Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: A commander of a Taliban’s group has been arrested in the northern Parwan province, the national directorate of security announced Wednesday. The commander has been identified as Abdul Mannan and was detained along with a number of his comrades in the Charikar city, the provincial capital, the intelligence agency …

AT-KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban, Mullah Nasim along with his 15 fighters was killed in a joint operation conducted by Afghan and foreign forces in northern Kunduz province, provincial official said Wednesday. Provincial police chief Qasim Jangalbagh said that the operation was carried out in Hazrat Sultan area …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdulla strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Turkey’s Ataturk International Airport that killed and injured tens of innocent people in Istanbul city. Presidential office said in statement that the president expressed sorrows of Afghanistan people, saying that Afghans feel the pain and …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL:  The revenue taxation of oil and gas in the first quarter of current year is increased than it was in the entire revenue of last year, said official of Petroleum and Gas Enterprise. Walid Tamim, chief executive officer of official of petroleum and gas enterprise in …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Pakistani government has reportedly extended a six-month allowance for Afghan refugees to live in the country. “Following Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrif’s direction, Afghan refugees have got permission to live six months more in the country,” Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal said Wednesday. He said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Over 2,000 unregistered Afghan refugees have been detained by Pakistan police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistani media reported. Search operation is still underway to arrest more Afghan refugees who lack legal stay documents, police said Wednesday. Moreover, Pakistani officials set June 30 as a deadline for Afghans …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar would soon pay a visit to Moscow, where he is to hold talks with Russian officials regarding support to the Afghan security forces and as well issues of mutual interest. “The adviser despite other issues would also talk to officials on supply …

AT-KABUL: Sixty-six Taliban fighters were killed and 30 others were wounded in different operations launched by the military in the past 24 hours, security authorities said Wednesday. The defense ministry said in a statement that the national army with the cooperation of the national police and national directorate of security …

AT-KABUL: The National Solidarity Program (NSP) completed 41 development projects in the districts of Sarkani, Narang and Nurgal as well as Asadabad city, provincial capital of the eastern Kunar province. According to a statement issued by the solidarity program, the projects include the construction of more than 3,000 meters of …

Fierce fighting between Afghan National Security Forces and the Islamic State fighters (also known as Daesh) is underway in Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province. As of Tuesday, around 37 Daesh terrorists, mostly from Pakistan, were killed and 44 others were injured. Fearing fall of the Kot district to Daesh, …