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AT-KABUL:  The High Peace Council (HPC) on Wednesday called on the Taliban to shun violence and join the Afghan-owned peace talks. The newly appointed HPC chairman, Pir Syed Ahmad Gilani, once again asked the militants to pay attention to the call for peace of the Afghan government and masses, asking …

Young generation is considered backbone of a society. Young people are seen as the future and builders of a nation. Therefore, their upbringing and education matters a lot, especially for underdeveloped country like Afghanistan. Availability of opportunities for youth to grow is of utmost importance in the process of nation …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met on Tuesday with President Ashraf Ghani. The newly appointed head and deputy of the High Peace Council (HPC) Pir Sayed Ahmad Gilani and Mohammad Karim Khalili, and the National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar were also present on the occasion. In the meeting held …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations (UN) urged all parties involved in the Afghan conflicts to stop targeting hospitals and respect health facilities. In a press statement, it asked the parties to remember their obligation in respecting the provision of healthcare, not to harm medical personnel and patients and to assure that …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said it had arrested five kidnappers and freed a teenage boy held in their custody. “The NDS operatives succeeded to arrest the group through an operation in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul province,” The NDS said in a statement. It …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Information and Culture on Tuesday held a consultation meeting with the youth representatives to take their viewpoints and demands for improvement of urban programs. Kamal Sadat, deputy culture minister called the youth as the backbone of a society, adding that they should be supported by …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: China is to build 10,000 residential flats in Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the preliminary works have been done. Urban development minister Sayed Saadat Mansoor Naderi told Afghanistan Times that they were working with the Chinese government to accomplish contract of the apartments. “We will …

AT-KABUL: Forty-three terrorists of the Daesh (Arabic acronym of the Islamic State) were killed in two districts of the eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Tuesday. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor said that 25 Daesh terrorists were killed in a NATO air strike Monday night in the Achin …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is expecting to receive 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles from Russia today (Wednesday) in a ceremony to be held in the military section of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.  The Afghan National Security Advisor, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, and officials from …

AT-KABUL:  The Finnish government to deport rejected Afghan asylum seekers said the Finnish Embassy in Kabul. The embassy on Tuesday also informed of an agreement with the Afghan government to be concluded soon regarding to the return of failed Afghan asylum seekers. In a press statement, the embassy said that …