Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL:  The chief executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said the special military operations would be lunched to suppress the Daesh terrorist group and Taliban insurgents in the southern Zabul and southeastern Ghazni provinces. He clued-up regarding government’s intention during a meeting with the elders of the two provinces in Kabul. …

AT-KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives against a convoy of security forces in southwestern Helmand province province in which one police “martyred” and three other injured, officials said. The attack took place Monday before noon in Lashkargah, capital city of Helmand province. The target of the attacker was armored …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) on Sunday released a guideline titled “Supporting women active participation in peace process”, urging the government to boost up women’s role in real in peace process. The guideline included women activists’ views from capital and provinces, which termed women’s …

AT-KABUL: A Taliban shadow deputy governor was killed along with his five accompanies, while eight other militants wounded during an operation lunched by security forces in northern Faryab province, ministry of defense said on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said the operation was conducted in the Ghormach district. No …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Sunday its operatives had rescued a university student from abductors in eastern Laghman province. In a statement, the NDS said that the kidnappers Abdul Haq and Gul Saht were arrested during an operation in the province. “The captured rebel kidnapped the boy …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan has been facing an undeclared war, but there is no doubt that Afghan security forces have the capability to battle against it, a senior security official said the other day. Deputy Interior Minister, Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahman said this in Nangarhar province during a change of …

AT-KABUL: At least two civilians were killed in a roadside bomb in eastern Laghman province, local official said Sunday. Provincial governor spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak, said that the blast took place early morning in the Shrine area of Mehtarlam city, the provincial capital. However, he did not provide more information regarding …

To preserve the gains made in the past 15 years in Afghanistan, the United States President signed the annual defense budget, authorizing $3.4 billion for Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF). The annual defense budget—the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017—will help the Afghan security forces to degrade terrorists …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Political experts on Tuesday in a monthly meeting of the Rana Think Tank urged the government to put the good governance on the top of its agenda to reach to real democracy. The experts believed that without good governance, democracy cannot be respected and protected in a …

After formation of the National Unity Government in 2014, Islamabad promised Kabul that it would bring Afghan insurgents, enjoying safe havens and support in Pakistan, to the negotiating table. Although, most of Afghans knew that the honeymoon period would not last for long, President Ashraf Ghani has to give a …