Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Kabul police has detained two people on charges of gold store robbery in police district 6th of the capital city. “Two professional robbers, who planned to steal golds from a shop in 6th PD in Kabul on Sunday night, were arrested by police,” Kabul Police Press Disk …
Read More »Global advisory board holds dialogue on drugs-trafficking in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Mini-Dublin Group, an international advisory board, on Monday hosted a dialogue in Kabul focused on Afghanistan concerning how to best coordinate collective efforts against drugs-trafficking in the country, a statement from the group. The “Mini Dublin Group for Afghanistan” is a platform dedicated to dialogue on …
Read More »Pension law for private sector takes effect
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has approved a regulation proposed by the relevant ministry concerning pensions for non-government organizations’ employees across the country, officials said on Monday. The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) had devised a regulation– comprised of three chapters and 22 articles — …
Read More »‘Coalition govt. can end existing uncertainty’
AT News KABUL: Tensions and crack over the presidential election has getting more complicated and chaotic by passing each day. The Presidential Candidate Council (PCC) has called the formation of coalition government as the only way to get rid of the current challenges and prevent the almost possible election crisis. …
Read More »Iran to probe Afghan protesters’ deaths aimed Kabul pressure
AT News KABUL: After reports regarding deaths of the Afghan nationals in demonstrations in Iran, Kabul has officially asked the Iranian officials for clarification in regards. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Tehran has pledged that they would share the details with Afghanistan after identification of dead people. According …
Read More »HQN’s ammunition cache busted in Khost
AT News KABUL: A big ammunition cache of Haqqani Terrorist Network (HQN) have been discovered and busted by the Afghan security forces in southern Khost province. These huge caches of weapons, ammunition and explosives were seized during an operation, said Ministry of Interior in a statement. Statement said that the …
Read More »Miller meets Dostum discussing peace
AT News KABUL: Top U.S. and NATO led commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller alongside with Acting Defense Minister, Asadullah Khalid has held a meeting with prominent political leader, Abdul Rashid Dostum in northern Jawzjan province, where they discussed issues related to the country’s stability and peace process. “Gen. Miller …
Read More »Kabul, one of world’s polluted cities
AT News KABUL: Kabul has marked the top of the world’s polluted city, said the Assessment by Air Visual, a US and Swiss based air measuring company, adding that the city “has reached hazardous level of polluted wither.” But the National Environmental Protecting Agency has put the measures to a …
Read More »Editorial: Deadliest disease
Globally, the number of HIV-infected people is steadily rising but the number of newly-affected people has decreased by 40pc since 1998. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 7,200 people in Afghanistan are estimated to be HIV-positive. This is while the World AIDS Day was observed on …
Read More »65 insurgents killed in fresh ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 65 militants were killed and nine 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 Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
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