As U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office on January 20, he leaves behind an unfinished conflict, the longest lasting and least successful U.S. war in history: Afghanistan. For Afghanistan and the Afghans, Mr. Obama was a President of contradiction whose Afghan policy proved markedly disastrous. He wrongly believed that he …
Read More »‘Bandits loot passengers in Paktia, police act as spectator’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Emboldened by the silence of security officials, bandits have started looting of passengers on the Gardez-Khost highway, not far from police checkpoints, drivers complained. According to a report of Radio Azadi, robbery cases have drastically increased on the Gardez-Khost highway irking both passengers and drivers but the …
Read More »NDS seizes huge cache of ammunition in Balkh
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that an ammunition cache used by the enemies of the country, was discovered and confiscated in the northern Balkh province. In a statement, the NDS said the cache included 395 remote controls, 395 meters of explosives wire, 15 roadside bombs, …
Read More »EU co-hosts forum to combat anti-Muslim discrimination
AT-KABUL: The European Union delegation to the United Nation together with the permanent mission of Canada, the United States and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, is co-host a forum on combating anti-Muslim discrimination and hatred in New York on Tuesday. EU in a statement sent to Afghanistan Times said …
Read More »NUG in turmoil on several issues; CSRS survey shows NUG failed to adopt sincere efforts in peace process
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Center for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS) on Tuesday released a survey, revealing that 62 percent interviewees believed that the National Unity Government (NUG) has failed to adopt sincere efforts in peace process. The analytical and research report, titled “Afghanistan in the past one and a …
Read More »Editorial: Daesh, a rising security challenge
Eastern Nangarhar province badly suffers from the continuing chain of terrorist attacks carried out by notorious global terror outfit, Daesh which is also known as ISIS. Daesh is thought to be a project of Pakistan to destabilize Afghanistan. That’s what is claimed by Afghan authorities and seems true because the …
Read More »Wolesi Jirga approves next year’s budget
By Basir Qazizada-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or the Lower House of the Parliament in its Monday general session approved the draft budget for the Afghan year 1396. The lawmakers approved the budget unanimously. Wolesi Jirga Speaker, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said that the national budget included Afs 429 billion consisting Afs …
Read More »Islamabad gets flak; Perpetrators of recent terror attacks live in Pakistan: Ghani to Bajwa
“For ensuring security in our country, we have all necessary preparations in place” By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: In a telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday, Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Kabul, Kandahar and Helmand provinces, a statement issued by …
Read More »Daesh torches 20 more houses in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring News-KABUL: The Islamic State (IS) aka Daesh insurgents have set 20 more houses in fire in the Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. District governor Hajji Syed Rahman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Daesh rebels burnt 20 more homes of civilians of Khorkai …
Read More »Displaced tribesmen leave Khost for Bannu
Our correspondent-PESHAWAR: Civil administration of North Waziristan has made arrangements for arrival of around 200 families, who have crossed the Durand Line towards Khost Province of Afghanistan with commencing of military action Zarb-i-Azab against militants in June 2014. These Temporary Displaced People (TDP) families would enter North Waziristan at Ghulam …
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