Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Prisoners have killed three policemen and wounded five others in northern Jawzjan province, said the provincial police chief. Faqir Muhammad Jawzjani said a delegation was visiting the prison when the riots erupted. He added that three policemen and a prisoner were killed during the riots. Jawzjani said that the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Violence against women has increased in eastern Nangarhar province, said Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) office in the province. The provincial head of the AIHRC, Sabrina Hamidi, told Mashaal Radio, more cases of violence against women have been registered with the commission this year as comparing …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Terming physical, sexual, and psychological violence as common cases of violence against women in the country, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said Sunday that violence against women had declined in 2014 in compare with the previous years. Revealing its summary of findings, the AIHRC said …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst celebration of the International Women’s Day and the claims that more facilities had been provided for women in the country, officials in eastern Paktika province said Sunday that majority of girls were deprived of education in the province. Khama Press quoted the provincial women’s affairs director, …

AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga, the parliament, on Sunday elected Zahir Qadir and Irfanullah Irfan as the first deputy speaker and deputy speaker respectively, but the candidates for second deputy speaker and secretary failed to gain the needed votes for the slots. As per Article 87 of the Constitution, the parliament …

AT-KABUL: Celebrating the International Women’s Day, the interior minister, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, said Sunday that Afghanistan was in the need of increasing the number of policewomen thus the ministry was keen to surge number of women in police lines. He told a session in Kabul that the ministry was struggling to …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst Kabul’s struggles to bring the Taliban to the table of negotiations and establish joint efforts with Islamabad in war on terror, Pakistani Prime Minister’s Advisor on National and Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, said Sunday that the Afghan government and the Taliban have formed committees for talks, …

KABUL: During the widely-reported peace talks, the Afghan government would offer Taliban with a 30 per cent share in the cabinet and in three provinces, Pakistani media reports on Sunday. The Express newspaper report said that the discussions over peace talks were underway between Afghan government and the Taliban and …

KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Sunday said that ties between Afghanistan and Turkey were moving ahead with tandem, which would help the peace drive more successful. Speaking at a ceremony marking 94th year of Kabul- Ankara friendship, Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai said both the countries …

KABUL: After a 30-hour closure due to heavy snowfall, the vital Salang Highway has been reopened to traffic, officials in central Parwan province said on Sunday. Lt. Gen. Mohammad Rajab, the highway maintenance head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the highway was reopened after hectic efforts at around 5:00 pm. Snowfall, …