Afghanistan Times

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The First Vice President, General Abdul Rashid Dostum has angrily reacted to the Balkh provincial caretaker governor Ata Mohammad Noor’s remarks, saying that the remarks have seriously harmed the Turkmen community of Afghanistan. In a statement issued by the First Vice President’s Office, said that Noor in …

AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president, met Wednesday with a number of industrialists from Herat province, his office said. “Ataullah Habibi, one of the pioneer industrialists whose business is making fridges and freezers, said over a hundred types of freezers and refrigerators have been so far made in his factory …

Tuesday marked the beginning of harsh winter as the first snowfall covered the lowlands and mountains. Temperature has dropped. Winds blowing from the direction of snow covered mountains will penetrate bones of those people who do not enjoy the luxury of a well-constructed home and proper heating system. Their lives …

Time has tested the strength and courage of Afghan nation repeatedly. However, Afghans stood the ground against all adventurist countries—no matter how strong and arrogant they were—to defend their lands and national sovereignty. No doubt that Afghans are proud nation because they are matchless when it comes to patriotism and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least two policemen were killed and one wounded in a clash with the gunmen in the northern Parwan province, local officials said Tuesday. Provincial police chief Mohammad Zaman Mamuzai confirmed the incident, saying “the clash took place late Monday in Charikar city”, referring to the provincial …

AT-KABUL: A suicide bomber was killed while his suicide vest blew up before targeting a mosque in the southern Zabul province, local officials said Tuesday. “The suicide bomber was apparently spending over night in the mosque and was looking to target a gathering today when his explosives vest went off …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Scores of Afghan ministries have drafted different agreements to be signed with the Uzbekistan government in order to boost up mutual trade and transit deals. Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Inter-government commercial and economic commission on Tuesday launched the 2nd conference in Kabul attended by ministers of agriculture, commerce, …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Commence and Industries (MoCI) on Tuesday announced that Afghanistan export has a 12 percent increase, revealing that the country’s economy is moving on right track in the current year. “Afghanistan trade deficit balance is gradually moving toward positive, as the last quarter report showed that our …

Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: In according to Pakistan government’s decision of management on the Durand Line, no one is allowed to enter Afghanistan without passport at Torkham from Sunday (January 1st 2017). However, tribesmen from Shinwari and Afridi tribes are exempted of passport and visa restrictions and they are allowed to travel between …

Corruption has become a cancer for the society in general and the country particularly as it is eating the social fabric and preventing Afghanistan from development. Since fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the transition and elected governments did little to discourage corruption. That’s why graft has become an …