Afghanistan Times

Three Bulgarians and one Afghani citizen suspected of transporting 71 refugees, who were found dead in a truck in Austria, have appeared in court in Hungary. A prosecution spokesman told journalists the four faced human trafficking charges involving torture and targeting financial gain. The 71 victims included eight women and …

AT-KABUL: At least 92 Taliban militants have been killed and 36 others wounded in different crackdowns across the country over the past 48 hours. A press release issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) here on Saturday said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) …

Once again the Taliban unleashed the floodgates of terror. Once again the nation witnessed the bloodbath. The coldblooded Taliban, the merchants of hatred and bloodshed, killed at least 19 members of Afghan Local Police (ALP) and two civilians in the northwestern Faryab province. Yes, Faryab, a province that made headlines …

AT-KABUL: At least one army soldier has been killed and two others injured, when a suicide bomber detonated himself near a vehicle of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kabul, said Kabul police chief. Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that the incident took place around 5:30 pm on Friday in Niazbeg area, …

AT-KABUL: The residence of former Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, came under rocket attacks on Friday, said a source close to the Jihadi leader. Fahim Kohdamani said two rockets landed in Sayyaf’s residence in Paghman district of Kabul province, causing damage, but there were no casualties. Kohdamani said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 22 Afghan Local Police (ALP) members and three civilians have been killed in an ambush of the Taliban militants in northwestern Farayb province, said local officials. Muhammad Tahir Rahmani, a member of Faryab provincial council, said that a convoy of 40 ALP members was on …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban fighters have left the restive Kohistanat district in northern Sar-i-Pul province without any resistance after the arrival of the First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum along with the national security forces to the area. The First Vice President is in Northern provinces for over the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have launched military operations in parts of Musa Qala district of Helmand province to recapture the area from Taliban insurgents, officials said on Friday. Provincial spokesman, Omar Zwak, said that Afghan forces have started a large scale operation in Musa Qala district …

“Former Mujahideen leaders formed Jihadi and National Parities High Council (JNPHC) to support the government and national security forces” Abdul Zuhoor-KABUL: Former Afghan President Sebghatulla Mojadedi on Thursday lashed at a neighboring country for interfering in Afghans internal affairs. After a long period of hiatus, Mojadedi, spoke to media in …

“Turkmen President says his government wants to launch some mega projects in the fields of energy and railway construction” By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: In response to the invitation by the Afghan government, the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, arrived in Kabul on Thursday along with key delegates. The two sides signed …