Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As its prerequisites for joining Muslim antiterrorism coalition, the government should urge the alliance to cut off all funding sources for terrorism in the region and support Afghan security forces, said a number of lawmakers and political analysts. Saudi Arabia recently announced the formation of a coalition …
Read More »Traffic accident kills four, injures six in Zabul
AT-KABUL: A traffic accident in southern Zabul province left four people dead, while six others injured, said an official. Gul Islam Sial, spokesman for Zabul governor office, told Afghanistan Times on Sunday that the incident took place on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Tazeerabad area of Shahjoi district around 2:30 pm on …
Read More »India hosts Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe international cricket series
Noida: Greater Noida Sports complex hosted an international cricket series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) shifted its base from Sharjah to Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida after signing an MoU with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Greater Noida Industrial …
Read More »Campaign against land grabbers launched in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government has kicked off an anti-land grabbing campaign in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, local officials said. The campaign is aimed to retake the state-owned lands which were grabbed by some influential people over the past several years. The campaign officially started in Behsud district of …
Read More »Three civilians abducted on Kabul-Ghazni highway
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown gunmen have abducted three civilians on the Kabul-Ghazni highway, said an official on Sunday. The provincial council head of Ghazni, Khaliqdad Akbari, told media that the abducted people were on way to their destinations from Malistan district to the provincial capital when unknown gunmen stopped their …
Read More »TAPI to create 7,000 jobs: Minister
AT-KABUL: Briefing members of the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament on Sunday, the minister of mines Daud Shah Saba said the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project would create 7,000 jobs in the country. He said that work on TAPI gas pipeline project would be launched in Afghanistan …
Read More »Ghani to leave for Azerbaijan tomorrow
AT-KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani is expected to leave Kabul for Azerbaijan tomorrow (Tuesday) on an official trip where he would explore new avenues to enhance cooperation between the two countries. Embassy of Afghanistan in Azerbaijan in a media statement said that the president would be accompanied by the ministers …
Read More »Insecurity in Kunduz irks local officials
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Local officials have warned of escalating insecurity in Kunduz. They said that after the fall of Kunduz city in late September, the Taliban seized different types of weapons from security forces, which they are using now against the government forces and civilians. This comes amid ongoing clashes …
Read More »Dozens missing after massive landslide in China
Rescuers in the city of Shenzhen pulled four people from the debris but at least 27 people remain missing. A landslide at an industrial park in southern China buried more than 20 buildings and left 27 people missing on Sunday, state media reported, as more than 1,500 emergency workers searched …
Read More »Afghanistan to benefit from BKT railway project
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan can benefit from the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BKT) railway project and speed up the rebuilding process, Azerbaijani political analyst said on Sunday. Fikret Sadikhov told Trend News Agency that Afghanistan and Azerbaijan have close trade and commerce ties and the two countries planned to implement different projects in …
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