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AT-KABUL: Lee Hilling, the author of “A Place of Miracles”, one of the top ten best-selling, self-publishing books, formally launched his book in here at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC). According to a press release issued here by French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) the launch of book …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is set to appoint new head coach for the national cricket team, official said Friday. The ACB spokesman, Farid Hotak, told Afghanistan Times that the decision will be taken as the contract with former Head Coach Andrew Moles has expired and the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, leader of Dawat-e-Islami party and former Jihadi leader on Friday said criticized the Taliban and said the rebel group’s activities and their leadership and management system is against Islam and Shari’a. He said the insurgent group is a puppet to foreigners. He however …

AT-KABUL: Three Taliban armed attackers today afternoon attacked the house of Zabul Security Chief, in Qalat city, where after few minutes, one attacker was killed and two were detained by security forces, provincial official said. Zabul Governor’s spokesman, Gul Islam Syal, told Afghanistan Times three suspected Taliban armed men today afternoon …

Hamid Karzai condemns suicide attacks in Kabul, Logar AT-KABUL: At least 15 people were killed and about 140 injured on Friday in the wee hours suicide attack near a military base in the capital city, Kabul. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives filled truck in Shah Shaheed area of Kabul …

AT-KABUL: At least six people were killed and 15 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a truck filled with explosives in the capital of Logar province on Thursday early morning, said officials. Member of the provincial council, Abdul Wali Ahmadzai, said the suicide bomber detonated a mini-truck filled with …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Resolute Support Mission and the US forces commander in Afghanistan Gen. John F. Campbell has said that there is no way that the Taliban can defeat the Afghan national security forces. He made the remarks at a session held at Brooking Institution at Washington DC on …

Fatiha for Mullah Omar: Kabul police confuse over arrests order AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has ordered the capital police to arrest those government officials who the mourned the death of Mullah Omar and offered Fatiha however the police seemed perplexed as the orders do not identify …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday released a report documenting 559 women civilian casualties—revealing 23 percent increase in the first six months of 2015 across the country. Director of Human Rights Unit of UNAMA, Danielle Bell, said that the UNAMA protection of civilian …

At least 56 Taliban and Islamic State (IS) fighters have been killed in a barrage of drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the governor’s spokesman, said the unmanned aircraft fired a volley of missiles on hideouts in the Gogori area of Haska …