Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Uzbek militants along with their families have moved to northern Jawzjan province, following offensive by Security forces in Faryab province, said a security official in Jowzjan. Jawzjan police chief, Faqir Muhammad Jowzjani, said that the militants were settled in Faryab province. “The militants along with their families …

AT-KABUL: Efforts are underway to curb kidnapping incidents in every hook and cranny of Afghanistan, said the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Seddiq Seddiqi, a spokesman for the MoI, told Azadi Radio that the ministry has directed police to deal the kidnappers with an iron fist. “Unfortunately, incidents of kidnapping perturb …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced Jihad against each other in Helmand province, said an official on Monday. Nabi Jan Mulakhel, Helmand police chief, told reporters that he has letters that prove that the two terrorist groups have announced Jihad against each …

AT-KABUL: At least 25 Afghan officials have attended a training program in New Delhi, India, said a press release emailed by Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday. According to the press release, India’s Ministry of Commerce through its Centre for WTO Studies in Delhi has invited 25 Afghan officials dealing …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Unity Government (NUG) has so far struggled to improve its ties in regional level but a number of MPs believe that Kabul should prioritize keeping balance in its ties with the regional countries. Radio Azadi on Monday quoted Sayid Ali Kazimi, member of international relations …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Lack of physicians has marred health services in public hospital of western Ghor province, said health officials on Monday, adding that the problem was doubled after three of the hospital’s doctors resigned due to some unknown reasons. Quoted by Radio Azadi, head of Ghor Hospital, Juma Gul …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following President Ghani’s trip to Beijing where he demanded direct trade relations with China through the Silk Road—which connects China’s Shenyang city with Wakhan district in Badakhshan, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said Monday that work on reconstruction of the trade route will kick off in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of Afghan students in India have urged the Indian government to resume medical and engineering scholarships to Afghan students as the scholarships have been discontinued for several years due to high demand of such seats from Indian students. During an interactive session with senior civil …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani who is on a two-day official visit in Iran on Monday stressed on bolstering bilateral ties including economic relations between the two countries and said poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan and the region will not overcome sans mutual cooperation among regional countries. Ghani expressed …

“Growing insecurity, unemployment, fragile economy, rampant corruption, land-grabbing, violence against women, poor healthcare infrastructure, and education services, trouble Afghans” AT-KABUL: Social, security and political affairs analysts said the National Unity Government (NUG) has utterly failed to resolve challenges that were underlined as top priorities by the President Ashraf Ghani and …