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AT-KABUL: Thirty-nine Taliban fighters have been killed and 17 others wounded in different military operations in the past 24 hours in different provinces, security officials said. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the defense ministry said that Afghan National Army with the collaboration of Afghan National Police and National …

AT-KABUL: Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Tuesday received four more A-29 Super Tucano attack aircrafts from the United States that would boost Afghan security forces ability in the fight against militants, Ministry of Defense said. The four new fighter aircrafts are part of the 20 A-29s plans that would be …

Mohammad Shahzad has a way of becoming the epicentre of action on a cricket field if he’s part of the match. The word ‘epicentre’ is advisedly used, since Shahzad’s batting has caused a fair bit of tectonic plate shifting in Afghanistan’s stirring run at the ICC World Twenty20 2016. Three …

AT News Analysis-KABUL: The Taliban had issued a threat against 21 media organizations, including Afghanistan Times, on Friday, warning the outlets of dire consequences for not complying with the codes formulated by the insurgent group. In a statement, available on the Taliban’s website (http://alemara1.org/?p=45152), the group said that there has …

On Sunday evening a deadly blast in Lahore claimed lives of 72 innocent people and left 300 others injured. Death was dancing in Gulshan-i-Iqbal park of Lahore. As expected, the godless militants have been celebrating their evil act which had ruined 372 families. The terror attack was claimed by Jamaatul …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that three motorcycles full of explosives were discovered and confiscated in the southern Helmand province. In a statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives managed to discover and seize the motorbikes full of explosives through an operation in …

Wolesi Jirga summons security officials for expansion of security AT-KABUL: Acting Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) blamed Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for supporting Taliban against the Afghan government. “The ISI is fully supporting Taliban insurgents with the aim to expand conflicts in different parts of our country,” …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A senior Afghan official asked Pakistani government to either pressure Taliban for the peace talks or close their facilities and bases in the Pakistan soil. “We expect Pakistan to sit Taliban down with us. Otherwise, Islamabad should close the infrastructures of the group based in Pakistan, because …

AT-KABUL: Taliban fighters fired “several” rockets at the parliament’s new building Monday morning, where top Afghan security officials were answering questions raised by the lawmakers regarding the mounting insecurity, security sources told Afghanistan Times. “Four rockets have been fired at the new parliament building located in southwestern part of Kabul …

AT-KABUL: The representatives of the youth from Logar, Paktia, Paktika and Khost provinces accused the government of being negligent for unemployment, warning that joblessness and nepotism would create immense challenges for the educated jobless youth. The Youth Civil Society from these provinces claimed Sunday that the government has not any …