Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: Local officials in central Ghor province on Sunday said that a group of six Taliban members, including their commander renounced violence by embracing peace and reconciliation process. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Sami Nazhad said scores of Taliban fighters in Chahardara district of the province, who were …

AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it has encouraged by the Afghan people who turned out to have their voices heard on 28 September and to exercise their constitutional right to vote for their next president. This presidential election was the first completely …

AT News Report KABUL: Officials in the ministry of defense said Sunday that over 30 militants, including Taliban and Daesh affiliated members have been killed in the recent joint raids conducted by the Afghan and foreign forces in eastern Nangarhar province. According to the officials, the operations were conducted with …

AT News Report KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) cell have apprehended three drug runners with 198kg of narcotics in eastern Nangarhar province. CNP has conducted anti-drug crackdown in Jalalabad city, Rodad and Batikoat districts of Nangarhar, in which security forces detained three drug dealers and seized 198kg narcotics from them, …

By Wali Muhammad Alizai Internet, especially social media, is undermining the role of the established media that was once used for reshaping public opinion, propagating state’s narrative, and campaigning for public office. Social media provides platform to everyone for influencing public opinion, to dissent with state narrative and to compete …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 43 militants were killed and three 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 Sunday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 12 Taliban’s “Red Unit” fighters were killed during air and ground operations in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Sunday. The Afghan security forces conduced air and ground operations in Wazir area of Khogianai district, in which 12 Taliban ‘s Red Unit fighters were killed, …

AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it has encouraged by the Afghan people who turned out to have their voices heard on 28 September and to exercise their constitutional right to vote for their next president. This presidential election was the first completely …

By Wali Muhammad Alizai Internet, especially social media, is undermining the role of the established media that was once used for reshaping public opinion, propagating state’s narrative, and campaigning for public office. Social media provides platform to everyone for influencing public opinion, to dissent with state narrative and to compete …

We all know that girls in Afghanistan are least exposed to learning opportunities. Afghan girls face poverty, lack of sanitation, and most importantly social norms that force them to drop out before they even start learning. Girls in rural areas enroll in school by the age of 7 and drop …