Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: At least five polio vaccination workers were killed and four others were wounded in separate attacks in Jalalabad, the capital city and two other districts of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks against health workers. Provincial governor spokesman, Ataullah Khogyani said …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The NATO is seeking bases in Qatar to train the Afghan security forces after withdrawal as part of its commitment with Afghanistan after departure. According to Reuters, after two decades of war, forces from 36 countries involved in NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan are set …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said that Russia donated emergency kits’ shipment arrived to the country today. This kits’ shipment was handed over to the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier, which reached the country today, said MoPH. According to a statement in a joint …

AT News KABUL: Czech President Milos Zeman has expressed concerns over the U.S. and NATO forces withdrawal from Afghanistan, warning the country could be a new hotspot for the terrorism, a spokesperson said. The U.S. led allied forces are on track to depart Afghanistan before September 11. “At the summit, …

AT NewsKABUL: The United Nations Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues, Jean Arnault vows that the UN supported a reconciliation process to the Afghan conflict and that all sides should stress on end of war and ensuring peace in Afghanistan.Arnault cited the remarks in a meeting with chairman …

AT Monitoring DeskKABUL: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks U.S. trust to hand him over guarding and running of Kabul- Hamid Karzai- Airport after the withdrawal of U.S. led NATO forces from Afghanistan.Turkey would be the “only reliable” country left to stabilize Afghanistan after the US pulls out its troops, …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said that a four day anti-polio immunization drive started to vaccinate 9.9 million children in 34 provinces across the country.The campaign launched by the MoPH in cooperation with the WHO and UNICEF, which through 9.9 million under five years …

AT NewsKABUL: Members of the Parliament on their Monday session expressed criticisms over surge in insecurity and violence ragging on across the country.Speaker of the lower house of the parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani called on the security officials to include people through besiegement in protecting the country.Some member of the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan government is yet to reach an agreement with the political leaders over the formation of the State Supreme Council whether to declare it as decision-making board or consultative board. President Ashraf Ghani’s Political Adviser, Muhammad Mohaqiq said that there is “still disagreements” over formation of …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai is sorrowed over the death of a prominent jihadi figure, Qazi Mohammad Amin Weqad. Karzai called Waqad’s death a tragedy. Office of the Former President said in a statement that late Waqad was a top member of Nuhzat-e-Islami party who paid unstoppable efforts …