Afghanistan Times

KABUL: Two civilians were gunned down on Tuesday morning on the outskirts of 11th police district of capital Kabul, an official said. Brig. Gen. Humayun Aini, a senior official in the Ministry of Interior (MoI), told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place at 9:00am in front of Omar Farooq …

This is a biggest scam, similar to the Kabul Bank scam. The scam is about US$200 million in defense contracts. The trials are going on. Irregularities have been reported. But none has been put behind the bars. Irregularities? Yes. Is it a crime? Yes. Then why they are roaming free, …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday said regional harmony and solitary are vital for ensuring lasting peace and stability in the country. Chairman of strategic studies at the MoFA, Faramarz Tamanna, told a session in Kabul that Pakistan was not honest in its attempts to bring the …

AT-KABUL: Amidst the Afghan government’s efforts to bring the Taliban militants to the table of negotiations and ensure lasting peace in the country, Government Media Information Center (GMIC) on Monday said now is the time to use the present opportunities and situation for making the peace dream real. “It seems …

AT-KABUL: Terming poppy cultivation and drug smuggling as main hurdles for the government, Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah, on Monday criticized top authorities for turning their back on counter-narcotics efforts in past years. Abdullah told the Council of Ministers (CoM) session that poppy cultivation and drug trafficking will increase insecurity …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Students of different universities in Kabul staged a protest for release of 31 kidnapped passengers on Tuesday. The protestors accused the government of turning its blind eye to the issue. A group of unknown gunmen kidnapped 31 passengers of Hazara ethnicity on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Shajoi district …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Residents launched a week-long campaign on Monday to muster up public support for Paktia University. Sher Muhammad Rawan, the chancellor of the university, said that they several times urged the government to resolve the challenges that they face at the university campus, but it is yet to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A Pakistani delegation led by the Chief Minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province will arrive Kabul today (on Tuesday), said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). Ahmad Shekib Mustaghni, a spokesman for the MoFA, told Radio Azadi that the delegation will hold meetings with President Ashraf Ghani, …

AT-KABUL: In a series of its humanitarian and development assistance programs in Afghanistan, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (KBZAN) foundation under supervision of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Kabul provided relief items to the poverty-stricken residents of southwestern Nimroz province. A press statement issued by the UAE Embassy …

AT-KABUL: Member of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) from Zabul province Abdul Qadir Qalatwal said that there has been no exact information about the passengers who were abducted in his province on Kabul-Kandahar highway around 50 days ago. Talking to Afghanistan Times he said that there was no credible intelligence information …