Afghanistan Times

A huge fire has swept through a wood market in Kabul city few minutes earlier as a thick black smoke has covered Qwai Markaz area where the incident has taken place. The main motive behind the incident is not clear which comes nearly one and half month after a major …

Russia and Syria say 62 Syrian soldiers killed by coalition aircraft near ISIL-held city of Deir Az Z US-led coalition air raids reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, endangering a US-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency UN Security meeting as tensions between Washington and Moscow escalated. The …

AT-KABUL: The Work on the destroyed electricity cables began in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said Saturday, adding that people would be able to enjoy electricity soon. “The power problem in Nangarhar will be solved by technical team in hard cooperation of locality officials and tribal elders,” said a …

The two time-tested friends, Afghanistan and India have sent a strong message to those actors who are not sincere in fight against terrorism, saying that they are committed together to remove obstacles in fighting terrorism. A statement following meeting between President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …

AT-KABUL: At least 12 Taliban insurgents were killed and five others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, security officials said on Saturday. “The national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate of security operatives, …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council assures that the peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) party would be finalized by the end of the current week. The draft of the deal will be signed with HIA in two to three days, deputy of the peace council Abdul Khabir Ochqoon …

AT-KABUL: Four police officers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bombing in the north-eastern province of Kapisa, a local official said Saturday. Hussain Sanjani, head of provincial council said that the bomb targeted a senior officer Abdul Hakim Nejrabi’s vehicle in the Nejrab district late in Friday. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States praised India for its role in supporting Afghanistan to become stronger and independent. “Obviously support India’s generosity and focus on Afghanistan and willingness to help Afghanistan become a stronger, independent country that has the stronger economic growth, certainly, but also has the capacity to …

AT-KABUL: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent office in Kabul with the cooperation of the UAE embassy, distributed the meats of sacrificed animals to the needy families in Kabul on the Eid days. The meat was distributed to families, following direction of UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaid Anahian, …

Industries in the country are facing severe energy crisis because many industrialists claimed that their businesses are on the verge of collapse. Their demand is not new. The government was well-aware of the energy crisis that put the new companies in troubled waters. Several people have lost their jobs due …