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AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Sunday its operatives had rescued a university student from abductors in eastern Laghman province. In a statement, the NDS said that the kidnappers Abdul Haq and Gul Saht were arrested during an operation in the province. “The captured rebel kidnapped the boy …

To preserve the gains made in the past 15 years in Afghanistan, the United States President signed the annual defense budget, authorizing $3.4 billion for Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF). The annual defense budget—the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017—will help the Afghan security forces to degrade terrorists …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Political experts on Tuesday in a monthly meeting of the Rana Think Tank urged the government to put the good governance on the top of its agenda to reach to real democracy. The experts believed that without good governance, democracy cannot be respected and protected in a …

After formation of the National Unity Government in 2014, Islamabad promised Kabul that it would bring Afghan insurgents, enjoying safe havens and support in Pakistan, to the negotiating table. Although, most of Afghans knew that the honeymoon period would not last for long, President Ashraf Ghani has to give a …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Former President Hamid Karzai on Saturday said that Afghanistan had never accepted the Durand Line as an official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and would never accept. Addressing official inauguration of Afghanistan Naween Research and Study Organization (ANRSO), the ex-president said that the Line was an …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Saturday its operatives arrested a suicide bomber before he managed to carry out an attack on a police compound in the eastern Paktika province. In a statement, the NDS identified the bomber as Abdul Bari son of Akhtar Gul, saying he …

AT-KABUL: The US President Barack Obama approved $ 3.4 billion annual defense budget for Afghan security forces under – the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017. In addition to that, announced $ 400 $ 900 million funds to Pakistan in a condition on a defense Secretary Certification that is taking …

AT-KABUL: At least 34 insurgents including a commander were killed and wounded in different operations launched by the Afghan security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, Ministry of Defense said on Friday. In a media statement, the ministry said the national army with the cooperation of the …

AT-KABUL: Three policemen were killed after the Taliban insurgents attacked their checkpoint in Khan Abad district of northern Kunduz province. A senior security official told Afghanistan Times at condition of anonymity that the attack took place on Friday morning. The checkpoint is located in Mullah Ghulam area of Khan Abad, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has lodged a strong protest over shelling of areas across the Durand Line by summoning Pakistan’s ambassador Syed Ibrar Hussain. According to a media statement issued by the MoFA, the foreign ministry’s first political chairman Muhammad Musa Arifi had conveyed serious concerns …