Afghanistan Times

“Afghan youth shall not abandon their ancestral land,” says the ex-president AT-KABUL: Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday urged the Afghan youth to stay in their country and work hard for development of Afghanistan. Addressing a seminar “Hope and challenges” he denounced the Wednesday’s terrorist attacks on mini-bus …

“Taliban proved that they have no respect for human rights and freedom of speech” AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Journalists Federation (AJF) and scores of media outlets on Thursday strongly condemned the Wednesday’s terrorist attack on the mini-bus of TOLO TV channel and urged the government to ensure safety of journalists and …

Many political pundits and security analysts are of the view that the Afghan peace process would soon be caught in another deadlock. They believe that it would not bring stability, at least so soon, because it is too much difficult to convince the Taliban and other militant networks to reconcile …

KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the suicide attack against media workers in Kabul yesterday that killed eight and injured 24 civilians, many of them from the media sector. The casualties included women and children. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast that deliberately targeted a minibus transporting …

Journalists Face Escalating Intimidation and Violence (New York) ­– Anti-government insurgency groups should immediately stop intentionally targeting civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The January 20 suicide attack on a minibus in Kabul transporting journalists affiliated with Tolo TV, Afghanistan’s 24-hour news channel, was an atrocity designed to undermine Afghanistan’s …

Ghani, Karzai, Abdullah condemn attack By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: A suicide bomber, riding an explosive-filled car, targeted a mini-bus of a private TV channel on Wednesday evening in the capital city, Kabul. At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured, sources told Afghanistan Times. The mini-bus was carrying broadcaster …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The university lecturers Wednesday went to the street and staged protest against presidential decree over higher education law. They asked for the cancellation of the decree. The professors called the decree against civil services and higher education law and contrary to constitution. The protestors marched from Kabul …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Interior Minister Noorulhaq Ulumi has sacked some police officers over the two security incidents took place in Kabul, the ministry said in a statement. “The officials were dismissed over a rocket attack near Italian embassy and torching a girls’ school in Kabul city earlier this week,” it …

AT-KABUL: A large number of Taliban militants were killed and injured during an operation launched by the security forces Tuesday night in southern Helmand province, an official said Wednesday. “The operation was launched with cooperation of NATO air force in Gereshk, Marjah, Sangin and Khanshin districts in which different types …

AT-KABUL: Scores of people staged demonstration Wednesday in Kabul to protest government over the growing insecurity in the eastern Nangarhar province. Protesters said insecurity had a significant increase in Nangarhar, threatening people’s lives. Mirwais Amarkhel, a protester said that people were cruelly killed by armed insurgents while the government officials …