Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: Lithuania is mulling to deploy some 20 troops to Afghanistan by 2017, bringing the total number to 50. The resolution is yet to be passed by the Lithuanian parliament. Defense minister of Lithuaniua, Juozas Olekas, told media that the plan comes at a time that the United State and …
Read More »Govt under fire for failing to protect public
LDP condemns beheading of Hazara passengers By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Condemning the brutal killing of eight passengers by the Islamic State in Zabul province, the Labor and Development Party (LDP) said the National Unity Government (NUG) is racked by internal differences that have prevented it from acting to protect the public …
Read More »MoD promises tight security
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday assured of ramping up security within a month in the country as insecurity has been intensified recently. Dawlat Waziri, the spokesman to MoD, said that security situation will change in the next two or three weeks and recently 14 anti-militant …
Read More »Kabulis in a protest slam civilians beheading in Zabul
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of Kabul residents took out to the street to give vent to their anger against the beheading of seven civilians by the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, in southern Zabul province. Condemning the beheading of civilians, they gathered in Zarnigar Park in Kabul. They …
Read More »Cold snap; DABS issues load-shedding schedule for Kabul city
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Due to early arrival of winter season, power supply will remain off from 5 pm to 9 pm and 5 am to 8 am in all parts of the capital city. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the national power supplying company, has developed the schedule for winter …
Read More »NDS rescues 8 Ghazni abducted passengers
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that it has rescued eight passengers, abducted by the Taliban several months ago. The NDS’s spokesman Hasibullah Seddiqi confirmed release of the passengers saying that the spy agency operatives succeeded to rescue eight passengers who were from the group of …
Read More »ANP slams KP govt for not extending protocol to Afghan lawmakers, ministers
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Central Secretary Information of the Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government for not providing the official protocol to the Afghan legislators and ministers. The PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has not allowed opening of the Official Guest House for a group …
Read More »NDS arrests two would-be bombers in Kunar
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) arrested two teenage would-be suicide bombers in eastern Kunar province. A media statement issued by the NDS on Monday said that the spy agency has arrested two teenage suicide bombers in Kunar province. The suicide bombers were identified as Abdul Khaliq, 15, and …
Read More »War on terrorism; Asfandyar nudges Pakistan to cooperate with Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Urging the Pakistani civilian political leadership and military establishment to normalize ties with Afghanistan and extend support to Kabul in fight against terrorism, President of the Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan said that Pakistan would also suffer if Afghanistan descends into destabilization. Addressing the National …
Read More »Zabul, Daesh, Taliban, and the Govt
President Ashraf Ghani condemned on Monday the gruesome beheadings of seven Hazaras in Zabul, a southeastern province, plagued by rivalries between the Islamic State and the Taliban militants. The decapitated bodies of four men, two women and a child were found late on Saturday in the Arghandab district of Zabul …
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