Afghanistan Times
By M. Nadeem Alizai “Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest.” Thomas Sowell’s quote and observations seem cent percent right when one digs deep into the politics of Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It isn’t only his arrogance that shocked Pakistan’s …
Read More »MoE, UNESCO to Launch Literacy Programs for CitizensAT NewsKABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is seeking to launch literacy courses for the citizens in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The MoE said negotiations are underway to finalize plan for launching the programmes. “We are …
Read More »Karzai Condemned Pakistan Attack on Afghan Soil
AT News KABUL: The former president Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the Pakistani military attack on provinces of Khost and Kunar.The Pakistani military carried out airstrikes in Spiri district of Khost province. Former President Karzai on Twitter condemned Pakistani forces’ attacks in Kunar & Khost in which dozens of civilians–including women …
Read More »Islamic Emirate Denies Reports Claims Former Security Forces’ Killed
AT NewsKABUL: The Islamic Emirate turned down the report of the The New York Times’ claiming that dozens of former Afghan security forces have either been killed or disappeared since the Islamic Emirate swept into power.Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid said on Twitter that The New York Times report on …
Read More »Security Department to Help Collection of Electricity Bills
AT News KABUL: First Deputy of the Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar ordered the security departments to help the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, in the collection of electricity bill payments from government departments and powerful individuals. He made the order while chairing the meeting …
Read More »Protests Urges Iran to Stop Mistreatment of Afghan Refugees
AT News KABUL: The residents of capital Kabul and the southeastern province of Khost, staged protests in reaction to the reports about the misconduct of Iran towards Afghan refugees in Iran. Dozens of people took to the streets in the southeastern province of Khost, where they demonstrated over recent reports …
Read More »Media Watchdogs Call for Formation of Media Violation Commission
AT NewsKABUL: The delay in Formation of the Commission on Media Violation (CMV) has been criticized by the Media Watchdogs, saying that despite three months passing since the promise of the caretaker government regarding media, the CMV has yet to be established, and challenges remain unsolved. Nearly three months ago, …
Read More »Islamic Emirate Turns Down Report of Airstrike in Helmand
AT News KABUL: The Islamic Emirate turned down the reports which claimed a US airstrike targeted a weapons cache in the southern province of Helmand, saying that the Islamic Emirate’s forces gathered mines and detonated them near the Shorab area in the province. Earlier, Modern Diplomacy reported that a US …
Read More »Haqqani Urges Tribal Elders to Help Women be provided with Sharia Rights
AT News KABUL: The acting Minister of Interior, Sirajuddin Haqqani in a meeting with the tribal elders from the southern provinces of Paktia, Khost and Paktika, emphasized that women must be granted their Shariah rights. Haqqani was quoted by the Interior Ministry as saying that they are committed to the …
Read More »Three-Day Meeting Chaired By Islamic Emirate’s Supreme Leader in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: The cabinet members of the Islamic Emirate including the Prime Ministers were called in for a meeting chaired by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada in the southern province of Kandahar. The meeting lasted for three days and was held without media coverage. …
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