Afghanistan Times

It’s welcoming that the White House has started weighing adjusting exit plan to slow withdrawal of forces. The slow withdrawal is particulary meaningul in a situation when the country is bleeding profusedly, when the government officials say they have resumed peace talks while the Taliban representatives deny it. The situation …

Afghanistan beat Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare to claim their first World Cup win. Chasing 211 in Dunedin, Afghanistan were reduced to 97-7 but Samiullah Shenwari’s 96 gave them hope. He was caught on the boundary with 19 still required, but last man Shapoor Zadran hit …

When kidnappings are soaring, security apparatus looks engrossed in tackling militancy only. Kidnappings and militancy have much in common yet they are two different security related challenges. It’s probably one of the most irritating law and order problems for the security and intelligence mechanists of the country to tackle with. …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that one in every three conflict-related detainees has endured torture or ill-treatment. The UNAMA in its report issued on Wednesday said that every third of the 790 interviewed detainees has said to have endured torture or ill-treatment. The report said …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces detained two would-be suicide bombers in western Herat province who had disguised themselves in women’s dress. Mehdi Rezaie, a spokesman for the Afghan army in Herat, said that Afghan forces arrested the suicide bombers in Guzara district of the province. He added that the bombers wanted …

AT-KABUL: Floods triggered by heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan killed scores of people, damaged tens of houses and blocked routes to several districts. Sarhadi Zwak, spokesman for Laghman governor office, said that heavy rains in five districts of the province triggered floods that led to killing of four people, destruction …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, said that President Barack Obama would decide soon the level of US troops in Afghanistan. President Obama is on the right track, Kerry told lawmakers during a Congressional hearing. However he added that decision regarding pullout plan from Afghanistan would …

AT-KABUL: The United States has warned its citizens in Afghanistan of serious security threats in the aftermath of abduction of 30 Hazara passengers in Zabul. In a mediate statement, the US Embassy warned Americans working in the country of multiple attacks. The embassy said that it lacked information regarding “the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In two separate blasts five Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) personnel were killed, said official sources. On Wednesday afternoon a military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by insurgents near Khost City, the spokesman of the first Afghan National Army (ANA) Corps, Capt. Abdullah,  told …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  An operation launched against anti-statement elements in Tagab district of Badakhshan province has completed, sources said. The provincial police chief Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai said on Wednesday that the district was cleared from insurgents by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). “Fifty-one insurgents were killed and 21 others …