Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces recaptured a number of their security posts from insurgents in Jalrez district of central Wardak province, provincial officials said. These security posts were fallen to the Taliban during their complex attack around two days ago, local officials said. “These security posts secured during a clearance …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Finance announced that government of Afghanistan had reached a three-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The Finance Ministry in statement said this agreement comes after a successful nine-month Staff Monitored Program, which was completed in April 2016. Under …

PESHAWAR—A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban group was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen in Peshawar city of Pakistan. According to reports, the incident took place in Nasir Bagh Road and the Taliban leader has been identified as Qari Syed Murad. The gunmen reportedly opened fire on Qari Murad …

AT-KABUL: At least 50 terrorist killed in airstrike in northern Badakhshan province, said officials. Afghan airstrike targeted terrorist hideouts in Raghistan district of Badakhshan province, which resulted at killing of 50 insurgents and wounding of 12 others in the district, said Ministry of Defense. The insurgents were involved to different …

At least 75 people have been killed and some 100 injured in two bombings carried out by so-called Islamic State in Baghdad, officials say. In the first attack late on Saturday, a suicide car bomb exploded near a restaurant and shopping area in the central district of Karrada. The street …

Pakistani electronic media, a bunch of analysts and certain political parties such as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have become intolerable toward Afghan refugees. PTI has lost public trust in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for its failed policies and container politics. The long-time chairperson of the PTI has promised Pashtuns in the province …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that nine terrorists arrested in southern Kandahar province. Nine terrorists nabbed through an operation by intelligence operatives in the city of Kandahar province, said NDS. The captured rebels were involved to different subversive and terrorist activities in Kabul-Kandahar highway. The …

AT-KABUL: The lawmakers on Saturday accused the senior security officials of negligence in the projection of cadets targeted Thursday by the terrorist attacks in Kabul. Speaker of Wolesi Jirga Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said that security officials neglected in secure transporting of the newly graduated policemen from Wardak’s military training to …

AT-KABUL: A family of seven including three women was shot dead by an anti-government armed militant in southern Kandahar province, local officials said on Saturday. The shooting took place late Friday in the Shahwali Kot district where the gunman stormed into a civilian house. “The gunman was also killed in …

AT-Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani performed the Umrah in the Mecca and prayed for durable peace, stability and national unity of Afghanistan, his office said Saturday. Ghani arrived in Jeddah International Airport after performing the Umrah, praying for martyrs of security and defense military forces who killed in the recent terrorist …