Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: At least eight polio vaccinators including women were shot dead in separate attacks by the unknown armed men in northern Takhar and Kunduz provinces, sources privy to the issue, confirmed. Following the attack on the health workers providing polio vaccination, the polio campaign has been halted in …
Read More »Etisalat Wins 2021 Fastest Mobile Network Award
AT NewsKABUL: Etisalat has been announced the winner of the Fastest mobile network award in Afghanistan by Ookla, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, testing applications, and related technologies. The ranking was based on an analysis of 18,910 tests actively initiated by customers across Afghanistan to check …
Read More »Karzai Meet with Afghan Women Entrepreneurs
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met with some Afghan women entrepreneurs on Wednesday in capital Kabul. The former president’s office said in a statement, that the women entrepreneur shared their concerns about the existing hurdles ahead of their businesses. “In this meeting, the women entrepreneur talked about their …
Read More »Formation of Incl Govt Stressed in Meeting of EU, Central Asian Envoys
AT News KABUL: The EU special representative for Afghanistan, Central Asia Special Envoys for Afghanistan, and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia met on Wednesday in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, where they stressed the need of forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan. A joint statement was issued following the …
Read More »Family Lost 7 Members in US Night Raids Calls for Justice
AT News KABUL: A family that lost seven members in the US forces’ night raid and is now struggling with the deteriorated economy- calls for justice. Several years ago, the American forces raided a residence in Shirzad district of Nangarhar, killing at least seven members of a single-family. The orphans …
Read More »Former President Saddened Over Death of Child in Well in Zabul
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed sadness over the death of the child who died after being trapped for at least three days in a well in the southern Zabul province. The former president offered his condolences to the family of child and wished him paradise. Haidar, 6, …
Read More »Zabuli Child Trapped for Days in Well Died
AT News KABUL: A 6-years old child trapped in a well for more than three days in Qalat, capital of Zabul province, has died, officials confirmed. The child was named Haidar and fell into a well Jaldak village in Qalat city. However, the rescue team from the capital was sent …
Read More »Women in Kabul Rally Call Protest Biden’s Decision
AT News KABUL: A large number of women set a rally in capital Kabul to protest US President Joe Biden’s decision of the Afghan assets. Biden last Friday signed an executive order to preserve $3.5 billion of Afghan assets for potential compensation payments to victims of 9/11. A similar amount …
Read More »Detained Former Military Officer Released
AT News KABUL: A former military officer who was detained by the forces of the Islamic Emirate has been released. Earlier, Javad Jafari, who worked as a military officer in the former government, was detained by the Islamic Emirate. Jafari said that he was in detention for at least five …
Read More »Young Woman Teaches Street Children for Free in Kabul
AT Monitoring Desk Soda Najhand, a high school graduate, launched free education classes for children working as street vendors in Kabul. The children are taught for at least three hours a day in one of the Kabul parks. “I started teaching them Dari first—to teach them how to read–and then …
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