Afghanistan Times

KABUL: The commission tasked by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to investigate the Jalrez district tragedy in central Maidan Wardak province has formally started work, a statement from the President Palace said on Sunday. Last Thursday, heavily-armed insurgents stormed and seized several police check posts and later killed 24 Afghan Local …

AT-KABUL: The chairman and members of Pashayis unity council called on ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Saturday. They said that Hamid Karzai’s legacy would be written in golden words. Abdul Satar Hayat, a member of the council, termed Karzai as a national political figure. He said that Afghanistan has made …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah are yet to reach an agreement over appointment of head of the electoral reform commission, said a spokesman for CEO. Jawed Faisal told Azadi Radio that one office the government wants to appoint those …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday said that Kabul-Islamabad relations will be worsened if the Pakistan’s continues its movements along the Durand Line. Quoted by Radio Azadi, the MoFA spokesman, Shekib Mustaghni, pointed out to the Durand Line skirmishes between the Afghan security forces and …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) expressed their concerns over increasing insecurity and alleged that security officials are fueling insecurity. In the Saturday’s session, they discussed insecurity in different parts of the country and killing of local policemen by the Taliban after a long clash. They alleged …

AT-KABUL: Minister-designate for defense, Masoom Stanikzai, failed to get vote of confidence from Wolesi Jirga on Saturday. Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, Abdur Rauf Ibrahimi, said that Stanikzai has failed to win confidence of the parliament. “He did not find way to Ministry of Defense as minister. In today’s session …

“The Taliban has warned the local people to stay at their homes. The insurgents say that if they are going to be killed in the battle the civilians should also share the same fate.” Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Residents of Kunduz province are concerned about their security as the Afghan security …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a new case of violence against girls, unknown men on Saturday had thrown acid on faces of three female students in western Herat province, local official said. Spokesman of Herat Police, Abdur Rauf Ahmadi, told media that on Saturday morning around 5:00am in the second police …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that five suspected terrorists were arrested in Ghazni province. In a press release issued here, the NDS said that its operatives had arrested five terrorists during a special operation in Ghazni City. The arrested terrorists were identified as Sebghatullah, Shamsuddin, …

AT-KABUL: At least 73 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 80 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 48 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of  Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army  (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …