Afghanistan Times

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The female cycling athletes are to participate in a tournament scheduled to be held in two weeks in France, the cycling federation said. “Six female cyclists are going to go for an international tournament based on an invitation by the French sports committee,” Sadiq Sadiqi, head …

AT-KABUL: At least three people were killed and two injured Sunday after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the southern Helmand province, provincial officials said. “The attacker detonated his explosives in a busy market of the Garmsir district today afternoon,” a police officer in the area told Afghanistan Times …

AT-KABUL: At least four people were injured by foreign forces after residents in Bagram district of Parwan province staged a protest against the US forces, official sources told Afghanistan Times. The locals were protesting against the American forces based in Bagram airbase. The protest broke out after US forces allegedly …

Afghanistan is a consumer country. Imports are more than exports. The country is also dependent on donations and foreign assistance. Agriculture is the major sector that provides jobs to thousands of people across the country and generates revenue. Agriculture is backbone of Afghan economy. However, it has not been mechanized. …

AT-KABUL: The Academy of Golden Reed Prize marked Saturday the International Book Day, donating cash prizes to a numbers of poets and writers for their scientific works. Najib Manalai, an organizer of the ceremony told reporters that there were a lot of challenges ahead of writers, hampering scientific works. He …

AT-KABUL:  More than 100 schoolgirls fell ill after inhaling the suspected poisoning gas, medical officials said Saturday. Officials in the ministry of public health said that 125 schoolgirls were poisoned inside their classrooms in Chaharbagh locality of the provincial capital of Farah province. “The poisoned girls were shifted to the …

AT-KABUL: At least 31Taliban militants were killed and 23 others wounded in military operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours in different parts of the country, a security official said Saturday. “Afghan National Army with the cooperation of the National Police and National Directorate of Security …

The deadliest attack in the history of the capital city after fall of the Taliban regime would continue to haunt the nation for years. The nation is still mourning because the tragedy is unforgettable. Massive loss of life is a shock, hard to recover from. Around 64 innocent people were …

By Farhad Naibkhel-ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Former President Hamid Karzai on Friday termed Daesh a foreign project, asking Central Asia countries to jointly work to foil the terrorist group’s threats in the region. “Daesh is entirely foreign and it created to cause challenges in Afghanistan and in the region and surly if …

Afghan peace process is continuously dragged on by the international and regional players. Giving length to the reconciliation drive is in their larger interests, but costs lives and properties of Afghan people.  Lives of the Afghan masses are of little value for them as the key players are in the …