Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of the parliament) on Tuesday called on the government to announce schedule of the parliamentary and district councils’ elections as soon as possible. It also urged the government to kick start distribution of electronic ID cards. Muhammad Rahim Husainyar, a member of the Meshrano Jirga, …

AT-KABUL: At least 27 Taliban militants have been killed in a joint operation of Afghan security forces and NATO air force in northern Kunduz province, said a local official on Tuesday. Kunduz Police Chief, Muhammad Qasim Jangal Bagh, said that Afghan forces in a clearance operation in the outskirts of …

AT-KABUL: Police arrested three people who were allegedly involved in smuggling of precious stones in Kapisa province, said an official source. Nazar Kohistani, spokesman for the provincial police headquarters, said that three people were arrested in Hes-e-Awal Kohestan district of the province. He said that the alleged smugglers had skillfully …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The World Bank (WB) donated Afs73.6 million worth of agricultural machinery to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). The machinery was handed over to the Agricultural Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA) by Afghanistan Agriculture Irrigation Project on Tuesday. The machinery include tractors with their …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Paywond Afghanan Association (PAA) on Tuesday released a report revealing that female prisoners were deprived of their legal rights since arrest till end of the imprisonment term. The survey covered Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Helmand provinces, where 53 people including inmates, released prisoners, legislative officials and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Russian government has developed special programs to help Kabul and Islamabad to fight narcotics, a senior official said the other day. “In accordance with the Russian president’s order after the session of the State Council presidium, anti-drugs programs have been developed to help the relevant services …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan government has announced the issuance of one year multiple-entry visa for the businessmen of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The issuing of multiple-entry visa for the KP businessmen will enhance trade ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to Dawn, a Pakistani newspaper, the Afghan Consul General Syed …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, during a press conference in Kabul the other day said that the country would buy around 200,000 tons of wheat from Turkmenistan at less than 250 USD per ton and also intending to buy another 600,000 tons from Kazakhstan. Ghani said that he …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 11 civilians including children and women have sustained injuries when a rocket shell struck the residential area in Marja district of Helmand province on late Monday, the official said. The rocket was fired by the Taliban militants during their attack on security checkpoint. The provincial …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif is expected to visit Kabul soon in order to hold talks with the Afghan officials re resumption of second round of peace talks with the Taliban. Pakistani media reported that Gen. Sharif would be accompanied by a high-level …