Afghanistan Times

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Land mafia in this already troubled country has been widening its influence, day by day. The victims here also are the unfortunate civilians with no political backing. When their lands come under the attack of land mafia the hapless civilians cannot do anything but to see their …

KABUL: Two men accused of killing their wives have been arrested in western Herat and northern Kunduz provinces, officials said on Monday. Abdul Rauf Ahmadi, Herat police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Samia, the slain woman, was beheaded by her husband because of family feud. The man was addicted …

KABUL: Angeza Shinwar, ex-journalist and member of the provincial council of Nangarhar Province who got seriously wounded in an explosion in Jalalabad city has succumbed to injuries. Zabihullah Zmarai, another member of the provincial council of Nangarhar says that Angeza Shinwari breathed last around 12: PM last night in the …

KABUL: Chief of Dawat-e-Islami (DI) party Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf vowed on Sunday that Mujahideen would stand firm to counter Daesh (ISIS) the way they challenged those who invaded Afghanistan. Sayyaf was addressing a gathering marking a national holiday to celebrate the Afghan Mujahideen’s military victory over the Red Army, …

Amid the drawdown of coalition forces reports about embryonic presence of Daesh in Afghanistan have been doing rounds in media. American officials say they acknowledge that Daesh has spread into Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Maj. Bradelee Avots says the spread of Daesh into Afghanistan is of great concern. Too …

AT-JALALABAD: Polio vaccination drive kicked off in eastern region on Sunday. Public Health director of Nangarhar province said that 936,000 children will be administrated drops against the crippling disease during the campaign. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Najibullah Kamawal, said 6,000 vaccinators will administrate the polio drops to around 936,000 …

AT-KABUL: Head of Defense Committee of UK parliament, Rory Stewart, called on the ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Sunday. British ambassador to Kabul and members of Firozkoh institute were also present on the occasion, who appreciated the support of Hamid Karzai and the UK’s Prince Charles to the institute. They …

AT-KABUL: Two would-be suicide bombers who planned to carry out attack on a police check post in Jalalabad city were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province, said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) the other day. The NDS said in a statement that both of the would-be suicide attackers were from …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as six people lost lives and around 20 houses were destroyed in separate avalanches in northeastern Badakhshan province, said official on Sunday. Spokesman for Badakhshan governor, Ahmad Nawid Frotan, said the avalanche took place the other night in Kalafzar area of Yamgan district, leaving six …

AT Monitoring Desk –KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Sunday that a group of men, allegedly involved in sexually assault of a teenager boy in northern Faryab province and gang rape and murder of two women in Takhar and Kunduz provinces, were arrested by police. The MoI spokesman, Sediq …