Afghanistan Times

KABUL: An investigative report released by PAYK Investigative Journalism Center says that anti-narcotics program has been faced with failure as in Helmand Province, not even 1 percent of poppy cultivation has been eradicated. The report adds that same was the situation of poppy eradication campaigns in other parts of the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Roughly 29 militants were killed in military operation carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that most of the areas of Sangin district were cleared of insurgents in the operation. The source said that …

AT-KABUL: The top NATO commander, General John Campbell on Wednesday called on the Chief Executive of the national unity government, Abdullah Abdullah where they discussed different issues including the US long-term support to Afghanistan. “Americans have found great enthusiasm and interest in supporting Afghanistan and they are optimistic about future …

AT-KABUL: Afghan war has taken a brutal turn in the previous year as armed conflict between the warring parties has resulted in twenty-two percent increase in civilian causalities. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in its annual report, released on Wednesday, documented 10,548 civilian casualties caused by armed …

AT-KABUL: At least four civilian were killed and one another wounded in a roadside blast in Kabul. Kabul police in a press statement issued here said that a Toyota Corolla car carrying a pregnant woman from Qarabagh district to center of Kabul hit a roadside mine, as a result four …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Youth Civil Society Association (AYCSA) urged the national unity government to establish a ministry for youth affairs which was promised to address problems faced by young Afghans. The association warned the government of nationwide protests if the demand was not met by President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive …

Since September 2014, the month when Afghanistan got a new government, five months have elapsed, but no major breakthrough has been visible on the ground particularly on security front. The new government’s attempt to do something totally new on foreign policy front has also drawn flakes. Though this troubled nation …

AT-KABUL: Six policemen died in clashes between Afghan security forces and militants in southern Kandahar province. Zia Durani, spokesman for Kandahar police, confirmed the incident and said that police were patrolling Band-e-Timor area of Maiwand district, when they came under attack from Taliban militants killing six policemen. He said that …

AT-KABUL: Pakistani Army Chief General Raheel Sharif and Director General of ISI Rizwan Akhtar in a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani reaffirmed Islamabad’s commitment to support Afghanistan’s peace process. They said that Pakistan has taken a new direction to facilitate the reconciliation efforts. This is the fourth visit of the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chairman of Pakhtunkhwa Mili Awami Party (PkMAP), Mahmood Khan Achakzai, said that mistreatment with Pashtuns and Afghans in Pakistan was not tolerable anymore. Talking to a press conference the Pashtun nationalist leader said, “We don’t know the concept of refugee. Afghans are our brothers and it …