Afghanistan Times

A new video from Syria has gone viral on media where four Afghan nationals have been purportedly shown by the Syrian rebels. Two teenage boys are seen among those taken hostage by the rebels during skirmishes. The group is said to be dispatched to Syria by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The …

AT-KABUL: The former National Security Advisor, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, rejected the allegations of the governor of Paktika province that aid money to displaced people in the province ended up in hands of Daesh fighters. Spanta in an interview to Radio Azadi admitted that the National Security Council (NSC) under his …

AT-KABUL: The long-awaited Central Asia South Asia (CASA-1000) electricity transmission projected signed in Istanbul city of Turkey on Friday. Based on the agreement signed in October, 2015, the project will bring $45 million in transit revenue. The project is expected to export electricity from hydropower stations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan …

KABUL: The newly appointed Afghanistan’s cricket team captain said his new assignment was a mounting challenge and he enjoyed to face challenges. Asghar Stanikzai appointed new captain while Javed Ahmadi as his deputy after former captain Nabi Eisakhel resigned from his position. “I enjoy facing challenges and captaincy is a …

KABUL: US drone strikes in Afghanistan killed 57 insurgents during the last four months, a leading France news agency reports. US drones carried out six times during this year in different eastern provinces including Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan, the news agency reported. The drone targeted Al-Qaeda and other militants’ hideouts. …

KABUL: Fifteen militants have been killed when heavy-armed insurgents mounted attacks on police check posts in northeastern Kunduz province, police spokesman said on Friday. Sayed Sarwar Hussaini told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban stormed police check posts in Chagor Qashlaq locality in Khanabad district. Soon after the attack, fresh reinforcements …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: India has delivered three Cheetal helicopters along with allied equipment and spares to Afghanistan, Indian junior defense minister told parliament on Friday. Indian Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh told the lower house of India (Lok Sabha) in a written reply that the three helicopters …

Citizens and public representatives in the parliament have times and again expressed their serious concerns over protracted delay in appointment of new governors and defense minister. Sadly, the leaders are showing no sign of being convinced or worried over a host of challenges that trouble public and which has arrested …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Free & Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Thursday asked the government to bring to justice those who were involved in fraud in last year’s presidential and provincial councils’ elections. Program Manager of FEFA, Naeem Asghari, in a press conference here said that the electoral commissions …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Civil Movement of Social Justice (CMSJ), a watchdog, claimed that further delay in appointment of new governors by the National Unity Government (NUG) would fuel insecurity in the country further and force the people to stop trusting the government. Speaking at a press conference here …