Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Some elements in Iran are in the quest to destroy Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) in western Herat province, said an official source. Wali Muhammad Rashidi, the commander of the dam’s security, told reporters that they have seized 50 kilogram explosives in a truck near the dam. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of state-owned universities lecturers boycotted classrooms, winter semester examinations and university entrance test in protest at the recent presidential decree. The president had issued a decree about enforcing the pending Higher Education Law, when the lawmakers were gone on summer recess. The decree was widely criticized …

The government had repeatedly outlined its efforts to fight corruption at the top and grassroots level. However, the output is still zero. Whether the authorities are reluctant to accelerate their efforts or they are engaged in something else, but the graft culture is earning bad reputation for the country. Unfortunately, …

AT-KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed and two others injured in a mortar shell fired in Sayed Abad district of Wardak province, said officials on Friday. According to the provincial officials the mortar hit the playground has left eight civilians killed and wounded two others. The dead bodies were …

AT-KABUL: As many as 40 security personnel have been freed from the Taliban’s run prison during a joint raid by Afghan and US Special Forces in southern Helmand province. The US forces headquarters in Afghanistan said in a press release that Afghan and US forces raided a Taliban-run prison in …

At Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least three Pakistani militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed in a drone strike in eastern Kunar province, said officials on Friday. The Kunar police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkheli, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a US drone strike killed three Pakistani militants …

India’s delay in taking a clear position on the negotiation between the Taliban and the Pakistan government might end up justifying Pakistan’s current strategy for the Taliban, The Hindu was told by Amar Sinha, Ambassador of India to Kabul. Mr Sinha said that the recent attack on Taliban leader Mullah …

At least 14 people were killed and another six wounded when a mortar allegedly fired by Afghan National Army (ANA) troops hit a mosque in the Syedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Friday, residents said. Elders of the district had gathered in a mosque in Wotali village when …

By Malik Achakzai: Having his paternal connection to the Ahmed Shah Abdali’s top general and the conqueror of Panipath, Barkhurdar Khan Achakzai, and maternally his lineage comes from Abdullah Khan Achakzai, the martyred and sparkle of the first Anglo-Afghan war, for Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai aka Khan Shaheed his political …

Taking people from poverty to decision-making is the state’s responsibility. How active citizens and effectives states can change the fare of the poor population is a matter of concern and honesty. When the state and those in whose hands lies the power remain unconcerned and crooked, how change will take …