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AT-KABUL: Unidentified armed men have abducted six civilians in Gilan district of Ghazni province, chief of the provincial council said on Saturday. Head of the council Khaliqdad Akbari said that unknown armed men stopped a bus in Dalan desert of Gilan district on late Friday and abducted six civilians, including …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament could not hold its general session on Saturday because a majority of the MPs were absent. Workload on the parliamentary committees has increased. Some lawmakers, who attended the session, lashed out at their absent colleagues, saying the Wolesi …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan hosted its first international marathon the other day with participation of 160 runners from 12 countries. Athletes from the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, France and several others country run in the 42 kilometers race in central Bamyan province. Briton Keith MacIntosh, 41, won the race with a …

“If the Taliban ceases attacks, it will pave grounds for foreign troop pullout. A time will come that the Taliban and general public will tell foreign troops to leave as there is no war in the country, says HPC.” AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) said that to …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai stressed that longer presence of the US troops in Afghanistan should bring lasting peace to the country. The US decided to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through 2016 and 5,500 troops beyond for training and helping Afghan security forces. A press statement released by former President …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Scores of Afghan lawmakers say that Russia’s concerns over presence of the Taliban insurgents along borders of the Central Asian countries could not be ignored. A number of lawmakers told Afghanistan Times that the concerns of Russia over the Taliban infiltration into Central Asia through Northern provinces …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that a militant group was busted in southern Kandahar province. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that its operatives succeeded in busting the group during an operation in the Kandahar city and arrested 11 militants. The …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday said that Afghanistan annually imports worth $400 million drugs from foreign countries, but still 40 percent of the medicines are imported through illegally channels. Minister of Public Health, Feruzoddin Feroz, said that 40 percent of drugs are imported illegally which includes low …

AT-Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani on Friday visited to northern Kunduz city, where he paid tributes to security forces, and appreciated their sacrifices to restore security in Kunduz. He visited after the security officials announced on Tuesday that they had fully cleared the city from Taliban. Taliban captured the northern Kunduz …

5,500 troops beyond 2016 in Afghanistan enough to curtail insurgency: Carter  AT-KABUL: The US President Barack Obama has decided to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through 2016 and 5,500 troops beyond to train and help the Afghan security forces. Responding to the increasing insurgency in Afghanistan, Obama said on Thursday …