Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Russia’s Ambassador to NATO on Tuesday reiterated his country’s stance on countering Afghan drug smuggling while saying that Moscow would continue the anti-narcotics fight without NATO. In an interview with the Lifenews TV channel, Alexander Grushko said that Moscow would seek support of other partners in the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Spokesman to the Chief Executive Officer on Tuesday said that the Afghan government was expecting decline in violence after the first round of direct talks in Murree, Pakistan; however, there is no decrease in insurgent attacks. Javed Faisal said that Afghan insurgents were still backed by Pakistan. …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said that that it has registered 54,000 positive cases of hepatitis B and C in the past three years. The health ministry provided the data on Monday while commemorating the World Hepatitis Day (WHD) with the theme “Prevent Hepatitis-Act now” with its …

4,809 uplift schemes implemented in the past six months, says Minister By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRRD) on Tuesday said that 90 percent of the 100-day action plan was implemented. Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Nasir Ahmad Durani, said that out of 1,310 targeted infrastructure …

AT-KABUL: Two women were killed and two others injured in a family dispute in the southern Zabul province. According to the provincial police, a man went to his mother-in-law house in Risala village of Qalat on Tuesday morning and killed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law with a sharp knife. Sources identified …

KABUL: The embattled Kohistanat district of northern Sar-i-Pul province has fallen to the Taliban, an official acknowledged on Tuesday. Mohammad Asif Jabbarkhail, police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the district was captured by the Taliban after a commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) joined them. At least 17 Afghan …

“Without Pakistan’s green signal we can do nothing. We are waiting for Islamabad’s decision about venue for second round of the talks,”—High Peace Council Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: An official of the High Peace Council (HPC) on Monday said that they have no information about the new venue where second round …

AT-KABUL: Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs of Ministry of Information and Culture (DYA-MoIC) on Monday signed agreements with different private higher education institutes to provide concessions in fee to students who experience difficulty in paying their admission and tuition fees. After signing the agreements, the deputy minister Kamal Sadat said …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A commander and seven members of Afghan Local Police (ALP) joined Taliban ranks in northern Sar-i-Pul province, said a local official. Amanuddin Aman, spokesman for Sar-i-Pul police, said that seven ALP personnel along with their commander joined the Taliban in Kohistanat district of the province. Aman said …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief of Army Staff, Qadam Shah Shaheem, said that security situation has improved in northern Faryab province. Shaheem in an interview with Radio Azadi rejected reports that the Taliban militants have captured some important areas of the province and said that Afghan forces will soon weed …