Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The chief executive officer (CEO) of the country Abdullah Abdullah welcomed Beijing’s efforts to help the Afghan government in the reconciliation process with the Taliban, but said the process had to be Afghan-led. Delivering a lecture at the O.P Jindal Global University’s Sonipat campus the other day, Abdullah said …

Details about peace process shared, says HPC’s spokesman Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament on Monday decided to summon the security and High Peace Council (HPC) officials over growing insecurity. Expressing concerns over the rampant insecurity, the lawmakers have decided to summon the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABU: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) received six ambulances as part of the ongoing support provided by the Republic of Korea and the UNICEF to save the lives of women and children in provinces of Daikundi and Ghor. The ambulances procured by the UNICEF will be …

AT-KABUL: High-ranking officials of the Afghan Foreign Ministry and Pakistani authorities discussed preparations for the upcoming Heart of Asia Conference in Islamabad, a follow-up of the Istanbul Process. According to a press release issued here by the Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul, the meeting was held the other day here in …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) intends to increase the amount of return grant for the returning Afghan families with cooperation of the international donors. The minister of refugees Sayed Husain Aelemi Balkhi told the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) on Monday that increasing the aid package for …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that huge caches of ammunition were recovered in Paktia province. In a media statement issued here, the spy agency said that NDS personnel discovered and confiscated three ammunition caches belonging to the Haqqani Network. The militant group wanted to use …

AT-KABUL: Kabul Police on Monday said that 15 suspected criminals were arrested in Kabul province within past 24 hours. In a press statement issued here the Kabul Police said the arrested persons were accused of murder, kidnapping and robbery. The suspects were held in 10th, 12th and 13th police jurisdictions …

AT-KABUL: As many as 58 armed militants were killed and 23 others injured in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has …

AT-KABUL: A suicide car bomb rocked southern Helmand province on Monday afternoon, killing five persons including the bomber on the spot and injuring four others including two policemen, a security official said. “A terrorist riding an explosive-borne car blew it up when stopped in a police checkpoint outside provincial capital …

GHAZNI: Two women were killed and four others, including a newly born baby, wounded in a roadside bombing in the Taliban-infested Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. Shafiq Nang, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the victims were members of a family returning home …