Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: At least 30 Taliban insurgents including a commander were killed and 17 others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, security officials said on Sunday. The national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate …
Read More »Pashtuns seek int’l support for liberation
AT-KABUL: Representatives of Pashtuns submitted a petition “Pashtunistan” at the United Nations office in Geneva, seeking international support for liberation and self-determination. Pashtuns, most of them escaped into exile after fearing persecution, submitted the petition on Friday at the UN in Geneva calling for support of the democratic and civilized …
Read More »Ghani, Nawaz discuss relations in Ashgabat
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif met Saturday on the sidelines of an international conference in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, a media report said. The leaders of the two neighboring states discussed the already tense bilateral relations and also the regionals issues. …
Read More »Wolesi Jirga summons officials over hike of fuel, gas prices
Officials termed smuggling of fuel and fixing of prices by private sector as the main factor behind high prices and low quality of fuel and gas in the market By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Saturday summoned commerce minister, National Standard Authority and Fuel and …
Read More »Karzai grieves over Fidel Castro’s death
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep grief over the demise of Fidel Castro, former leader and president of Cuba, who passed away at the age of 90 due to an illness he was suffering from. “Fidel Castro was one of the pioneers of the non-aligned movement and was …
Read More »Karzai condemns attack on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Saturday condemned in the strongest possible terms the Daesh terrorist attack against the Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, in which nearly 100 were killed and scores of others injured. A truck bomb Thursday ripped through a gas station, where buses packed with Shiite pilgrims returning …
Read More »Eleven insurgents killed in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least 11 Taliban insurgents including five Daesh terrorists were killed and four others wounded in different clearance operations launched by security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Saturday. In a statement, the ministry of interior said the operations were conducted late Friday in different areas of …
Read More »Campaign to end violence against women kicked off
AT-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women on Friday kicked off sixteen-day nationwide campaign against gender based violence. Launching the campaign “16 Days of Activism” the UN Women and UNAMA called for result-oriented national and international action by every member of the society to end …
Read More »Blasts kill, wound 32 in Jalalabad
AT-KABUL: Blasts in different parts of Jalalabad City, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, leave at least five dead and 27 wounded on Friday. At least five people have been killed, including two security personnel and a child, in a series of blasts in Jalalabad, police officials have said. According to …
Read More »13 injured in Kandahar traffic accident
AT-KABUL: Altogether 13 people were injured in a traffic accident in southern Kandahar province on Friday, spokesman to the governor said. The governor’s spokesman Samim Khpalwak said that 13 people, including three women and four children, were injured in a traffic accident in Malang Kareez area of Maiwand district. The …
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