Afghanistan Times

At least 15 people travelling on a bus have been killed by a bomb in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. The vehicle was carrying government employees from nearby areas to the city. An improvised device apparently inside the bus caused the blast, police say. There has been …

AT-KABUL: The Embassy of Sweden and the EU Delegation hosted a conference on ‘Journalist Security and Freedom of Expression’ on Tuesday here. Seventy five participants, most of them Afghan journalists from across the country, engaged in the discussions. The event became a strong manifestation in defense of freedom of expression. …

Daesh fighters running to save skin: Ghani AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday at a joint press conference with the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, here in Kabul, said that the Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh, is on the run. Ghani said that fighters who announced allegiance …

Meteorological centers in South Asia warned of a deadly storm approaching fast towards northern, eastern and central parts of Afghanistan. The storm will hit the country on Wednesday, but at wee hours. Eastern and northern provinces of the country could be hit by worst natural disasters. Flooding, landslides and hail …

AT-KABUL: Three drug smugglers were arrested in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said Tuesday. Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Ghafoori, provincial police chief said 15 kilograms of heroin was seized from a wood-laden truck. The heroin was seized when the truck was stopped for a search at a security checkpoint on the …

AT-KABUL: A district police chief was killed in a Taliban attack in Laghman province, officials said Tuesday. “Inayatullah Himmat, police chief of the Do-Ab district in Nuristan province came under attack this morning while on his way home in Kabul,” said Col Mohammad Farooq, provincial police chief for the adjacent …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday donated two million Afghanis to the families suffered from natural disasters. Acting Head of Disaster Management Department of Kabul Noor Afghan Azimi said that the ANDMA donated two million Afghanis for the affected families of the natural disasters. He said that …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) is to build 14 industrial parks in the districts of Kabul province to “strengthen” the agricultural and horticultural products, head of the agency Mohammad Qurban Haqjoo said Tuesday, signing the agreement with Kabul governor Mohammad Ekram. Haqjoo said that the government would be …

AT-KABUL: The Asian Development Bank is to build a solar power station producing 40 mega watts of electricity in the Hesar Shahi deserts of Nangarhar province, an official for the bank said Monday. Fazlullah Fazli, a bank official said the project was explained to Nangarhar provincial governor Salim Kunduzi. “First, …

Peace talks with Taliban failed; HPC a symbolic body; Afghan officials lack consensus over peace with militants; women’s status will become worse after peace deal; Taliban fight for Pakistan’s interest AT-KABUL: Pakistan, regional countries, the United State and the West see their interests in war and insecurity in Afghanistan, a …