Pakistani army resumed rocket attacks on the eastern areas of Afghanistan after a lull. The artillery based in the tribal areas just across the Durand Line fired nearly 200 rockets on four villages of the Dangam district in the bordering province of Kunar. According to local officials, the rockets struck …
Read More »84 insurgents killed in army operations
AT-KABUL: At least 84 militants were killed and 24 others were wounded in different operations launched by the army and other security force within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) …
Read More »India donated wheat snatched by Taliban in western Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: Four trucks, loaded with Indian donated wheat, and on way to western Ghor province, have been intercepted and seized by alleged Taliban fighters in western Afghanistan, officials told Afghanistan Times. The trucks were carrying Indian donated wheat from western Herat to the remote and less developed Ghor province when …
Read More »US official terms Pakistan “part of new strategy”
AT-KABUL: An official in the US department of defense has called Pakistan as “part of new US strategy”, saying that Washington doesn’t have any intention for military operation against Pakistan. The statement contradicts President Donald Trump’s anti-Pakistan remarks that had threatened to cut aids if Islamabad does not close Taliban …
Read More »Editorial: Youth is the future
Last day the former President Hamid Karzai in a meeting with the youth representatives held at his office, called the youth as the mighty wealth of the country and said, “Afghanistan would have a bright future with the help of capable youth.” No doubt, the youth, and the future could …
Read More »Pakistan resumes Afghanistan shelling
AT-KABUL: Pakistani military has resumed firing rockets on the eastern parts of Afghanistan, said officials in Kunar province, where according to reports, some 180 rockets crashed Saturday night. The rockets hit Dangam district, and the district governor, Ahmad Rahman Danesh said most of the rockets targeted residential areas. Kunar shares …
Read More »Lawmakers are not optimistic to Kabul-Islamabad talks
AT-KABUL: Some lawmakers say they are not optimistic to the results of the Kabul-Islamabad talks over Pakistan’s promises in cooperation to fight terrorism. The legislators ask for Pakistan’s practical measures in this regard. “Afghanistan has handed enough proofs and evidences to Pakistani officials that the recent Kabul attacks were planned …
Read More »MAIL to build 12 cold warehouses
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Sunday said that it will construct 12 cold stocks in order to support farmers for further income across the country. Construction of stocks with freezer is the top agenda for the MAIL in order to protect fruits and vegetables and help …
Read More »164 army generals go to retirement
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense said that 164 army’s reserved generals went to retirement. “164 army generals, who reached the age of retirement were retied,” said General Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for defense ministry. He added that the retired generals were reserved and did not have positions in the army. Waziri said …
Read More »Tattooed ‘blue-skinned’ Hindu Pushtuns look back at their roots
Former President Hamid Karzai meets the small, forgotten Afghan ‘Sheen Khalai’ community in India on whom a film is being made As they walk through the corridors of the exhibition, looking at photographs of themselves in traditional clothes, the women begin to sing first. At first, the tune is tentative. …
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