Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces detained 15 suspected militants in central Maidan Wardak province, said a local official. The provincial police chief, Muhammad Khalil Andarabi, said that Afghan security forces conducted a military operation against the militants, responsible for killing civilians on Kabul-Ghazni highway. The operation was conducted in Jang-e-Pain and …

GHAZNI: Seven members of a family were killed on Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official said. The bombing took place in Alizo locality at around 5:30pm, the governor’s spokesman, Shafique Nang, told Pajhwok Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai donated $50,000 to facilitate scholarships for talented Afghan youth. Hamid Karzai returned home the other day after a 5-day visit to Australia. Karzai was invited by Young President Organization to deliver a speech in a conference. The Afghan ex-president in his speech …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Residents and local officials in northern Sar-e-Pul province expressed their deep concerns over mounting insecurity in the province. They said that if the situation prevailed, some districts in the province may fall to the Taliban. Massoma Ramazani, the secretary of Sar-e-Pul provincial council, told TOLOnews that …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Kunduz Governor, Omar Safi, termed the presence of illegal gunmen a bigger challenge than the Taliban. While talking to a gathering, Safi said that he will resign from his position till end of this solar month, if his demands were not met by the central government. …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As many as 3.5 tons of Afghan heroin worth more than $1 billion has been seized by Russia’s law enforcement agencies in 2014, a report said Monday. An Indian news agency—Russia and India Report, quoted Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) head, Viktor Ivanov, as saying …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A number of unknown armed men have kidnapped five civilians in northern Balkh province, said official on Monday. Spokesman for Balkh acting governor, Munir Ahmad Farhad, said the five men were traveling in a 4Runner vehicle when they were kidnapped by the unknown gunmen. He said …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least three key members of the terrorist group of Haqqani network have been held by security forces in southeastern Paktika province. A statement sent by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Paktika on Monday said the three Haqqani members were arrested from a …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday termed the National Unity Government’s (NUG) US visit as highly productive in terms of rebuilding trust between leaders of the two countries. Abdullah told a session of Council of Ministers that the trip was another step towards strengthening relations and …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of members of the Wolesi Jirga, the parliament house, said Monday that insecurity has increased in the country since mid-March. The lawmakers said that people were not safe in parts of the country and they witness new incidents every day. The MPs also said …