Afghanistan Times

US President elect will approve a Congress bill to declare Pakistan a terror state when the legislation reaches him in what would be a shot in arm for India’s antiterror narrative, said Shalabh Kumar, a key Indian-origin member of Donald Trump’s advisory council and prominent businessman. “President Trump and PM …

Conflicts in Afghanistan make huge part of contemporary world history. Even Americans know about the Afghan war more than the Civil War or Cold War era because it is the longest war in the US history. Presence of US troops is troubling the Americans. They want end to the US …

AT-KABUL: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday announced a three-year extension to its (2010-2016) Commercial Horticulture and Agricultural Marketing Program (CHAMP) to widen its geographic coverage in Afghanistan and reach more international markets. The extension added nearly $16 million to the project’s previous budget of $46 million. …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen shot dead three women in western Herat province, local officials said on Wednesday. The provincial governor spokesman Jilani Farhad confirmed the incident, saying that the gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on the women late Tuesday in the city. Farhad said the main motive behind murder of …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA), on Wednesday released its monitoring report regarding selection of commissioners by Selection Committee in which revealed that the committee failed to pursue the process in full transparency. The report was documented through one month monitoring of the selection process …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces in an operation freed 50 civilians taken hostage by the Taliban in southern Helmand province, security officials said Wednesday. “The operation was launched late Tuesday in the Greshk district,” ministry of interior said in a statement. It added that the Taliban insurgents were torturing the …

President Ghani, CEO Abdullah condemned terrorist attack; Daesh claims responsibility AT-KABUL: At least five people were killed and eleven others wounded after a suicide bomber on Wednesday targeted VIP protection unit vehicle in Pul-e-Mahmood Khan area of Kabul city,a security official told Afghanistan Times on the condition of anonymity. Ministry …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said that a preliminary investigation has indicated that he United States military service members and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) might have committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Fatou Bensouda, the ICC prosecutor, said that a full investigation into the …

Presence of insurgents and terrorists are not the only troubles that caught the Afghan people, especially those who are fighting for survival and have no assets abroad. Land grabbing is rampant. Abduction for ransom is taking place on daily basis—before eyes of the state machinery. The government is well-aware of …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives rescued a boy kidnapped in the western Farah province and arrested four suspects. “The 6-year-old Naveed was kidnapped a few days ago from Police District 3 of the provincial capital city, Farah,” the NDS said in a statement. “The boy was kidnapped …