Afghanistan Times

Islam’s massage is peace, not terror and bombing; those who destroy mosques and kill prayers have not faith By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghan Ulema (religious scholars) on Saturday strongly condemned the attack targeting civilians gathered for Friday prayers at the Hisarak Jami Mosque in Rodat district of Nangarhar province and …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL:  The lawmakers on Saturday refused to approve presidential decree on the electoral reforms. The decree was sent to the parliament three times, but was rejected. The government vowed to hold parliamentary election soon after the decree was approved in the parliament. Some of the lawmakers opposed …

AT-KABUL: At least 61 insurgents were killed in different crackdowns conducted by the security and forces in the past 24 hours, officials said. The defense ministry said that operations were launched in Nangarhar, Laghman, Paktika, Paktia, Logar, Wardak, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Baghlan, Balkh, Jowzjan, Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand provinces, in which …

AT-KABUL: As many as 13 Daesh fighters and five policemen were killed in a Daesh group attack in eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. “Daesh fighter conducted group attack over Haska Mina district in Nangarhar on Friday night,” Provincial Spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Afghanistan Times. He said that after the attack …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Around 25 Afghan migrants were arrested during a search operation in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. “At least 63 suspects, including 25 Afghans were detained during search operations on Friday,” Pajhwok Afghan News, quoted a local police official, Riaz …

AT-KABUL: Police discovered and confiscated Saturday 11 containers of the alcoholic beverages through crackdowns in Kabul. In a press statement the ministry of interior said that police seized 11 “big containers” of alcoholic beverages through an operation in Despechari area of Kabul. Some 89,533 liters of different alcoholic beverage was …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As the Islamic State evil tentacles spread to different parts of Afghanistan and the Taliban have unleashed a new wave of violence, the United States’ President Barack Obama has approved broader role for the US forces in the war-hit country to help the local forces in the …

AT-KABUL: Unknown gunmen have kidnapped an Indian female aid worker in Kabul city on Thursday night, Afghan and Indian officials confirmed on Friday. The kidnapped Indian citizen was identified as Judith D’Souza, 40-years-old, working as a senior technical advisor on gender with the Aga Khan Developmental Network in Kabul, sources …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Cultural figures, writers, historians and officials expressed serious concerns over the dramatic move of Iran and Turkey to enlist Masnavi Ma’Navi, collection of renowned Afghan poet Jalal-ud-din Mohammad Balkhi in UNESCO as a common heritage of Iran and Turkey. The attempt of Iran has sparked criticism in …

Analysis especially its political form has had a good market in Afghanistan. This market is at the same age of the so-called ‘freedom of speech’—since the beginning of the West-backed government in 2001. Since then, almost every TV and radio channel is running current affairs programs, inviting people from famous …