Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s paramilitary forces claimed that it has seized diammonium phosphate fertilizer, the main explosive used in Taliban bombs, at Torkham—Khyber Agency. Pakistani media reported that 375 bags of diammonium phosphate (DAP) were recovered from a loaded truck during a search at Torkham—Khyber Agency. The truck driver belonging …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 72 Taliban militants were killed during separate military operations in southern Helmand province, the provincial police said in a statement on Monday. According to the media statement, the first military operation which was backed by foreign troops was launched in Sangin district. In this …

KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said Hizbu-ut-Tahrir was a civil branch of terrorist groups and had infiltrated many academic institutes in Afghanistan, radicalising the youth. Presiding over a Cabinet meeting, Abdullah expressed his concern over the increasing activities of the group and said today’s Cabinet …

A moderate earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Sunday night, destroying a number of houses in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Monday. Measuring 5.9 on the open-ended Richter scale, the quake, which struck at around 10:45pm, was felt in the capital Kabul and some eastern provinces of the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The former Afghan ambassador to Indonesia said that Jakarta has signed 12 agreements with Kabul and is keen to have deep bilateral political, economic and cultural relations. Speaking at a gathering organized by the Rana Think Tank, Ghulam Sakhi Ghairat said that unfortunately the Afghan government …

AT-KABUL: Despite concerns of some senators over the imbalances in the accounts, the Meshrano Jirga approved on Sunday the draft budget for fiscal year 2016. On November 8, Minister of Finance (MoF) Mohammad Eklil Hakimi submitted the draft budget for the next Afghan fiscal year to Meshrano Jirga with a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) arrested three members of Haqqani network during a special operation in southeastern Paktia province. The NDS in a press statement issued the other day said that they have detained three Haqqani network militants. The arrested men were allegedly providing …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday signed an agreement with the European Union (EU) to foster healthcare services for mental and disabled patients. Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, said that based on the agreement the EU would provide eight million Euros to the ministry in order to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Director General of Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Headquarters for International Relations Mahmoud Bayat said that global support is needed to curb poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. In a meeting with the European Union special envoy to Afghanistan Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin in Tehran, the Iranian official stressed on introduction of alternative …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan dry fruit exporters are looking for a profitable season as the state government of India’s Punjab has brought down the value-added tax (VAT) at 4.95 percent. According to the Tribune News Service of India, the decision has been widely welcomed by the dry fruit traders of …