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AT-KABUL: The United Nations (UN) urged all parties involved in the Afghan conflicts to stop targeting hospitals and respect health facilities. In a press statement, it asked the parties to remember their obligation in respecting the provision of healthcare, not to harm medical personnel and patients and to assure that …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said it had arrested five kidnappers and freed a teenage boy held in their custody. “The NDS operatives succeeded to arrest the group through an operation in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul province,” The NDS said in a statement. It …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Information and Culture on Tuesday held a consultation meeting with the youth representatives to take their viewpoints and demands for improvement of urban programs. Kamal Sadat, deputy culture minister called the youth as the backbone of a society, adding that they should be supported by …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: China is to build 10,000 residential flats in Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the preliminary works have been done. Urban development minister Sayed Saadat Mansoor Naderi told Afghanistan Times that they were working with the Chinese government to accomplish contract of the apartments. “We will …

AT-KABUL: Forty-three terrorists of the Daesh (Arabic acronym of the Islamic State) were killed in two districts of the eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Tuesday. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor said that 25 Daesh terrorists were killed in a NATO air strike Monday night in the Achin …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is expecting to receive 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles from Russia today (Wednesday) in a ceremony to be held in the military section of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.  The Afghan National Security Advisor, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, and officials from …

AT-KABUL:  The Finnish government to deport rejected Afghan asylum seekers said the Finnish Embassy in Kabul. The embassy on Tuesday also informed of an agreement with the Afghan government to be concluded soon regarding to the return of failed Afghan asylum seekers. In a press statement, the embassy said that …

AT-KABUL: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is not strange to ears and eyes. BBC is covering Afghanistan for over decades. It is covering the Afghan conflict, social, cultural, economical, political and other issues from different angles. The corporation is popular among Afghans by its acronym. BBC has recently launched a …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents have freed six tribal elders who were kidnapped two days ago by the group in eastern Logar province, officials said on Tuesday. Six tribal elders were kidnapped by the Taliban fighters on Sunday in Hazra district of Logar province. After two days in captivity, the elders …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The 4th Meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China started with the opening remarks of Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani in the Presidential palace on Tuesday, where Afghan government asked the group to draft the details of the direct Talks …