Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Secretary of Khost provincial council on Sunday claimed that drug smuggling and dealing have mounted in the southeastern province, particularly among youth; however the provincial counternarcotics director expressed vice versa remarks in this regard. Janmir Zazai told a press conference in Khost city that drug smuggling and …

AT-KABUL: Kabul provincial council on Sunday criticized the intelligence sharing deal between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The provincial council office of Kabul said in a statement that this move by the government means compromising the pride and achievements of Afghans to their long-term …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst reports that said an Indian consortium has scrapped a mega mining project worth $10.8 billion in Afghanistan, India’s ambassador to Kabul, Amar Sinha on Sunday rejected the report and said the consortium has not come up with such a decision. Quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News, the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The international forces commander in Afghanistan the other day said the Islamic State (IS) group is actively recruiting in the country, but is not yet operational here. General John F. Campbell said the insurgent group’s social-media campaign has been attracting the Taliban fighters based in Af-Pak region …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Journalists from Afghanistan and Pakistan termed mounting insecurity as the main challenge before regional development. They stressed on joint efforts from people and governments of the two countries in fight against militancy. Media-men from the two neighboring countries in a session on Sunday said that youth from …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani appointed Masoom Stanikzai as acting Minister of Defense and introduced him to the Wolesi Jirga for a vote of confidence as minister-designate for the Ministry of Defense (MoD). A press statement issued by the Presidential Palace, said that the president introduced Stankizai as the Defense Minister- …

Afghan officials reject reports of Gillani’s son presence in Afghanistan AT-KABUL: The ex-prime minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gillani, had telephonic conversion with his abducted son for the first time since May 9, 2013. According to Pakistani media, Gillani’s son, Ali Haider, called his father from Afghanistan. The News Tribe, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chabahar port in Iran is expected to connect Afghanistan with sea route by the ed of the upcoming year. “The strategic port will also enable the Central Asian countries to bypass Pakistan. Work has already begun on the Chabahar port,” quoted by PTI, India’s Road Transport, …

AT-KABUL: As many as thirty-eight Taliban fighters were killed and six others were wounded within the past 24 hours in operations launched against anti-Afghanistan elements in different parts of the country. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: A private radio station “Talwasa” started broadcasting on AM expanded band in Sharana, the capital city of Paktika province, to counter insurgency through increased public awareness. This is the first radio station that begins broadcasting on AM band over 945 kilohertz in the southeast provinces of …