Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: At least eight militants and three soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in the western provinces of Herat and Farah, security officials said Tuesday. “A number of the Taliban militants attacked an army checkpoint Monday night in the Bakwa district,” said an army official in Farah province, where …

Afghanistan Under-19s eased to an eight-wicket win against New Zealand Under-19s in Cox’s Bazar, to move to the ninth-place playoff final. New Zealand were reduced to 35 for 6 by the 19th over, after opting to bat. Useful contributions, however, from Josh Clarkson (25), Aniket Parikh (48) and Nathan Smith …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Republican Party of Afghanistan (RPoA) on Monday urged the government to bring urgent reforms in the electoral bodies. “Electoral bodies have played with the people’s votes and are not trustable commissions anymore. Thus, the government has to bring reforms in the commissions as soon as possible,” …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni told Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty that the Taliban can present their conditions during the direct talks, not prior to that. “Afghan government has always emphasized that all the groups who come to the talks, should come without preconditions,” Mostaghni said. …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Hundreds of Nangarhar residents staged demonstrations on Monday in Kabul to protest what they said “mounting insecurity” in several parts of the province, calling the empowerment of the Taliban insurgents and emerging of the Islamic State the major elements. Protestors accused the government of incompetence and …

AT-KABUL: The special court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Monday that seven drug smugglers already arrested were convicted and sentenced to prison. The CJTF did not provide details about the term of the jail they were sentenced to, but said that seven smugglers were apprehended by Counter …

AT-KABUL: At least five civilians were killed and nine others wounded in southeastern Paktika province on Monday morning, said officials. Paktika Governor’s spokesman Nabi Peerkhil said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vest inside a bakery at around 10:30 am in Yahya Khil district. He said that five civilians …

AT-KABUL: At least four Afghan National Army officers and soldiers were killed and 14 others were injured when a Taliban suicide bomber targeted their transportation bus in northern Balkh province of the country, official sources told Afghanistan Times. The bus was carrying army personnel from Mazar-i-Sharif city to the headquarters …

A committee to be established to assess threats would face Afghanistan and to take joint solution measures: Acting Defense Minster By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The joint commission of Afghan, US and NATO officials held its first session Sunday aiming to assess the implementation the Afghan-US military agreement called Bilateral Security Agreement …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Foreign ministry said Sunday that the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) had agreed to continue efforts to specify the exact date for a face to face talk with the Taliban. The quadrilateral coordination group consists of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States. The group has held …