By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga on Monday gave vote of confidence to the nominee for defense ministry Abdullah Habibi, chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, and member of the High Council for Supreme Court Mohammad Zaman Sangari. Stanekzai achieved 161 votes out of …
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AT-KABUL: Nai—an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan said Monday that 10 cases of violence against journalists had been registered within past 20 days. The organization termed the ongoing month was the most violent for journalists. Seddiqullah Tawhidi, head of the watchdog said that two murders, four beatings and torture …
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AT-KABUL:At least 14 Nepalese citizens working for a security company were killed, nine people including five Nepalese and four Afghan civilians were injured on Monday morning when a suicide bomber targeted a mini bus carrying the Nepalese guards in Kabul city, officials said. The attacker rammed into the minibus in …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Six civilians were shot injured by the Taliban insurgents over an allegation of breaking Ramadan fast in western Herat province, governor spokesman, Jilani Farhad told Afghanistan Times. The shooting took place in Obe district of the province. “Health condition of the shot people are not critical,” he …
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AT-KABUL: Britain is to donate 25 million Pounds to Afghan government for Afghanistan Investment Climate Program (AICP). “The AICP will help improve regulations and government capacity; improve investor protection; develop risk-sharing instruments such as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), and provide loans to women entrepreneurs and improve the legal status of …
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AT-KABUL: A man was arrested by police for supplying arms to the Taliban in Baghlan province, interior ministry said Sunday. The ministry said that the supplier was arrested with two other armed insurgents in the Dushi district. Separately, the ministry said that a key Taliban commander Qari Zahir who was …
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AT-KABUL: A key figure of the Taliban was killed along with seven comrades in an airstrike in northern Kunduz province, said Ministry of Interior. Key Taliban figure Qari Ali with his seven fighters was killed in airstrike in Taraki area of Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz provinces. This group involved in …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Deputy foreign minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai is to visit Islamabad today (Monday), for talks to remove differences over the Torkham border crossing issues with Pakistani officials. He would visit Pakistan based on an official invitation. After tensions escalated between Afghan border guards and Pakistani paramilitary forces at …
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AT-KABUL: Four people including tow education officials have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in central Ghor province, local officials said on Sunday. They kidnapping took place on Saturday when they were on their way to the provincial capital with the same name. An official in the provincial education directorate who …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Asian Development Bank on Sunday inked an agreement with Afghan power department (De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat) to extend 220kw electricity line from Doshi district of Baghlan to Bamyan province. The agreement was signed between Qudratullah Delawari, chief executive of power department and Thomas Panila, general …
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