Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law were killed and three other family members were wounded after being stabbed by son-in-law in northern Baghlan province, official confirmed on Tuesday. Wife and two sons of the slayer are among those wounded, said Provincial Police Spokesman Ahmad Jawid Basharat. The family tragedy …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters carried out attack on several checkpoints of the Afghan security forces in the northern Baghlan province, in which 13 police personnel were killed, officials said on Tuesday. In condition of anonymity, a provincial security source said the militants stormed into several checkpoints on Monday …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s election complaints commission has said that its decision for ballot recount of more than 2,500 polling stations marred by fraud has met with opposition, leaving the recount in tatters. The commission’s spokesperson, Mohammad Reza Fayyaz, has said that after adjudication of complaints and assessment of appeals, …

The abrupt arrest of Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), along with his six colleagues stoked political howls of protest both inside and outside of Pakistan. Pashteen has been accused of “hate speech” and sedition and remanded to judicial custody for 14-days. Surprisingly, the reason cited for …

AT News KABUL: First Vice President General Dustom has urged the country’s political parties to set aside political bickering and forge a solution to the deadlock besetting the elections which failed to produce an outright winner but was plagued by allegations of fraud and other ballot scandals. Dustom made the …

AT News KABUL: At least 22 Taliban militants have been killed and 14 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: The European Union has warned to stop donations to Afghanistan if Ghani’s administration was not serious in battling with corruption. The EU representative in Afghanistan wrote Monday on Twitter that Kabul was not doing enough in counter-corruption as the country was listed as the most corrupt states. …

AT News KABUL: Afghan authorities have shut down over 136 pollutants sources in different parts of Kabul city as part of campaign against air pollution. Anti-Pollution Joint Committee had brought to the halt about 136 pollutants sources including of some buildings, restaurants, hotels, public baths, and sand factories in the …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of interior on Monday shared a list 16 fled criminal following the criticism toward insecurity in capital city, Kabul. The police are chasing these criminals and would hold them accountable, the ministry said in a statement. “These criminals are involved in murdering, robbery, looting and …

AT News KABUL: A new government statistics shows almost half of the country’s two million unemployed are young people, according to government officials. War and a drastic investment deficit are contributing to social unrest and unemployment. According to Sputnik news, the issue was raised on Monday in a Council of …