Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: At least 152 Taliban militants including foreigners have been killed over the past five days in northern Kunduz province, said an official source on Wednesday. The governor of Kuduz, Muhammad Omar Safi, Afghan security forces in crackdown on militants killed 152 and wounded 115 others. He told a press …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has arrested two alleged drug smugglers with 99 kilograms of heroin in Kabul, said official on Wednesday. “The arrested men wanted to enter Kabul with 99 kilograms of heroin but were arrested by counternarcotics police (CNP) late on Tuesday,” head of counternarcotics …

AT-KABUL: Amidst growing insecurity in parts of the country, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday said the security forces are well prepared to fight terrorism and ensure security in every hook and nook of Afghanistan. “No village will fall in hands of the Taliban. The Afghan National Army (ANA) …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: In the wake of President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to India, a number of lawmakers on Wednesday suggested the government to boost up its relations with India and make better use of the current opportunity. They said Pakistan has failed in establishing honest relations with Kabul, thus the …

KABUL: Taliban militants publically executed a man accused of killing his wife in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand district, an official said on Wednesday. The district chief, Fathullah Khan, told Pajhwok Afghan News a Taliban jury found the man guilty of intentionally killing his wife and issued a …

KABUL: Twenty militants have been killed and 19 others wounded during an ongoing military operation in southern Zabul province, an official said on Wednesday. Another 17 suspects were detained during the offensive codenamed “Nijat” (salvation), said Brig. Gen. Syed Waqif Shah, the 205th Atal Military Corps commander in the south. …

AT-KABUL: The European Union Special Envoy has termed corruption as Afghanistan’s gravest challenge, and said the level of bribery, obstruction and nepotism keeps increasing and deprives ordinary citizens of access to public goods and services. The European Union Delegation for Afghanistan said in a press release on Tuesday that Afghans …

Unemployment is truing into a serious threat. As a sharp decline in international aid has been seen there has been a sharp rise in joblessness. Three key factors are behind this dilemma. The first one is decline in international aid. The second one is flawed government policies. And third one …

NEW DELHI: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said peace was Afghanistan’s significant goal since the shadow of terrorism haunted Afghan children and women. “Terror must be confronted and must be overcome,” he said while speaking alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the media after a meeting with him here. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chairman of Awami National Party, Asfandyar Wali Khan, said that the party will resist against changes to the original map of Gawadar-Kashgar economic corridor. Talking after a party meeting, the prominent Pashtun nationalist leader said that his party will spare no efforts to prevent the Pakistani …