Afghanistan Times
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 …
Read More »Badakhshan avalanches kill six, destroy 20 houses
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 …
Read More »Men held on charges of gang rape, murder: MoI
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 …
Read More »Afghanistan succeeded in fostering good relations with neighbors: Ghani
AT-KABUL: Terming Kabul’s relations with neighboring countries as the top priority of the Afghan government, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said the other day that Kabul has maintained good relations with neighboring countries including India and is going towards positive direction in this regard. A statement emailed by the Presidential Palace …
Read More »Decisive blow: Huge military operation kicked off in Helmand
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After taking full control of security from international troops, the security forces kicked off a huge military operation in southern Helmand province to boost up security in its northern districts, said official on Sunday. “Around 4,000 Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have joined the operation,” said Omar …
Read More »Keeping tab on madrassa students
In a major breakthrough against terrorism and militant networks, Afghanistan’s premium spy agency NDS, has nabbed several suicide bombers. The spy agency presented the thwarted bombers to the media in Kabul. The would-be suicide bombers, the youngest of whom is just 13, said they were trained at madrassas in Pakistan …
Read More »Pakistan, NATO conducted joint operations inside Afghanistan: Pak minister
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, has said that Pakistan’s military troops and NATO forces have carried out joint military operations inside Afghanistan. Nisar in an interview with Iran’s Fars News Agency (FNA) said the other day that relations between Kabul and Islamabad have never been …
Read More »Man kills seven family members in Zabul
AT-KABUL: A man shot dead seven of his family members in southern Zabul province, said a local official on Sunday. Zabul police chief, Gholam Jailani Farahi, said that a man identified as Ehsanullah killed seven of his family members early on Friday morning. Farahi said that the assailant was suffering …
Read More »Aynak copper mine project security a top priority: MoI
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security forces will spare no efforts to ensure security of Aynak copper mine in Logar province, said an official in the Ministry of Interior (MoI). After delay in extraction of Aynak copper mine, contracted with a Chinese firm, President Ashraf Ghani paid a visit to the mine. …
Read More »MoE concerned over surge in attacks on schools
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) expressed its deep concerns over recent attacks on schools. Kabir Haqmal, spokesman for the MoE, told Azadi Radio that anti-education elements have surged their attacks on schools. Militants reduced three schools to rubbles over the past two weeks in eastern Afghanistan. Haqmal …
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