Afghanistan Times

KABUL: The Central Passport Department operating within the framework of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has received new passport printers, purchased by NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission. The purchase of the new printers comes as the number of applicants acquiring passports has been on the rise with the Central Passport …

In an environment where economic growth is modest, India today stands as a bright spot among the global economies. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report has projected India’s growth for 2015 at 7.3%, and rising to 7.5% in 2016. In its report dated 12th November 2015, the IMF said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Washington has called on Kabul and Islamabad to work together and put their utmost efforts in a bid to overcome challenges posed by the Taliban, the White House said a day after when four militants stormed Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 21 …

A LIVE music performance offering a glimpse of Afghanistan beyond the news headlines will kick off Newcastle Civic Theatre’s 2016 season. Songwriter and diplomat Fred Smith, who did two tours to southern Afghanistan in 2010 and 2013, will present Dust of Uruzgan – a collection of songs written from his experiences in the Uruzgan …

AT-KABUL:  The Taliban group in a statement on Friday said that they would send representatives to attend Pugwash Conference scheduled to be held on Saturday (today) in Doha to show their stands on different issues including security situation in Afghanistan. Paugwash is a Nobel peace prize-winning science group, focusing to …

AT-KABUL: Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reiterated their consistent support to the Afghan National and Defense Security Forces (ANDSF). The 28 ministers announced the decision in a Brussels meeting the other day. During the Resolute Support Session, the NATO chiefs of defense reviewed ongoing challenges and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of residents in eastern Kunar province marched a rally the other day, demanding the construction of a hydropower dam in the province. The coordinator of the demonstration, Zabihullah Sabiq, said that the country is blessed with immeasurable water reservoirs, but unfortunately the potential is not used …

AT Monitoring Desk-Kabul: The intelligence operatives have detained eight people in connection with Wednesday’s suicide attack on a media outlet staff in Kabul, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Friday. A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a mini bus carrying the staff of the private Tolo TV …

By Alias Wardak-South Asia as an energy deficit region requires economic and feasible solutions in the energy sector, in order to secure a sustainable economic development. An effective approach to secure the required energy is the creation of a Regional Energy Market that connects the energy surplus countries of Central …

New Delhi: A 21-year-old Afghan national who allegedly stole valuables, including a license for an AK 47 rifle, from a member of Parliament in Afghanistan who is in Delhi for medical treatment, has been arrested, police said today. The accused, identified as Noorullah Arab, a resident of Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, …