Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Friday welcomed Iran and six world powers’ agreement on the framework of a potentially historic deal aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear drive, making a development in a 12-year standoff after marathon talks in Switzerland. Karzai in a statement termed the agreement as vital for …

The bodies of many of those killed by Islamist militants at a Kenyan university are being moved to the capital Nairobi for identification. At least 147 people died when al-Shabab militants stormed Garissa University in north-eastern Kenya, near Somalia. Four of the gunmen involved were killed by security forces. Police …

Data from the second ‘black box’ flight recorder belonging to the Germanwings plane that crashed in the Alps suggests that the co-pilot deliberately accelerated its descent, French investigators say. They say Andreas Lubitz modified the automatic pilot system several times to increase the speed of descent. The information they recovered …

Iran’s president has vowed it will abide by the terms of the preliminary nuclear agreement it signed with six world powers, so long as they do too. “The world must know that we do not intend to cheat,” Hassan Rouhani said in a televised address to the nation. But Mr …

AT-KABUL: Seven members of a family were killed in roadside bomb blast on Friday in the Baraki Barak district of eastern Logar province, an official said. Logar Governor’s spokesman, Din Mohammad Darvish, said that the slain included two men, a woman and four children who were on their way to …

There has been a serious spike in roads insecurity. Masses, once again urged the government to take decisive measures to ensure security along highways. However, the calls fell once again on deaf ears as kidnapping and killing of passengers have become an order of the day.  Instead of establishing security …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Fact Finding Commission, established after killing of the 27-year old Farkhunda to probe the case, has found Farkhunda innocent. The commission’s findings showed that Farkhunda was accused of burning copy of the Holy Quran. The 27-year old was lynched and killed by a mob in Kabul City …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Ministry of Defense rejected the recent media reports about reactivation of the notorious Bagram detention center by the US officials and said the prison was under control of the Afghan government. The ministry’s deputy spokesman Dawlat Wazeri in a telephonic interview with Afghanistan Times said the Bagram …

AT-KABUL: At least 17 protestors were killed and more than 50 were injured as result of a suicide bombing in southeastern Khost city of the country, local officials said on Thursday. The deadly suicide attack in eastern Khost province has targeted demonstrators, who were protesting against the provincial officials to …

AT- Kabul: Deputy Information and Culture Minister, Simeen Hasanzada, has been dismissed for publicly endorsing the brutal lynching of a young woman, who was beaten to death by an angry mob in Kabul city for allegedly burning a copy of the holy Quran two weeks back. The 27-year-old Farkhunda was …