Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani strongly denounced the republication of insulting cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. A media statement issued by his office on Sunday quoted President Ghani as saying that freedom of expression should be used in a constructive manner to …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) said Saturday that hundreds of schools are still remain closed in parts of the country due to security threats by militants. “Over 530 schools are shut countrywide as a result of insecurity which has deprived 250,000 studnets from education,” said Mohammad …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: After a long-term delay in formation of the new cabinet by the national unity government and the leadership of key posts by caretakers, security situation was faced with several hurdles. In northern Kunduz province, a number of investors said kidnapping and security threats are surging and …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A senior security official in Iran said Saturday that the three neighbors—Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan are cementing their cooperation to beef up security in bordering areas. The deputy commander of Iran’s Border Guards for Operations, Brigadier General Jalal Setareh, was quoted by Iranian media outlets, as …

Revised mechanism for reconciliation, fighting corruption, implementation of law in balance required to reach sustainable peace, say surveyors AT News Report KABUL: A nationwide survey conducted under the title of “Afghan People Dialogue on Peace” revealed that most of people are unsatisfied with the High Peace Council (HPC) as the …

“MPs say they cannot tolerate any pressure from the government in vote of confidence for the cabinet nominees. We will approve only those nominees who qualify for ministries under the Constitution of the country” Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga warned the government to restrain from pressurizing …

AT News Report KABUL: The Kabul police on Saturday said that 174 suspected criminals were arrested within past ten days. In a press statement issued here, the capital police said the alleged criminals were involved in killing, armed robbery, car lifting, smuggling of weapons and using illegal Subscriber Identity Module …

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