Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL:  Two senior leaders of the deadly Haqqani network were killed and two other members arrested in a security forces’ operation in eastern Nangarhar province, ministry of interior said Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said the operations were lunched in Nasafi village of the Lalpur district late Saturday. “The …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) on Sunday said that 210,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and returnees are the most vulnerable and need urgent assistance during winter across the country. “As many as 210,000 internal displaced and returnee families are the most vulnerable people, who need to …

Afghan unity is under attack from anti-state forces. The new great game has cost lives of thousands of Afghans. The miseries will continue as many regional countries want to use Afghanistan as ground for proxy wars. The New World Order is falling flat. The status quo has already been challenged. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have captured an important base of the Taliban insurgent and killed six insurgents in an operation in Khashrod district of southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Saturday. Provincial deputy police chief, Col. Mohammad Saleh Massoud, told Pajhwok Afghan News that an operation …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States will deploy a new task force of around 300 soldiers to the southern Helmand province in the spring in order to help train Afghan security forces, a military website reported late Friday. It has been reported that the troops will deployed by the US …

AT-KABUL: The Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) has arrested 129 drug runners in the past three months, said officials. The CNP has apprehended 129 smugglers through different crackdown and handed over them to Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) for further criminal proceedings, said a statement issued by CJTF. Statement said that …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Freedom House (AFH) on Saturday released a survey revealing that 63 percent of the responders believe that in order to secure national interests the National Unity Government (NUG) was unsuccessful in diplomatic dealing with Pakistan. The survey titled ‘NUG’s performances from people’s views’ covered 3,011 …

The current constitution of the country is 13 years old now. It was approved by a special Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) and was signed by the former president Hamid Karzai in January 2004, after the Taliban’s regime was toppled by the US invasion in 2001. It is considered one of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Kapisa Police Chief said on Friday that military operation codenamed “Ghubar” is going in full swing against the Taliban insurgents in Tagab district. Mohammad Raziq Yaqubi told TOLOnews that the military operation was launched three days ago and still continues in different areas of the volatile district. …

AT-KABUL: At least 36 militants were killed and 71 others injured in military operations conducted by Afghan security forces in different parts of the country in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement issued here said the security forces conducted military operations against anti-state elements …