Afghanistan Times
By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: Two dozen of the Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike carried in Nad Ali district of Helmand province, a security official said on Friday. “An airstrike yesterday (Thursday) targeted Taliban’s hideouts in Chah Injeer areas of Nad Ali district, in which 24 Taliban insurgents were …
Read More »Troubling stories of street harassment
One day we were on our way to the university when some boys in a car started to harass us. Our patience crossed the limit and decided to teach them a lesson. We threw bricks at them and broke their windshield. They drove away very quickly. –Husnia Mohseni, Balkh One …
Read More »Repatriating Afghans
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is in the spotlight as Afghan refugees in Peshawar have complained about discrimination, lack of basic facilities and corruption in the voluntary repatriation center in Chamkani area. Tens of refugees visit the center on daily basis as Pakistani government has set December …
Read More »Major terror attacks in Kabul this year
About 15 people were killed and 45 others injured in a terrorist attack on a private American-run university in Kabul on Wednesday night. Seven students were among those killed while 36 college staff and students wounded in the suicide car bombing and ensuing gunfight, police said Thursday. The following is …
Read More »No more crossing of Afghans into Pakistan without travel documents: Pakistan
Those wishing to cross the Afghan border into Pakistan without travel documents will not be allowed in, Pakistan’s adviser to the prime minister on foreign affairs told the Senate standing committee on Thursday. Sartaj Aziz said facilities are being made available for more effective border management. He added that four …
Read More »22 Insurgents Killed, 21 Wounded During Military Operations
About 22 Taliban militants were killed and 21 were injured during mopping-up operations led by Afghan security forces in 11 provinces of the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry of National Defense press office stated BNA, the clearing operations were launched to suppress armed rebels and protect the lives …
Read More »Afghans widely condemn attack on American university in Kabul
KABUL: Afghans from all walks of life have strongly denounced the terrorist attack on an American-run university in Kabul which claimed over a dozen lives after 10 hours of fighting. In the deadly attack which was launched on American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) at 07:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, according …
Read More »Afghanistan’s ‘Achilles’ Gives His Life To Save Students
One of Afghanistan’s leading crack commanders, Lieutenant Mohammed Akbar, was killed in Wednesday night’s attack on the American University in Afghanistan – a loss that is seen as a great tragedy to the Afghan National Security Forces and to the country. Akbar was leading a Crisis Response Unit team in …
Read More »Italy Quake Toll Hits 247 As Rescuers Hunt For Survivors
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages. Hundreds of others were injured, some critically, and an unknown number were trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings …
Read More »Enemies of education
Law and order situation in different parts of the country is beyond argument because the militants are targeting civilian and military facilities in major cities. Fall of Garmsir district of Helmand, Want Waigal district of Nuristan, and Khanabad district of Kunduz to the Taliban in the last one month are …
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