Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani who is on a two-day official visit in Iran on Monday stressed on bolstering bilateral ties including economic relations between the two countries and said poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan and the region will not overcome sans mutual cooperation among regional countries. Ghani expressed …

“Growing insecurity, unemployment, fragile economy, rampant corruption, land-grabbing, violence against women, poor healthcare infrastructure, and education services, trouble Afghans” AT-KABUL: Social, security and political affairs analysts said the National Unity Government (NUG) has utterly failed to resolve challenges that were underlined as top priorities by the President Ashraf Ghani and …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over growing insecurity, members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament said that despite signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US there is no end in sight to the militancy. Growing insecurity in different parts of the …

KABUL: Frustrated over growing insecurity in much of the country, Wolesi Jirga members on Monday asked the government to revisit the bilateral security agreement (BSA) with the United States. The lower house members expressed these remarks after they were offered explanations by top security officials about factors behind the deteriorating …

KABUL: At least 17 insurgents, including Pakistani, allegedly involved in attacks on border security forces were arrested in Dur Baba district in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Monday. Lt. Gen. Fazal Din Ayar, the 301st border police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the detained rebels were planning an ambush on …

After a long time, some good has been happening in the region. Afghanistan and Iran on Sunday announced plans for enhanced security cooperation to fight threats from the Daesh, including possibility of joint military operations and intelligence information sharing regarding drug production, trafficking and human trafficking. Relations have remained turbulent …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The second Vice President, Sarwar Danish, termed high illiteracy rate a serious problem. While addressing a reading and writing session, Danish said that thought the government had great achievements in education sector over the past years, still 65 percent of people are illiterate. He said more efforts …

AT-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, said that Daesh fighters are old enemies of Afghanistan who have switched white flags for black. Top security officials briefed Meshrano Jirga on current security situation on Sunday. Ulumi said that there is no difference between terrorist groups. “When the Taliban showed flexibility …

AT-KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai left for Germany on Sunday on an invitation by the University of Bochum and Körber Foundation. Hamid Karzai will deliver a speech in the university. The former national security advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Nazer Husain Rahimi and Ershad Ahmadi are accompanying Karzai in the trip. …

AT-KABUL: The captain of the national cricket team, Mohammad Nabi Isakhil, is scheduled to formally resign from his post today (Monday). The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, Mohammad Farid Hotak, said Nabi will announce his resignation at a press conference today (Monday). He said that Nabi has written to the …