Afghanistan Times

By Dr. Matin Royeen Today is the 13th anniversary of the passing of our beloved last Afghan King, Zahir Khan. I would like the noble people of Afghanistan to celebrate the life of this irreplaceable gentle giant who ruled his nation for 40 years with human dignity, excellent political stature …

AT News KABUL: At least eight soldiers were killed and nine others wounded after a truck bomber targeted their vehicle in Maidan Wardak province, defense ministry confirmed on Monday. A suicide attacker detonated his truck packed with explosives in Sayed Abad district of the province, the ministry said in a …

Some 800m Afs embezzled in emergency food programs AT News KABUL: The government plans to launch the Dastarkhan-e-Melli (DM) to help the vulnerable and destitute. Prior to this, two similar programs were launched during the Corona virus-related quarantine: The first program distributed wheat to poor people and the second one …

AT News KABUL: At least five police and three soldiers were killed when Taliban militants attacked their checkpoint in the northern province of Kunduz, provincial officials confirmed. Provincial Spokesman Esmatullah Moradi, said Monday that the incident took place in the Shinwari neighborhood of Kunduz city, the provincial capital with the …

AT News KABUL: Some journalists in the northern provinces criticize what they say “problems in access to information”, accusing officials particularly police of not cooperating in providing security information. They say that police spokesmen avoid from taking their phone calls for interview. Mohammad Jan Tamkin, head of reporters’ association in …

AT News KABUL: The parliament has referred Ajmal Ahmadi, Acting Governor of Central Bank to the attorney general office for prosecution as he is accused of illegally dismissing bank personnel and refused to answer lawmakers’ questions. Ahmadi who was appointed by President Ghani as the Central Bank acting governor, immediately …

Afghanistan recorded over 2k cases of violence against women in six months of 2020 AT News KABUL: 2,582 cases of violence against women were registered in Afghanistan during the first six months of 2020. Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Spogmai Wardag said on Monday that majority of …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban has emphasized on the release of their prisoners from Afghan government custody in a bid to start the intra-Afghan talks. The Taliban also accused the Afghan government of forging identities and criminal records of the inmates to sabotage the peace process. A Taliban Qatar-Based Member, …

AT News KABUL: At least four Afghan security forces were killed after the Taliban militants attacked their convoy in Badghis on Sunday night, officials said on Monday. A security source says that the Taliban insurgents had attacked the convoy in Qarcheghi area of Qades district, in which four soldiers were …

Consider their track record; apprehensions existed since well before the signing of a power-sharing deal between President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman Abdullah Abdullah in May. However, their recent modus operandi concerning key national issues are only realizing and substantiating those worries. It’s only the beginning of their joint government but …