Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan A Cricket Team won a two-match four-day Test series against Bangladesh after their second match ended in a tie on Monday. The hosts were put to bat first by Afghans – who won the toss – and posted a total of 18-1 on the score …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A private local radio station in Afghanistan has finally shut down after numerous threats from the Taliban who objected to women working as presenters, officials at the radio station said on Monday. The incident comes as the Taliban are discussing a peace deal with the United …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed and another 34 wounded on Monday as a roadside bomb ripped through a truck headed to a wedding ceremony in southern Kandahar province, a military official said. Spokesman for the 205th Atal military corps, Essa Sadiq, …

 Lack of economic opportunities and residential infrastructure, as well as continuous violence in all over the country are considered major hurdles before the repatriation of the migrants who fled to neighboring and other countries during war time. A report released on Sunday reveals that the Afghan refugees who returned to …

AT News Report KABUL: At least913 civilians have been killed while another 2,800 received injuries in the first five months of the ongoing year, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said Monday. “Our findings show that civilian casualties still take place without reduction in intensity, something that has made …

AT News Report KABUL:  At least two children embraced martyrdom after a planted mine went off in northern Balkh province—Taliban and other terrorist groups using landmines as tool against Afghan and foreign security forces that unfortunately civilians, including the children have been the most victims. 209 Shaheen Crops Spokesman Haneef …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 83 militants have been killed and 17 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …

Domestic pharmaceutical factories to meet Afghan people’s 20 percent medicinal needs AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said Sunday that over 40 pharmaceutical factories have been put into operation in Afghanistan, producing more than 150 types of medicinal drugs to meet citizens’ needs. The medicines are …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday warned against the recurrence of 2014 poll’s scenario in the upcoming presidential election, saying if that happened it will lead to an irreversible catastrophe. Speaking at a conference tilted “Women’s Participation in Election,” he said that …

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) in a statement on Monday confirmed that a budget of $149 million – of which nearly 60 percent will be provided by the Afghan government–has been approved for the upcoming presidential election. The IEC in a statement said the relevant authorities …