Afghanistan Times
Nearly 60 militants including eight Taliban leaders killed during operation: Officials By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Security officials in southern Helmand province said that they are investigating civilian casualties possibly incurred during an operation in Sangin district of the province. The provincial council chief on Saturday confirmed the killing of 20 civilians …
Read More »Helmand flare-up; ‘Eleven killed, 21 wounded after a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives in Lashkargah city’
AT-KABUL: At least eleven people were killed and 21 others received injuries after a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives outside a Kabul Bank branch in Lashkargah, the capital city of Helmand province, officials said on Saturday. “Around 02:30am local time, a suicide car bomber targeted an Afghan National Army …
Read More »Russia offers cooperation to US on Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Russian President’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov has offered cooperation to US and NATO member countries to accommodate common goals in Afghanistan. According to TASS report on Friday, “we, for our part, are ready to restore cooperation with the US and with the NATO countries …
Read More »Ending the war
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan 1400, a political movement of Afghanistan’s new generation, visualized the record number of civilian casualties in 2016 by coloring the “Kabul River in red1” and called for awakening and a renewed focus on ending the war in Afghanistan, the movement said in a media statement. Jawid …
Read More »US administration lends support to NUG
AT News Report-KABUL: President Asrhaf Ghani and the US president Donald Trump discussed several things including regional security issues, economic affairs, development, and investment, as well as the joint fight against terrorism and the role of countries that sponsor terrorism. Both the presidents exchanged these views during a telephone conversation. …
Read More »ICRC suspends mission in Afghanistan
Red Cross temporarily stopped its mission after six aid workers killed by unknown gunmen By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday suspended operations in Afghanistan after it its six aid workers killed by militant on Wednesday in northern Jawzjan province. Furthermore, two other employees …
Read More »Editorial: A wicked crime
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an international humanitarian movement. It has approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide. The core reason behind its establishment is to protect human life, providing health services aimed at ensuring to prevent and alleviate human suffering. The committee has unique authority under international …
Read More »Karzai blames “enemies of Afghans” for Kabul attack
AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president, “strongly” condemned Tuesday’s suicide attack in Kabul, calling it against all human and Islamic principle carried out by the enemies of Afghanistan. A man on foot detonated his explosives at the car park of the Supreme Court in a rush hour when the officials …
Read More »Nangarhar residents revolt against Daesh
AT-KABUL: People in the eastern province of Nangarhar are pestered of the Daesh terrorist group’s harassment, said officials. “People have been pestered enough of Daesh harsh activities in four districts of the province,” provincial spokesman Ataullah Khogianai said. “Daesh cruel activities caused to the people uprising against this group and …
Read More »Six ICRC employees killed in Jawzjan
AT-KABUL: At least six staffers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gunned down on Wednesday, after their vehicles came under attack of unidentified armed men in northern Jawzjan province, provincial security official said. Provincial Police Chief, Rahmatullah Turkistani, confirmed the incident and said the dead bodies of …
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