Afghanistan Times

KABUL: The central province of Bamyan was on Friday officially declared the first cultural capital of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for the year 2015 at a colourful ceremony held near the destroyed Buddha Statues. Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Muhaqqiq, who traveled to Bamyan, unveiled …

A civil society group released a report regarding the extreme conditions and illegal labor practices, rife in the mining sector across the country. The report is based on surveys conducted at sixty mines across Afghanistan. The most pressing challenges are child labor, low wages, abusive management practices, and absence of …

AT-KABUL: Bamyan will be announced as the cultural capital of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) officially on Friday (today). To mark the event, officials from all SAARC member countries are taking part in the official ceremony going to be celebrated in Bamyan, today. Fakori Behishti, an MP from …

By Safiullah Amani-KABUL: Teachers in different parts of the country on Thursday urged the government to increase their salary and give them residential plots, as pledged by the education ministry. In Kabul City, teachers of the Habibia High School staged a peaceful protest demonstration. Later, in a press conference, they …

KABUL: Some Afghan female lawmakers and a member of the High Peace Council (HPC) on Wednesday began talks with Taliban representatives in Norway, a source said. An independent journalist based in the European nation, Ramish Arman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the talks kicked off on Wednesday behind closed doors in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A new study by a US-based non-profit organization reveals Afghanistan as the second worst country in rule of law after Venezuela among 102 countries. World Justice Project (WJP) which aims to advance rule of law around the world released the index on Tuesday which was prepared based …

AT-KABUL: An independent anti-corruption body on Wednesday said nepotism plays a critical role in getting a job as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee said in a report that favoritism and patronage often triumph over merit and ability in …

AT-KABUL: Amnesty International called on the government to ensure safety of aid workers and bring those responsible for killing of nine people, mostly humanitarian workers, in northern Balkh province to book. Unknown gunmen shot dead nine Afghan employees of a Cezch charity organization in an attack on a guesthouse in …

AT-KABUL: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have beheaded 10 Taliban militants in eastern Nangarhar province, said a local official on Wednesday. Muhammad Noman Hatefi, the spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, said that the incident took place in Achin district of the province when a …

AT-KABUL: Militants stormed several government buildings in central Logar province the other night, said local security officials. Logar police chief, Abdul Hakim Eshaqzai, said that insurgents launched attacks on Charkh and Kherwar districts’ administrative office buildings and a number of military checkpoints in Baraki Barak district and Pol-e-Alam, the capital …