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AT-KABUL: Taliban fighters captured Darqad district of northeastern Takhar province after a four-hour battle with security forces on Wednesday morning, an official said. Sanullah Timori, spokesman for the governor told Afghanistan Times the insurgents launched their attack on the district center late yesterday night. After nearly four hours of fighting …

AT-KABUL: After successful operation, the Afghan security forces had retaken the police headquarters in Dasht-e-Archi of northern Kunduz province. The headquarters was taken by the Taliban two years ago. The government forces had recaptured it on Monday night. The deputy chief of army staff, General Murad Ali Murad, told media …

AT-KABUL: Taliban militants have shut dozens of schools in Warduj district of northern Badakhshan province, officials said on Monday. Taliban has started recruiting students to fight against their very much own homeland. The acting governor of Badakhshan, Shah Waliullah Adeeb, said that Taliban militants have recruited numerous students to fight …

AT-BEIJING: Former Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor, Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, said that some countries were supporting terrorism as a mean to achieve ends. Addressing a conference in China, he said: “To a large extent, terrorist groups in our region and in the Middle-East are being supported by states. Unfortunately, there …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Former governor of Kabul province asked the National Unity Government (NUG) to convene the traditional Loya Jirga to discuss the outstanding issues and explore ways to overcome the existing challenges. Abdul Jabar Taqwa in an exclusive interview with Afghanistan Times said that only the traditional Loya Jirga …

The deadliest quake has left 538 injured, 7,630 houses destroyed. Quake-affected families seek aid. By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Death toll in the Monday earthquake increased to 115. As many as 538 people were injured and 7,630 houses were damaged. The deputy spokesman for Presidential Palace, Zafar Hashimi, said on Tuesday that …

2.5 million Afghans live below poverty line, says UN By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Tuesday said that without ensuring water security there would be no food security. The Deputy Minister Amanuddin Haidari said this in his speech to a gathering on the …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep sorrow over loss of precious lives and property in Monday’s earthquake in Afghanistan. A powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan the other day killing 115 people wounded around 538 others. The earthquake also destroyed 7630 houses, scores of schools, mosques and office buildings. Hamid Karzai …

KABUL: The death toll from Monday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 76, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Tuesday. At least 268 people were injured and 4,000 houses damaged by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck major cities including Kabul, Jalalabad, Faizabad, Taloqan and Asadabad. ANDMA chief …

KABUL: People of southeastern Khost province said that President Ashraf Ghani has failed in fulfilling the promises he has made with the residents of the province during his election campaigns. Karim Jan Sabarwal, a resident of the province, told zhman.net that he was one of the active campaigners of President …