Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: A number of tribal elders in southeastern Paktia province called on leaders of the National Unity Government (NUG)—President Ashraf Ghani and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah— to resign for their failure to fulfill their promises such as improving law and order situation, creating jobs and strengthening national …

AT-KABUL: Two people were injured as an official at the Nangarhar Police Headquarters on Saturday survived a roadside bomb attack in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province. The governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, said that the bomb hit the pick-up of Abdul Mohammad Kamawal, an official at the police headquarter close …

“Since its inauguration in December 1994, over 1600 cancer patients from Afghanistan have been treated with an estimated cost of 1.5 billion rupees in the hospital. Soon Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center would be inaugurated in Peshawar. Philanthropists and well-off people from Afghanistan must support SKMCH&RC,” says …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified armed men have abducted six civilians in Gilan district of Ghazni province, chief of the provincial council said on Saturday. Head of the council Khaliqdad Akbari said that unknown armed men stopped a bus in Dalan desert of Gilan district on late Friday and abducted six civilians, including …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament could not hold its general session on Saturday because a majority of the MPs were absent. Workload on the parliamentary committees has increased. Some lawmakers, who attended the session, lashed out at their absent colleagues, saying the Wolesi …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan hosted its first international marathon the other day with participation of 160 runners from 12 countries. Athletes from the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, France and several others country run in the 42 kilometers race in central Bamyan province. Briton Keith MacIntosh, 41, won the race with a …

“If the Taliban ceases attacks, it will pave grounds for foreign troop pullout. A time will come that the Taliban and general public will tell foreign troops to leave as there is no war in the country, says HPC.” AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) said that to …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai stressed that longer presence of the US troops in Afghanistan should bring lasting peace to the country. The US decided to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through 2016 and 5,500 troops beyond for training and helping Afghan security forces. A press statement released by former President …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Scores of Afghan lawmakers say that Russia’s concerns over presence of the Taliban insurgents along borders of the Central Asian countries could not be ignored. A number of lawmakers told Afghanistan Times that the concerns of Russia over the Taliban infiltration into Central Asia through Northern provinces …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that a militant group was busted in southern Kandahar province. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that its operatives succeeded in busting the group during an operation in the Kandahar city and arrested 11 militants. The …