Afghanistan Times

On Sunday an American news agency published a news story about critical security situation in southern Helmand province. However, it emphasized on percentage of the yet to be proved “ghost soldiers”. The information seemed inaccurate because it was based on the statement of the provincial council’s chief Karim Atal. In …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 58,212 registered Afghan refugees have repatriated to Afghanistan from Pakistan during the last year, 2015. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), these refugees were sent back to their country from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan, Punjab, Islamabad and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Associated Press …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  A Taliban commander and his six comrades have surrendered to the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in northern Baghlan province, said an official on Monday. The militant commander was identified as Muhammad Wari Ewaz, who had seized Tala Wa Barfak district in the province. He has renounced …

Govt asked to draw red line in peace talks By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament welcomed Monday the quadrilateral meeting among delegations of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States to seek roadmap to resume peace negotiations between Afghan government and Taliban. Delegations of …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on Monday urged the ministry of interior to boost up crackdown of drug sellers in the country. “Considering addicted complaints regarding for the drug sellers, I will instruct interior ministry to foster operations against them throughout the country,” Abdullah said during a …

KABUL: In the latest in an ongoing dust-up, the U.S. Agency for International Development is taking a hit for failing to accurately identify the locations of dozens of public health clinics it is helping the government of Afghanistan construct, many of which may be unsafe or unsanitary. In a Jan. …

Security situation remained challenging; differences between NUG leaders had deep impacts over foreign policy; 200,000 Afghans went to Europe; decrease in poppy production was due to bad harvest; investment decreased by 26% AT-KABUL: The Center for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS) in its recent report said that 2015 was a …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has detained a six-member Taliban group, including two suicide bombers, in eastern Nangarhar province. The spy agency said on Monday that out of the six militants, two were suicide bombers, already prepared to carry out suicide attacks in Jalalabad, the capital city of …

Opportunity for both New Zealand and Pakistan to top ICC T20I Rankings New Zealand and Pakistan will have an opportunity to achieve number-one T20I ranking for the first time when they lock horns in the three-match series in Auckland on Friday, 15 January. New Zealand, following its 2-0 win over …

AT-KABUL: At least three school children, including two girls, were killed and eight others were injured on Monday morning when militants fired mortar at a school, Ministry of Education (MoE) said. “The mortar hit the Spin-Gahi School on Monday at 11:00 am in Bak district of Khost province,” MoE said …