Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Ambassador in Kyrgyzstan, Noor Mohammad Qarqin, has completed his diplomatic mission in the Central Asian country. Upon completion of his diplomatic mission, he called on Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Erlan Abdyldayev on Thursday. During the meeting, the Kyrgyz foreign minister thanked the Afghan ambassador …
Read More »Islamabad welcomes peace agreement between Afghan govt, HIA
KABUL: Pakistan has welcomed the peace agreement signed between the Afghan government and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA). The agreement was signed by President Ashraf Ghani and the HIA leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Thursday. In a media statement Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul said that Islamabad has consistently emphasized that there is no military solution …
Read More »100,000 tourists annually visit Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Kazakhstan’s KazTAG news agency reported on Friday that approximately 100,000 tourists visit Afghanistan annually. According to the report, tourism sector generates one billion afghani ($14.5 million) a year. Spokesman for Ministry of Information and Culture, Haroon Hakimi, said the tourists visit 200 sites in 12 provinces of …
Read More »UNAMA condemned killing of at least 15 civilians in US airstrike in Nangarhar
KABUL: An airstrike targeting Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh, was conducted yesterday in the eastern district of Achin in which at least 15 civilians were killed and 13 injured. “UNAMA condemns the killing of at least 15 civilian men and the injuring of …
Read More »President Ghani, Hekmatyar sign peace agreement
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan’s leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Thursday formally signed peace agreement. Long-awaited peace deal will be implemented now after the two leaders signed it. Peace talks with Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) started two years ago. “Ending war, rescuing Afghans from dependency on strangers and …
Read More »Afghanistan boycotts SAARC summit
By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: After India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, Afghanistan also come up to the fore and boycotted the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit to be hosted by Pakistan in November. The Presidential Palace Spokesman, Haroon Chakhansuri, confirmed to Afghanistan Times that no Afghan official would attend …
Read More »EU aid to Afghanistan conditional on refugees return
“Afghan government shall accept 80,000 deported asylum seekers or lose aid,” secret EU memo reveals AT-KABUL: The European Union’s memo regarding Afghanistan has been leaked ahead of the Brussels summit making the aid to Afghanistan conditional on acceptance of at least 80,000 deported asylum seekers. Based on the leaked restricted …
Read More »52 inmates including women released from Herat prison
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Fifty-two inmates including women were released following a presidential decree in the western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday. Gen. Abdullah Aziz, in charge of the prison, told Pajhwok Afghan News the release orders were issued International Women’s Day, Eid festival and the advent of Ramadan. …
Read More »Taliban recruit children in Ghor
AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents are recruiting children as soldiers to fight for the group in the north-western province of Ghor, local officials said Wednesday. The provincial human rights chief Zabiulalh Jawad has told the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that the organization had credible evidences and documents to prove that Taliban …
Read More »Additional police to be stationed along Kandahar-Uruzgan highway
AT-KABUL: Extra police forces are needed to be deployed along the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, a senior police officer has said, in a reference to the recent Taliban attacks that deteriorated the situation in Uruzgan province and the road linking the province to the adjacent Kandahar. A military operation was launched by …
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