Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan Ambassador to the United State, Hamadullah Mohib on Tuesday met the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) Chairman, Jeffrey Grieco, sheeting light Afghan-US trade relations. “Today, I met with AACC chairman Jeffrey Grieco. We discussed upcoming plans for AACC as well as a wide range of topics …
Read More »15 militants killed in Laghman
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least fifteen insurgents were killed and several others received injures during a clearing operation codenamed “Pamir-5” in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Tuesday. The Provincial Governor Spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak told Pajhowk Afghan News that the offensive involving the Afghan army and others security forces …
Read More »Two ALP members gunned down in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) members have been shot dead by his colleague who had linked with the Taliban insurgents in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. The provincial governor spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News that militants stormed security check …
Read More »Taliban’s organizer for assassinating religious cleric arrested
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that Taliban’s planner and organizer for killing a religious scholar, was arrested in northern Parwan province. “Taliban’s mastermind for assassinating of religious clerics was arrested during operation by intelligence operatives,” said a statement issued by NDS. The statement identified him …
Read More »Caretaker saga; Wolesi Jirga asks govt to introduce nominees, end acting ministers
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday once again criticized National Unity Government for the delay in introducing candidates for the ministries running by acting ministers and urged President to introduce new nominees as soon as possible. “President must introduce new nominees to the parliament for …
Read More »Afghanistan, China sign agreement on customs cooperation
AT-KABUL: Director General for customs department at the ministry of finance Ahmad Reshad Popal, and China’s minister of general administration of custom, Yu Guangzhou, signed an agreement for customs cooperation at the sidelines of the “One Belt, One Road” economic cooperation forum in Beijing, said a statement issued by Finance …
Read More »UN concerns over child deaths in conflict
AT-KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned by the continued increase in conflict-related child deaths in 2017 and urges parties to the conflict to take immediate measures to reduce harm. “I was appalled to hear that an unexploded mortar round killed five boys from the same …
Read More »US announces new policy for Afghanistan, Pakistan
AT Monitoring-KABUL: The US president Trump administration has taken the initiative to frame a new policy with an aim of not allowing terrorist outfits to use Afghanistan and Pakistan’s soil for launching terrorist attacks in any part of the world, ANI reported. The US National Security Adviser Gen. McMaster has …
Read More »‘2016 bitter year for Afghan-Pak relations’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan envoy to Islamabad, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal has emphasized on tension-free relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Trust-deficit has already reached at boiling point between the two neighboring states. Zakhilwal said, both sides should learn something good by memorizing their incorrect acts and decisions in past to …
Read More »Daesh hideouts destroyed in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least three hideouts of the so-called Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group have been destroyed in an airstrike carried out in eastern Nangarhar province, security official said. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement, said that the airstrike has resulted into killing of at …
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