Afghanistan Times

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL:  A presidentially-assigned probe team to investigate into the alleged discrepancies in the fuel contracts of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has submitted its report to the President Office on Wednesday. Talking to journalists in a press conference on Thursday, Hamidullah Farooqi, head of the probe team said …

AT-KABUL: Afghan solider, who killed one and wounded seven foreign soldiers, was serving in Afghan military for the past two years and took part in several counter terrorism operations, an official said. Military officials in eastern Afghanistan told Afghanistan Times on Thursday that the soldier identified as Abdul Azim, a …

Amenity International, a leading global rights watchdog, slammed the national unity government in its recently released report. The reported titled “Their Lives on the Line” released on Tuesday said the government has turned its back on human rights activists particularly in a time when they face targeted assassinations, harassments, and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The second deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mohammad Mohaqiq, said that efforts are on to secure safe release of 31 kidnapped passengers through mediation of tribal elders. He assured that all the 31 Hazara passengers are alive and efforts are on to secure their release through negotiations. …

AT-KABUL: An Afghan army soldier opened fire on American troops in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday killing one NATO service member, said Nangarhar police chief. Fazel Ahmad Sherzad said that NATO troops in retaliation killed the assailant and wounded two Afghan officers. He added that the incident took place in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The 50-day Zulfiqar military operation which was launched in Sangin district of southern Helmand province ended on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of militants dead, security officials said. Afghan National Army (ANA) commander, Abdul Khaliq, told newsmen in Sangin district that the Zulfiqar operation resulted in killing of at …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A commander of border police who was recently abducted by the Taliban in eastern Nangarhar province was rescued in a military operation carried out by security forces in Jaghatu district of Maidan Wardak province. Media office of Maidan Wardak said in a statement on Wednesday that Alim …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US and Indian officials met in New Delhi the other day to hold high level consultations on Afghanistan. According to a statement by the US embassy in India, the consultations were made during the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman’s visit in New …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following a report by Amnesty International which revealed that women’s rights defenders are under constant threat and attack in Afghanistan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday stressed on brining reforms in judiciaries. Abdullah told a conference that without abiding by the human rights, peace and …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Three nominated ministers on Wednesday briefed lawmakers over their future plans aimed at convincing the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) of their talent and abilities. Abdul Basir Anwar, the minister-designate for justice, said that he would make sure that every citizen has access to justice. He said that state-owned …