Afghanistan Times

Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, a Pashtun nationalist leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, urged Islamabad and Kabul to normalize the fragile bilateral relations. Chief of his own political faction, Qaumi Watan Party, said that removal of trust deficit between Pakistan and Afghanistan is imperative to ensure security in the two countries …

AT-KABUL: Some 8,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested in Khaybar-Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan since the beginning of the current year, media have reported. Security officials of Peshawar confessed that 8,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested by police in different areas of Khaybar Pakhtunkhwa, 1TV Channel reports. Peshawar police have claimed the …

AT-KABUL: At least 23 Daesh loyalist fighters were killed in drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province within past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. “These Daesh loyalist fighters were killed in two separate drone strike conducted by foreign troops in Nazian and Kot district,” said Provincial Governor Spokesman Attullah Khogianai. He …

AT-KABUL: At least 16 Taliban insurgents were killed and six others were wound in separate air and ground raids of the Afghan forces in southern Helmand Province on Sunday. Afghan forces raided on a Taliban hideout in Saffron area of Sangeen district, killing 10 insurgents and wounding six others, said …

The shame or disgrace attached to something that is unacceptable to society can be regarded as social stigma. Erving Goffman, one of the most influential sociologists of twentieth century explains,   the phenomenon whereby an individual with an attribute which is deeply discredited by his/her society is rejected as a result …

AT-KABUL: Two persons were killed when a bomb they were planting went off Saturday in Paktika province, provincial office said in a statement. The statement said the bombers attempted to plant the bombs on a roadside between the districts of Khirkot and Sharan to target the innocent people of the …

Civilians are the most victims of the war in the world. Someone find it very visible to see what is happing on civilians in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, even to the peaceful states like some European countries and Turkey, where they are the victims only. There is no denying to the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission reports of 9,431 civilian casualties, 17.8 per cent increase in April 2015 to April 2016. Suicide attacks, ground engagements and mine explosions are counted as main reasons behind the enhance, head of the commission Sima Samar said Saturday. She said that …

Afrasiab Khattak-Protection of Pakistan Act (PoPA) one of the major anti-terrorist laws in Pakistan, expired yesterday. It was promulgated in July 2014 with a two year sunset clause. In this way PoPA has come to an end after completing its prescribed age. The present government has every intention of extending …

AT-KABUL: Twenty seven Taliban fighters were killed and22others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted …