Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Afghan intelligence operatives on Wednesday detained a key member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was making bombs in eastern Nangarhar province. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said that terrorist has been identified as Azizullah, and was operating as explosives expert of militants loyal …

AT-KABUL: Chief of Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a meeting with the elders and representatives of Takhar province, pledged to take measures for reforms in this northern province, his office said Wednesday in a statement. He said that the government team completed the report regarding Takhar and submitted it to the …

AT-KABUL: At least 53 Taliban insurgents were killed and 18 others wounded in different crackdowns conducted by Afghan security forces across the country during past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) …

Pakistan the Biggest Supporter of International Terrorism! From its establishment based on religious ideology, Pakistan has attempted to use religious extremism and terrorism as tools, in addition to its military forces, to ensure its continued existence. The invasion of the former USSR in Afghanistan and the rule of Gen. Zia-ul-Haq …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Trilateral meeting between senior NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials was held in Kabul on Tuesday, where they discussed different issues including mutual security, so-called Durand Line and war on terror, security officials said. Defense Ministry Spokesman Dawlat Waziri told Afghanistan Times that the three sides discussed …

AT-KABUL: New Beginning Network (NBN) in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted a day-long workshop on Afghanistan and its national interests. The main objective of the workshop, entitled “Afghanistan and its National Interest—A Quest for Clarity’, was to start a discourse on the topic, where the young generation expressed its …

All those who keep finger on the pulse of Afghanistan’s security situation know that militancy and terrorism are at boiling point. The United States dropped forces with the objective to get rid of al-Qaeda and other deadly militant groups who deprived Afghan people for their basic human rights. Despite one …

AT-KABUL: The government approved Tuesday six national development projects at a cost of 490 million Afs, President Ashraf Ghani’s office said in a statement. The statement said that the national procurement commission with supervisor of President Ghani held session and approved 6 national development projects. The projects included construction work …

AT-KABUL: The president-ordered fact-finding commission on Tuesday started to investigate Saturday’s bloody terrorist attacks against the Enlightening Movement members who had gathered in Dehmazang area of Kabul to protest for their civil rights. Attorney General Mohammad Farid Hamidi who heads the commission, told reporters that the commission would conduct extensive …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The situation of business is worsening in the capital Kabul as well as the northern province of Balkh, says a survey launched by the chamber of commerce and industries. The survey covered 600 businessmen to monitor the situation of commerce, products, employment and construction trend in Kabul, …