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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Thursday’s attack on the civilians in the southern province of Helmand. A suicide bomber detonated his car filled with explosives just outside the branch of the New Kabul Bank at around 12:00pm in the Lashkar Gahn city, the provincial capital. At least 34 …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) set the July 7th, 2018 (16 Saratan, 1397 solar year) for the parliamentary and district council elections. Long awaited date for election finally announced after two years delay in parliamentary election by the IEC. After broad fraud in presidential election in 2014, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A bomber detonated his car filled with explosives in front of a private bank Thursday in southern Helmand province, killing 34 people and wounding over 56 others, provincial officials said. “The attack took place in front of the New Kabul Bank branch in the Lashkar Gah city …

AT-Kabul: Over 20 people were “martyred” and 55 more were injured today after a suicide bomber detonated his car against the provincial branch of the New Kabul Bank in Lashkargah, capital city of Helmand province. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the governor told Afghanistan Times over 20 people have been “martyred” …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: China is a supporter to the reconstruction and development of new Afghanistan, and would always stand beside the country, Chinese foreign ministry said. “Since longtime, China has been providing ground assistant to Afghanistan—built some hospitals, schools and other infrastructures, and would continue doing that,” Chen Feng, Counselor …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRRD) on Wednesday said that the largest water distribution network was inaugurated in Zaranj city of southwestern Nimroz province. This project was implemented by National Water Supply program of MoRRD at a total cost of $21 million. A statement issued by MoRRD said …

‘8,000 new posts approved for teachers’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KBAUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday introduced the new commissioners for the Independent Commission for Civil Services and Administrative Reform (ICCSAR), saying that the culture of nepotism “must be changed to a transparent serving culture in administrations”. Nine new commissioners mostly having …

AT-KABUL: The government removed the last and central tent installed by the protestors in Kabul. “The security forces raided the protest tent in Zanbaq crossroad at around 11:35 and removed it,” said a protest organizer, Haroon Motaref. He said that during removal of the tents, the security forces faced resistance …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A judge of appealing court was lost dead and his two brothers sustained injuries on Tuesday in a bomb attack occurred in Jalalabad, capital-city of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the provincial governor has been quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News as saying, …

AT-KABUL: The human rights independent commission asks the government to arrest and prosecute those people who had attacked on the Kabul protestors. Security forces raided the protest tent in the Zanbaq crossroad Monday night and removed it as the last tent. According to Haroon Motaref, an organizer for the protest …