Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: A high-ranking official of the Afghan Border Police was killed along with his bodyguard in Farah province. The district chief of Pishtkoh, Abdul Rahim Haidari, said that commander of the border police Brigadier Juma Gul was killed in a landmine blast in the district near the border with Iran. …
Read More »30 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 30 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 40 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »MoPH registers 35 Congo virus cases
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said that they have registered 35 suspected cases of Congo virus since beginning of the current year. Spokesman for the health ministry, Wahidullah Mayar, told Radio Azadi that they have registered 10 positive cases in Herat, Nangarhar and Kabul. Eight patients died …
Read More »Police commander killed in Parwan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Commander of a police check-post was killed along with his bodyguard in insurgents attack. The district police chief for Bagram, Muhammad Masom Farzai, told a local news agency that commander of the national police post, Waliullah, was killed along with his bodyguard when insurgents attacked the vehicle …
Read More »Afghan peace process: Now or never
By Sujeet Sarkar-Afghanistan is headed towards its bloodiest summer, after the fall of Taliban, post 9/11. There has been unprecedented surge in Taliban strike, posing a serious threat to the internal security and stability of the country. The attack of Taliban has spiraled from its traditional bastion of southern provinces, …
Read More »Direct Afghan govt, Taliban talks a welcome step: White House
The direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Pakistan is a welcome step, the White House said Tuesday. “The United States welcomes talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. This is an important step in advancing prospects for a credible peace,” the White House Press Secretary, …
Read More »Pakistan hosts meeting between Afghan govt, Taliban
KABUL: As part of the commitment to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, a meeting was hosted by Pakistan between the Afghan government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan representatives, a statement from the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday. It said that the meeting was held in Murree …
Read More »AfPak ties and soaring violence
A suicide car bomb ripped through the capital Kabul on Tuesday that hit a convoy of foreign troops. On the same day, an office of the National Directorate of Security was attacked in eighth police jurisdiction of the capital city. Three suicide bombers stormed the office. In the attack one …
Read More »AGO freezes assets of 155 defaulters of Kabul Bank, puts their names on ECL
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a bid to recover the lost money of Kabul Bank, the Attorney General Office (AGO) issued travel ban against 155 defaulters of the bank and frozen their assets. Their names were put on exit control list (ECL) after the President Ashraf Ghani’s deadline for defaulters of …
Read More »Drone strikes kill 60 militants in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 60 militants have been killed in separate drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, said an official source. A statement issued by Nangarhar police headquarters said that NATO troops conducted drone strikes against Taliban militants in Mamand Dara, Asad Khel and Mamand Lagad areas of Achin district. An …
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