Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders from Surkhrod district of Nangarhar province called on the former president Hamid Karzai the other day and shared their views on the national issues. Hamid Karzai’s media office in a media statement said that the ex-president and the participants discussed current political and security situation. On behalf …

Insider attacks in Afghanistan are not a strange story to the ears and eyes, especially of those who are acquainted with current affairs. Those who had no knowledge of the issue shall go through the media headlines of the past three months. Surely, this will increase their comprehension about the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The new head for land transportation during taking oath of office on Wednesday said that fighting corruption and modernization of transportation system would be on top of his work plans. “In order to increase the land transportation incomes and grant the people with more facilities, I will …

AT-KABUL: Thirty-two Taliban fighters were killed and nine others wounded in different clearance operations within the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled said Wednesday that 51,000 government posts are vacant due to the lack of managerial capacity. Deputy Minister Wasel Noor Mohmand confirmed the vacancies “in all governmental administrations”, saying that the application process was ongoing very slowly. Last year around …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that Afghan Taliban would soon join the Afghan peace process. “Efforts are underway that all factions of Afghan Taliban are united before the end of this month,” The Nation, a Pakistani newspaper, quoted Aizaz while briefing his country’s Senate …

Inside the quiet ambience of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here, a 13-member-strong men and women taekwondo teams from Afghanistan are practicing on Sunday under the watchful eyes of South Korean coach Sin-Hak Min. At first glance, one might dismiss it as a …

Keeping in view the fragile security situation in Helmand province, the Obama-administration has decided to deploy scores of additional US military advisers in the restive province of the country.  The move is aimed to enhance capacity of the Afghan security forces in Helmand further so they could ward off the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a briefing to the United States Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, the Director of National Intelligence said that Afghanistan is on verge of political breakdown in 2016. In his report and briefing to the Senate panel over threats to the United States, James Clapper also …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly a dozen militants on Wednesday renounced violence and reintegrated into civil society by joining the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process in western Herat province, an official said. Before voluntarily surrendering and joining the peace process, the former militants were engaged in anti-government activates in Guzra district …