Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture intends to name a street after late Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, leader of Pashtonkhwa Mili Awami Party. Senator Usman Kakar, who was also a prominent activist of Pasthon rights and member of Pashton Tahafuz Movement, succumbed to his severe wounds last …

AT News KABUL: As escalating hostilities are threatening to throw Afghanistan out of gear, the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday heaped scorns on the Taliban for intensifying attacks in Afghanistan and questioned their sincerity in ending the conflict through a peaceful political settlement. “Violence has seriously escalated in Afghanistan …

AT News KABUL: An important district earlier fallen to Taliban militants, was retaken by the government forces in Parwan province some one hour drive north of Kabul. The government forces supported by the air force, launched a vast operation to suppress Taliban insurgents and to retake the districts of Shinwari …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the southeastern province of Paktia said that the Taliban have set crops on fire in the south-eastern province of Paktia. Provincial Press Department said in a statement that the Taliban set ablaze on harvests of a farmer in Abrahim Khel area of Gardez, the provincial …

AT News KABUL: At least two people were killed and another one wounded after gunfire erupted between illegal armed groups in Bagram district of northern Parwan province. District chief Lala Shireen Roufi said the incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Nasro village of the district. This comes as earlier several …

Kabul: For the last three days, participants from seven Eastern Mediterranean countries attended the Regional Workshop to Accelerate the Implementation of the Integration Goal of the Polio Endgame Strategy. The workshop was hosted by GHD|EMPHNET in collaboration with US CDC, WHO, UNICEF, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi. Participants …

AT News KABUL: Taliban militants have attacked several government checkpoints in the Ghazni city, provincial capital of the province with the same name, local officials confirmed. A police officer in Ghazni city speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday that the attacks had taken place in the Shahbaz Khan, Esfanda, …

 AT News KABUL: The government is planning to provide Covid-19 jabs for the prisoners and in charges of the prisons across the country including capital Kabul, an official said on Tuesday. Spokesman for the department SafiullahJalalzaisaid said that the first dose was implemented on 17,000 inmates and staff guarding the …

AT News KABUL: The government limited utilizing aircrafts and choppers for non-military mission, saying that only the Afghan security forces were allowed to use these facilities in fighting against the militants. First Vice President Amurullah Saleh in a statement on Tuesday stood by the decision and called it “logical and …

AT News KABUL: At least 35 drug runners were found guilty of drug trafficking and were sentenced to several years of jail terms in the past one week. A statement issued by the Court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that eight drug traffickers were sentenced to two and …