Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces have arrested a would-be suicide bomber in a military operation in eastern Kunar province, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Sunday. The suicide bomber was held in Marawar district of the province where the arrested terrorist planned to carry out attack …
Read More »ISIS supporters say attacked Pakistan-Afghan border post
Pakistan militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) said on on Sunday (Sept 13) they had attacked a paramilitary checkpoint along the Afghan border, in the first such assault claimed by a former faction of the Taleban in several months. A militant affiliated with …
Read More »Afghan couple stoned to death on adultery charges
Kabul: An official said Sunday, a couple accused of adultery was stoned to death by armed militants in northern Afghanistan. “A couple was found guilty of adultery charges during a Taliban court hearing in Qalai Sorkh area of Sozma Qala district,” said Hamid Elmi, head of media relations department in …
Read More »Insecurity along the roads and e-ID card issue
Insecurity has been steadily on the hike. Highways and roads are getting insecure. There has been a sharp increase in kidnappings on almost all major roads. Though roads are being built, distances are shrinking, provinces and districts are connecting, which play a vital role in the increased trade and business …
Read More »No change in Pakistan’s policy towards Afghanistan: PkMAP
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Senior leader of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Senator Usman Khan Kakar said that Pakistan has not changed its policy towards Afghanistan and was still hell-bent on annexing the latter as its fifth province. He said that Islamabad was pursuing the policy of “strategic depth” and …
Read More »279 cadets, including 15 Afghans, pass out of Army’s OTA
CHENNAI: Fifteen cadets from Afghanistan were among the 279 cadets commissioned as officers on completion of their training at the Indian Army’s Officers Training Academy here on Saturday. General Officer, Commanding-in-Chief of Army’s Eastern Command, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi reviewed the passing out parade in which the cadets took part, …
Read More »Daesh vows to eliminate Durand Line
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), aka Daesh in South Asia, has pledged to eliminate the Durand Line and annex Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with Afghanistan. An Afghan online news portal Khaama Press, quoted Abu Talult Al Khurasani spokesman of the multinational terrorist group, as …
Read More »What I saw in Kabul?
KABUL: AfPak Media Exchange delegates called on former President Hamid Karzai at his office. Karzai thanked the delegates of the media exchange program and wished for peace in the region. By Asma Gul Usually people from across the world shy away from going to conflict-riddled countries. And the reason is …
Read More »One Afghan killed, 29 injured in Macca crane collapse
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs on Saturday said that one Afghan was killed and 29 injured in Mecca after a crane collapsed in the holy city. The deputy minister for religious affair Diaul Haq Abid said the injured Afghans were shifted to a hospital soon …
Read More »WJ urges quick issuance of electronic ID cards
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ)—Lower House of the parliament— on Saturday urged the government to direct the relevant officials to kick off the distribution of electronic national identification (ID) cards “as soon as possible”. The lawmakers alleged Pakistan of hampering the ID cards issuance process. They said the …
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