Afghanistan Times

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Kabul University (KU) marked the 90th birth anniversary of the renowned literary figure Mir Hussain Shah, a former lecturer of Faculty of Social Sciences. The scientific and research seminar was attended by the university lecturers, members of Afghanistan Academy of Sciences, intellectuals and governmental officials, on Saturday. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 14 Daesh (ISIS) fighters have been killed and several others injured during a military operation in eastern Nangarhar province, said local officials on Saturday. Commander of 201 Selab Military Corp, Mohammad Nasim Sangin, said that the ongoing military operation in Achin district to eradicate the militants …

KABUL: The Civil Movement of Social Justice (CMSJ), a civil society organization, asked the government to make public the results of investigation into the September 28 collapse of Kunduz city to the Taliban. Ahmad Zaki, a member of CMSJ, asked President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani the other day to disclose the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Up to 12 Daesh (ISIS) militants were killed in a clash with security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. The district chief of Achin, Haji Ghalib, said that the insurgents attacked security check post in Abdul Khel area. In retaliation, security forces killed a dozen Daesh …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hekmat Khalil Karzai, said that Kabul had provided the weapons “wish list” to New Delhi. He said that Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, has given the ‘wish list’ regarding the provision of military hardware to his counterpart in his recent …

By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-When Afghan traders sit and count challenges, Pakistan will top the list, followed by the Afghan government. Islamabad does not allow Afghan trucks to cross Wagah border and bring Indian goods to Afghanistan. Sometimes Afghan trucks are barred from entering into Pakhtunkhwa under the pretext road pass. …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Next year the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) will start a fish breeding program at Band-e Qargha to promote pisciculture in the country. After several decades of war, this is the first time that MAIL initiates fish breeding program in the country. The fish …

Despite having democratic government, the situation has not changed in favor of Afghans in the past 14 years. Consider it failure of the international community, inability of the government or reluctance of public but change is nowhere in sight. Poor is becoming poorer and rich is becoming richer. Areas that …

KABUL:  Nine months of torture at the hands of Islamic State fighters, in which he buried the decapitated head of a fellow detainee, are written on the gaunt face of Afghan student Mohammed Yousuf. Just 10 days after he was freed not by Afghan or NATO soldiers, but by the …

Commandos enter Radisson Blu Hotel with hostage situation under way in the capital Bamako. Special forces stormed a five-star hotel in the capital Bamako after gunmen attacked on Friday and took 170 people hostage. “Right now there is action by Malian forces … in order to solve this crisis,” France’s …