Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of Taliban insurgents launched vast attacks on the Janikhel district of eastern Paktia province, where heavy clashes underway between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents, provincial official said Wednesday. “The clashes are ongoing two kilometers from the center of Janikhel. If supporting troops are not …

917 drug traffickers arrested in the past four months: Deputy of Counter Narcotic of MoI By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A drug lord who had been financing insurgency and terrorism was arrested by the counter-narcotics police in eastern Nangarhar province, officials confirmed Wednesday. “Joma Khan was arrested through an operation in the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of Taliban militants attacked several check post in Dahana-e-Ghori district of northern Baghlan province, provincial officials said Wednesday. “The Taliban attacked the district early today and fighting between militants and government forces are continuing,” the official told Xinhua news agency. According to the official who declined …

By Umar Daud Khattak-Muslims divided the Indian subcontinent that led to the creation of Pakistan. They ruled over Indian subcontinent for about 800 years before the British. There was no such demand of an independent Muslim country during those 800 years when they were ruling. During all these years, they …

MoD reiterates to fight Daesh, Taliban to bitter end “All those who are fighting in Afghanistan and killing innocent people are our enemies. We will fight every terrorist group. Afghanistan will not consider those countries as friends who are supporting militants,” says Ministry of Defense’s spokesman   By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: …

AT-KABUL: An American official said that the US forces were forced to leave behind equipment and weapons after they came under fire in Nangarhar province. The US military spokesman Brigadier General Charles Cleveland denied that any American positions or personnel were overrun. “We have been able to determine that the …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that two abductors were arrested and a kidnapped child was rescued by its operatives in Kabul city. Intelligence operatives arrested two kidnappers through special operation in the police district 6 of Kabul city, it said in a statement. The abductors …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock on Tuesday signed agreements to level thousands of hectares of agricultural lands as well as to build irrigational canals in the country. “At least 60,000 hectares of lands will be leveled in 30 provinces across the country this year, which will cost 100 …

Media have a great role in development of the country to play. As a watchdog, media should not only focus on political and security issues but also social issues. Both print and electronic media shall not turn a blind eye to social issues such as violence against women, social injustice, …

AT-KABUL: More than 100 Taliban fighters were killed and 75 others injured during air and ground operations carried out by the security forces in different provinces within past 24 hours. Afghan forces targeted Taliban convoy through airstrike in Marja district of southern Helmand province Monday night, killing 40 fighters and …