Afghanistan Times

Afghanistan cannot get the polio-free status unless Pakistan overcomes the challenge. Poliovirus is transferred to and from Afghanistan as hundreds of people cross the Durand Line on daily basis. Polio is endemic in the two countries because vaccination teams could not access children in the insecure areas. Insecurity is a …

AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Youth Civil Society Coordination Centre (AYCSCC) on Saturday termed talks and negotiations only remedy to the ongoing conflict in the county. They called on the warring parties to take full advantage of peace opportunities and protect the young generation from uncertain situation. Head of AYCSCC, Abdul Wadood …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US announced Friday that it would send 500 soldiers to Afghanistan in the near future. The troops would be deployed at the US-led Bagram Airbase. A statement issued by the US Army said that 500 soldiers from Fort Drum, New York, will journey to Afghanistan this …

KABUL: Officials in Pakistan will provide a list of those Taliban who are willing to join Afghan peace talks in the future. The agreement was made when Pakistan chief of army Raheel Sharif called on Afghan officials in his recent trip to Kabul. Officials in chief executive (CEO) of Afghanistan …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 15 people died when a vehicle carrying a wedding guests turned over in eastern Kunar province, said a police official on Saturday. “In addition, six others were injured in the accident which took place in Chapa Dara district,” the official added. District police chief …

KABUL: The Afghan Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz has narrowly escaped a possible HIV infection after he was attacked with a syringe by a drug addict, the officials said Sunday. There are growing fears of rapid HIV infection spread among the drug addicts in the country as syringes are mostly …

AT-KABUL: As many as 38 Daesh fighters were killed and 12 others wounded in separate airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. Deputy Spokesman for Ministry of Defense, Mohammad Radmanish, told Afghanistan Times that 23 Daesh fighters were killed and 12 others wounded in Nangarhar province in the past 24 …

AT-KABUL: At least 73 Taliban fighters were killed and 30 others wounded in different crackdowns within the past 24 hours. 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 Security (NDS) had …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Since polio has remained endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the two countries have started cooperation to promote their polio campaigns in a bid to fight this crippling disease. Pakistan media reported that a three-member delegation from the Afghan national polio team would pay visit to Pakistan to …

After Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe in the ODI series on Wednesday night, the calm scene in the capital city was abruptly changed. Kabul city presented the scene of a battlefield. The gunshots echoed the valley where hundreds of orphans and widows live, tired of bomb blasts and gunfire. All this happened …