Afghanistan Times

President makes remarks at end of US-GCC summit at Camp David amid Arab anxiety over efforts for nuclear deal with Iran. President Barack Obama has vowed to back Gulf allies against any “external attack,” seeking to reassure them of Washington’s commitment to their security amid Arab anxiety over US-led efforts …

Officials say group has taken major complex, giving nearly full control over Anbar’s provincial capital. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has taken over the main government compound in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, and edged closer to what would be their biggest victory in …

They killed foreigners. They were civilians. And they were our guests. Unlike Osama bin Laden, they didn’t make any security threat to any foreign country. Therefore, they didn’t bring any troubles to this land. Unlike Osama bin Laden, they didn’t attack any foreign city from Afghan soil and causing worldwide …

AT-KABUL: Kabul Municipality is going to build more than 160 kilometers of roads in the capital, said the acting mayor. Abdul Ahad Wahid was addressing the inauguration ceremony of a road construction project in Kart-e-Parwan area of Kabul City on Thursday. The President’s special representative on reforms good governance Ahmad …

AT-KABUL: India condemned on Thursday the attack on a guest house in the Kabul capaital that left fourteen people killed, including four Indian nationals. A suicide bomber attacked the Park Palace hotel last night. Condemning the attack, the Embassy of India in Kabul said that Indians are standing in solidarity …

AT-KABUL: At least fourteen people, including foreigners, were killed in armed attack on a Kabul guesthouse, sources said on Thursday. “Five people, including foreigners, were killed and six were injured,” Kabul Police Chief, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, said at the scene of the attack. But another police official on the condition …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres called on the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday. A press statement issued by the Chief Executive office said the two sides talked about finding better ways to defend the rights of Afghan refugees in foreign countries and finalizing the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A group of terrorists was busted when they were busy in making bombs during in western Herat province, said a statement by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday. The statement said the terrorists were held on the spot when they were busy in making bombs …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Khalida Noori, 24, an Afghan girl who is fighting for women’s right in southern Kandahar province, has been awarded the Madeleine K. Albright Award in the United States, said reports on Wednesday. Noori received the award through America’s National Democratic Institute (NDI), which recognizes the contribution of outstanding women …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A 140-meter-long and eight-meter-wide bridge was inaugurated in Khost province to connect Tanai district with Khost city. The bridge was inaugurated at a ceremony on Wednesday. The deputy governor of Khost, Abdul Wahid, told reporters that at least $1 million was spent on construction of Segai Bridge, …