Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers who were abducted on Kabul-Kandahar highway a week ago found dead in Ghazni, police said. Ghazni deputy police chief, Asadullah Shujai, said that the dead bodies of soldiers were found in Dashti-e-Asfandi area and were later shifted to the civil hospital …
Read More »HIA backs Afghan-led peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, has showed willingness to peace talks to end the prolonged conflict in the country, but urges peace talks should be held inside Afghanistan. Dr. Ghairat Baheer who heads HIA’s political commission, has told Pakistani media that no group should …
Read More »Communication minister says ISIS radio has no more broadcast
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Telecommunication Minister Abdul Raziq Wahidi assured parliamentarians that the ISIS broadcaster’s activity has been stopped. The parliament summoned Monday minister Wahidi for an interpellation over the people’s concerns about the ISIS radio, which has reportedly broadcasts in the eastern region. The broadcaster called Radio Caliphate is …
Read More »‘We are deepening engagement on Afghanistan’
India and China are deepening their engagement to facilitate Afghanistan’s political transition, in tune with the evolution of a full-spectrum dialogue between the two countries, which includes counter-terrorism and emergence of new regional trade blocs. In a conversation with The Hindu on the divergence between New Delhi’s and Beijing’s stances on engaging …
Read More »Indian consulate in Afghanistan under attack
KABUL: Explosions and gunfire heard as local officials say a number of gunmen, who took position in a nearby building, are targeting Indian consulate in city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif has come under attack as gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades rocked the surrounding …
Read More »IS fighters grab people’s land in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Islamic State (IS) militants have grabbed lands of people in eastern Nangarhar province, said Shinwari tribal elders. The tribal elders expressed their deep concerns over increasing presence of IS, also known as Daesh, in their respective areas. Shinwari tribal elders said that the Daesh militants have …
Read More »Militants train women as suicide bombers in Nuristan: Official
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Militants in Kamdesh district of Nuristan province are training a number of women to become suicide bombers, said an official. The Deputy Chief of Nuristan Provincial Council, Omer Farooq Qanuni, told Azadi Radio on Sunday that a number of women in Gawhardesh area of Kamdesh district were …
Read More »Govt to curb unemployment as mass exodus continues
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture said on Sunday that efforts would be hold by different ministries to meet unemployment challenges in order to prevent youth migration to abroad. Deputy Culture minister Kamal Sadat said: “We have discussed with all related ministries to find a solution for …
Read More »Three officers killed in helicopter emergency landing in Logar
AT-KABUL: At least three air force officers were killed, after a “training helicopter made an emergency landing” in eastern Logar province today, provincial officials confirmed Sunday. “The MY-17 helicopter of the air force made an emergency landing due to technical problems in Sheng area of Mohammad Agha district at 11:20am, …
Read More »Bomb-making factory seized, destroyed in Helmand
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces have seized and destroyed a bomb-making factory in southern Helmand province, the NDS said Sunday. “The NDS operatives along with Afghan National Army have seized a bomb-making factory in the Wazir Abad village of Garmsir district,” it said in a …
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