Afghanistan Times

The police chief for eastern Nangarhar province was killed in an IED blast in the Hesarak district of the province on Sunday afternoon, officials said. Brig. Gen. Zarawar Khan Zahid was killed and one of his bodyguards was injured in the landmine explosion on Sunday afternoon around 5:00pm while was …

Smartphone maker calls on consumers to stop using faulty Galaxy Note 7s and exchange them as reports of fires continue. Samsung Electronics has renewed calls to consumers to stop using its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of phones catching fire …

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will be arriving in Delhi on September 14 on a two day visit to hold “close consultations” on key issues with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which India is likely to accede to Kabul’s demand for increased military assistance. Announcing the visit, External Affairs Ministry said …

KABUL: An Afghan newspaper has welcomed the first-ever arrival of cargo train from China to Afghanistan’s northern Hairatan border town as a vital step towards enhancing trade and economic activities as well as stabilizing security in Afghanistan and in the region. “Connecting China to Afghanistan through railway is very important …

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday (9 September) warned Islamabad that he would close the Afghan transit route for Pakistani exports to Central Asia if his country’s traders were not allowed to use Lahore’s Wagah border for trade with India. Speaking during a conference with the UK’s special envoy for …

KABUL: The security forces have given tit-for-tat response to the Taliban’s attack in Trinkot, the capital city of southern Uruzgan province, security officials said on Friday. “Around 204 insurgents were killed and 146 other injuries after heavy clashes erupted between Afghan security forces and the Taliban,” provincial governor spokesman Dost …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Iran’s Roads Minister Akhundi joined Baligh, Afghanistan’s Public Works Minister and Hakimi, Afghanistan’s Minister of Finance at the ceremony to start construction of the 3rd segment of rail track connecting the two neighboring countries. According to MEHR News Agency, the third segment of the rail corridor of …

There were numerous developments in the past three months which raised concerns over the political and security situation of the country. Skepticism was its peak as all hopes were faded. The government was facing severe criticism for its failure to improve security situation and thwart terror attacks, especially large scale …

Foothold of foreign-backed extremism is getting stronger in Afghanistan with every passing day. The foreign intervention that had begun hundreds of years ago is still causing destruction. In the modern age, the faces of destructive forces had changed. So has changed the nature and scale of the destruction. Now the …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces in a counter attack have repulsed a massive Taliban offensive in surrounding areas of the capital city of southern Uruzgan province and pushed the militants back around 15km from the city center, officials said Thursday. The militants suffered heavy casualties in the fighting, after reinforcement, including …