Afghanistan Times

BERLIN: Germany’s highest court rejected compensation claims by relatives of victims of an air strike in Afghanistan seven years ago that was called in by a German NATO commander. In the September 2009 bombing, US planes hit two fuel tankers stolen by Taliban insurgents, killing about 100 people — including many …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Presidential special representative for Helmand security, Abdul Jabbar Qahraman called on the Taliban militants to lay down their arms as war offers no solution. Briefing newsmen in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, he threatened the militants to elimination if they do not shun violence. “We won’t wait …

By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: Fierce clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents in Kunduz city have entered fifth day. Currently, Afghan security forces are engaged in a battle with the Taliban near to the governor’s office and police headquarters in northern city of Kunduz, an official said. Security situation …

By Dr Shams Najib-MPCB neither stands for Motor Protection Circuit Breaker nor for Multi-Purpose Collaborative Body, but it stands for Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (MPCB). This is a two-semester course at the beginning of Afghanistan’s Medical Schools. MPCB has failed to achieve sufficient rigor to prepare students for tackling …

Fifteen years ago, the United States went to war on Afghanistan. It was the opening salvo in the Global War on Terror. Massive US bombardment chased the Taliban and al-Qaeda into the mountains as well as into neighboring states – such as Pakistan. Amongst those who fled the scene was …

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai spoke to TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, on a wide range of issues from member countries including Afghanistan pulling out of SAARC summit, Indian Army’s surgical strikes across LoC in PoK to destroy terrorist launchpads, Pakistan’s terror truth, Pakistan harboring Osama bin Laden, and former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s lies. The former Afghanistan President backed the decision …

There are always good and the bad people in a society, country and an institute. They are judged by their actions. However, actions of a few affect the whole institute or society. Thus, security forces are no exception. As the law enforcement agencies have too many responsibilities to fulfill and …

Some recent examples of maternal deaths in remote villages in four provinces Dr Harun Najafizada and Alia Rajai To inform the debate on maternal deaths in Afghanistan we wanted to take some snapshots of some recent deaths in remote villages. Two of us (Harun Najafizada and Alia Rajai) made brief …

AT-KABUL: Canada has announced new projects on Wednesday to improve lives of Afghan girls and women. According to a press release issued here, the Canadian Minister of International Development, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced funding for seven new projects to improve child protection and health services, as well as to empower women …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan has pledged $500 million for economic development projects in Afghanistan. In a press release issued here, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this is in addition to $500 million existing package under which projects in infrastructure, education and health are nearing completion. Addressing the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan …