in the country. He said that only exchange of …