Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: After killing and kidnapping of passengers on the Kabul-Kunduz highway, a number of civil society activists asked the government to improve security on the national highways and punish those who are involved in abduction and killing of innocent passengers. They accused the government of negligence, saying that the security …

AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents kidnapped 25 passengers, including men and women, in Suncharak district of Sar-i-Pul province. They were travelling from Balkh Ab district to Sar-i-Pul city, capital of the province, when stopped by the insurgents at gunpoint. Authorities have confirmed that all passengers were from the Hazara community. The Taliban …

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are making slow and steady progress, giving them momentum for an expected tough fight ahead, Army Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland said today in Kabul. “It’s still obviously very early in the fighting season [with] a long way to go,” Cleveland, Resolute Support’s …

A large demonstration was organized in capital Kabul this morning to protest against the atrocities committed by the Taliban group. The demonstration has been organized by the Afghanistan Green Trend led by the former Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh. The rally participants gathered near Eid Gah mosque chanting anti-Taliban slogans …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan National Police (ANP) on Wednesday killed a senior Taliban leader, along with his five associates in a special operation carried out in Wardak province, security official said. In a press statement, the Ministry of Interior said that Noorialai was a key Taliban commander and killed in an …

AT-KABUL: Sholgara district police Chief was killed as the result of mine explosion in Balkh province, said a provincial security official. Shirkhan Durani, for provincial police Chief Spokesman said that Sholgara district police chief was killed and his two bodyguards injured by improvised mine inside their vehicle. “The mine was …

AT-KABUL: Karzai Foundation for the first time started cultural programs and marked Professor Mir Hussain Shah’s 90th birth anniversary in Kabul on Wednesday. Ex-President Hamid Karzai said: “I hope running of such cultural programs continue in future and through Afghan Ulema, academic and cultural professors respected in the country by …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The presence of local and foreign insurgents in north-eastern Badakhshan province caused huge obstacles against polio vaccination drive as more than hundreds children were deprived from polio vaccine, provincial health official said. Dr. Noor Mohammad Khawari, provincial public health director, said that the presence of foreign insurgents …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Etisalat telecommunication company launched a blood donation campaign in which its employees donated blood to the injured people of the security forces. Head of Human Resources Department of the company Ubaid Azalbi said the third phase of the campaign was launched to meet the injured …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents on Tuesday night release eight more kidnapped passengers, while the group still has 10 others in captivity, a provincial official said. “The overnight release has made possible due to tribal elders’ mediation,” acting provincial police chief, Col. Masumi Hashimi told Pajhwok Afghan News. He pledge to …