Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tens of Kabul residents protested against recruitment of Afghan refugees as mercenaries by Iran to use them in proxy wars in the Middle East. The protestors said that Tehran is taking advantage of Afghan refugees’ miseries. The protest was organized by Musharekt-e-Melli party. The protestors accused Iran …
Read More »MoPH observes World Health Day
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday marked the World Health Day with the theme “From farm to plate make food safe”. The day is observed by MoPH and WHO in the country, whereas daily tens of people lose their …
Read More »Women’s rights defenders under attack: Watchdog
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Amnesty International on Tuesday in its report said that women’s rights defenders are under constant threat and attack in Afghanistan. Amnesty International covered 50 women’s rights defenders, both men and women. The watchdog said the rights activists are facing different challenges such as threat, sexual assault, and …
Read More »What really happened in Tikrit after ISIL fled
Tribal rivalries in Tikrit motivated the recent wave of looting and reprisals, Iraqi officials say. Baghdad – Arson and looting incidents in Tikrit after the Iraqi army recaptured the city last week from fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have highlighted the deep divisions between …
Read More »UN: 100,000 new displaced in Yemen since strikes began
UNICEF says majority of those that have fled their homes since conflict escalated are women and children. More than a 100,000 people have fled their homes after Saudi-led coalition air strikes began in Yemen, according to UNICEF. A spokesman from the UN agency, Rajat Madhok, told Al Jazeera that most …
Read More »5 civilians dead, 6 wounded in Kunar violence
KABUL: Five persons have been killed including a woman in two separate violence incidents in eastern Kunar province, officials said Tuesday. Taliban fighters opened fire on a car, leaving two persons, including a woman dead and three others wounded in Narang district, Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkhel, Kunar police chief, …
Read More »Commending ‘no performance’
Where is the sterling performance? If it’s not fretting what else it is? Give a cursory sight to the six months journey of the government and you will conclude without much trouble that insecurity is on the rise, kidnappings are soaring, and national economy is faltering. Students are protesting because …
Read More »Taliban kill three ex-colleagues in Jawzjan for joining peace
AT-KABUL: Militants killed three former Taliban furthers, who had renounced violence and joined peace process in northern Jawzjan province, said a local official. Jawzjan police spokesman, Abdul Manan Rauf, said that the three former insurgents were killed in an ambush of the Taliban the other day. “The three people were …
Read More »Govt’s stance on Yemen war: Abdullah rejects differences with President
AT-KABUL: As criticisms grow on government’s decision to back Saudi Arabia on Yemen war, Chief Exertive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that he wants to make it clear that the National Unity Government (NUG) has come up with the decision after consultations with Jihadi leaders, religious scholars and …
Read More »Peace talks will enter new phase if Mullah Mansoor authorized: HPC
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following reports that said Mullah Omar has given the authority to his deputy Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor to make decisions on his behalf; officials in the High Peace Council (HPC) said Monday that the peace talks will step into a new phase if this happened, because Mullah …
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