Afghanistan Times

AT News Kabul: Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called upon Islamabad to stop issuing threats and carry out “deep review” of its decades long policies related to Afghanistan, adding that prevailing “insecurity” in Pakistan is the result of policies of its own government. His statement came in response …

AT News Kabul: Afghanistan Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that foreign investors from countries, including Iran, Russia and China were interested to invest in Agricultural and electricity sectors in Afghanistan. The acting commerce minister said his government will launch a new “self-sufficiency programme to stabilize the country’s economy and …

AT News Kabul: Pakistan has imposed new restrictions on the transit of Afghan commodities, the Joint Chamber of Afghanistan-Pakistan Commerce on Monday said. The new restrictions announced by Islamabad will create hurdles for traders to transfer their products through Karachi port. Najibullah Safi, head of the Joint Chamber, told media …

AT News Kabul: Dozens of retired officials held a protest in Kabul on Monday to criticize unpaid pensions, saying they have not been paid over the past 16 months, Tolo News reported. The rally was conducted by retirees from military and civil servants of previous governments who said they are …

AT News Kabul: Afghanistan Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday said that the recent speech of the Pakistani Interior Minister about the presence of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan and their possible attack inside Afghanistan, is considered as “provocation and baseless”. According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence, …

AT News Kabul: The ISIS terrorist group, by publishing a statement, claimed the responsibility for the attack on Kabul airport and added that 50 people were killed and wounded in this terrorist attack. Meanwhile international media reported that the death toll from the explosion at the entrance of the military …

AT New Kabul: Former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai met UN deputy representative to Afghanistan Potzel Markus on Monday to discuss pressing issues affecting the people of Afghanistan. In this meeting both sides stressed on the reopening of educational centers for women and girls across Afghanistan and the return of …

AT News Kabul: Iranian media citing the country’s Education Ministry reported that three gender-specific universities in Iran have expressed readiness to enroll hundreds of Afghan girls after the ban imposed on female students from attending private and public universities in Afghanistan. According to Iranian Deputy Science Minister for International Affairs, …

AT Kabul: A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday Afghan deputy prime minister to discuss a ban on women working for non-governmental groups that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women’s rights. The interim Afghan administration decision to bar women from NGO work …

AT Kabul: The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. The 193-member assembly voted on the resolution on Friday. Eighty-seven countries voted in favor of the resolution …