Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: Five people were killed as a man opened fire inside a mosque in Khawja Rawash area of Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, police said. A gunman has shot dead five members of a single family and wounded one other in a mass shooting today, November 23, inside a …

AT News Kabul: The fifth session of a trade relations meeting between Herat and Iran’s Khurasan Rizwi province was held on Tuesday in Herat city. Representatives of the private sector from both sides attended the meeting to discuss the enhancement of trade on the border, Tolonews reported. Khorasan Razavi province …

AT News Kabul: Afghanistan’s Traders and Investors Union in coordination with the ministries of Industry and Commerce, and Information and Culture opened a three-day international exhibition of domestic products on Tuesday in Kabul. The expo, titled “Strengthening the Economy of Afghanistan”, brought together dozens of business people who are showcasing …

AT News Kabul: In its report, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known as (SIGAR), says that Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the fugitive president of Afghanistan, was oblivious to troubling realities confronting his country and isolated from voices and opinions beyond his handpicked inner circle of confidants which undermined …

AT Kabul: “Martin Schoep” the chief director of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who traveled to Kabul to visit and prepare a working report on the economic situation in Afghanistan, says that “The economic problems are very serious and people will struggle for their lives.” He describes the …

AT Kabul: The board of a Swiss-based trust fund managing some $3.5 billion in frozen assets seized after the Taliban took power last year is meeting in Geneva for the first time on Monday, a Swiss government spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. Trustees include Swiss foreign ministry official Alexandra Baumann, U.S. …

AT Kabul: A blast occurring on Monday evening in the Parwan-e-Si area of Kabul left two people dead, a security spokesman said. Khaled Zadran, the spokesman of the police told the media on Monday night that a Corolla vehicle was hit by an explosion in the Parwan 3 district of …

AT News Kabul: Pakistan on Monday (November 21) reopened a border crossing with Afghanistan which was shut for trade and transit. The crossing was closed post clash between security forces last week. The border crossing is situated between Pakistani town of Chahman and Afghan district of Spin Boldak. Abdul Hameed …

AT News Kabul: An earthquake has struck the main Indonesian island of Java, leaving at least 56 people dead and hundreds injured, local officials say. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Officials …

Markus Potzel, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan, has visited Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for the purpose of discussing regional cooperation with officials of these countries. UNAMA announced that during his visit this week, Mr. Putzel will discuss with the government officials of both countries about …