Afghanistan Times

An overcrowded bus skidded off a road Tuesday in Nepal and plunged down a hill, killing at least 30 people and injuring 35 more, a police officer said. People were riding on the roof of the packed bus when it tilted over — apparently due to the excess number of …

Afghanistan in a controversial nod, will take back all its citizens to be deported from Germany, as Berlin is struggling to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants who have arrived in the European country. The nod by the Afghan government is controversial. The government earned sharp criticism …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noorul Haq Ulomi, who was summoned by Wolesi Jirga for deterioration security situation in the country, survived a no-trust motion on Monday. Mismanagement, nepotism in hiring, mounting insecurity, collapse of Kunduz city to the Taliban, removal of Mujahedeen from their positions and Ghazni …

AT-KABUL: Kabul Municipality (KM) on Monday kick started construction of 4.8km streets in Fazil Beg area of the 5th district in Kabul province. The project also includes construction of 6.37km ditches, and expansion of 1619km water supply system network. The project will be completed at the total cost of around …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said that lack of budget is the main factor behind low-quality of healthcare services in Afghanistan. Ahmad Jan Naeen, the Deputy Minister of Public Health, said that based on the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration, every country should allocate 15 …

Turkish president says result is a message to Kurdish group PKK as ruling AK party takes back majority in parliament. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK party) took back a …

Why violence today is worse than it was a few years back? Is this happening just because of the US or some domestic factors are also responsible? If the United States is failing in curbing the terror, yes the terror, it had lit in a joint venture with some Muslim …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two Pakistani militants were killed on Sunday in a US drone strike in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday. Provincial Police Chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel told media that two Pakistani militants were killed in a US drone attack on Saturday night in Shultan …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Tens of girls and boys gathered in front of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) to protest widespread unemployment. The protest was organized by the Movement against Unemployment, civil society activists and tens of unemployed youths. The protestors were chanting slogans of ‘negligence …

AT-KABUL: As security, economic, and political crises are deepening, different voices are being raised to overcome the plethora of challenges, which is a cause of concern to the entire nation and the international community. To know what some prime movers from the former government think about the current situation and …