India’s delay in taking a clear position on the negotiation between the Taliban and the Pakistan government might end up justifying Pakistan’s current strategy for the Taliban, The Hindu was told by Amar Sinha, Ambassador of India to Kabul. Mr Sinha said that the recent attack on Taliban leader Mullah …
Read More »14 killed as ANA mortar hits Wardak mosque
At least 14 people were killed and another six wounded when a mortar allegedly fired by Afghan National Army (ANA) troops hit a mosque in the Syedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Friday, residents said. Elders of the district had gathered in a mosque in Wotali village when …
Read More »Ambiguous peace talks undermines women’s role in judicial council: AWN
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Afghan Women Network (a cluster of civil society activities for advocacy of women rights) alleged the murky negotiation process with Taliban has impacted membership of women in High Council of the Supreme Court (HCSC) in a serious way. Shafiqa Habibi, a member of AWN said that after …
Read More »Weapons cache seized, three suspects held in Logar
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said that its operatives have seized a huge cache of weapons of the Haqqani terrorist network in central Logar province. A statement issued by the NDS here on Thursday stated that its operatives have seized a huge weapon cache from the Haqaani network …
Read More »Taliban’s leader Mullah Mansoor injured in Quetta
AT-KABUL: Office of the Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum confirmed that the Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor has sustained injuries during infighting in Quetta city of Balochistan. Sultan Faizi, a spokesman of Dostum, told Afghanistan Times that Mansoor was injured during infighting in the residence of Mullah Abdullah Sarhadi …
Read More »Civil society seeks more women in police force
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of civil society activists said that the number of women in police forces in Afghanistan was not enough. They stressed on greater share for women in police force. Talking to a joint session of the civil society and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) under the …
Read More »Govt will collapse if I provide evidence: Qadir
AT-KABUL: The Deputy Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), Zahir Qadir, said the government will collapse, if he presented evidence to substantiate his allegations that Daesh receives support from the National Security Council (NSC). Talking to the plenary session of the Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday, Qadir said …
Read More »Corruption rampant in police force: Survey
“ANP has no space for extremist and radical ideologies,” says Sediq Sediqi AT-KABUL: Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) released a survey report about trends of radicalization among the ranks of the Afghan National Police (ANP) in which over 68 percent respondents said that corruption exists among the ranks of …
Read More »MoFA holds regional seminar on counterterrorism
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday organized a day long regional seminar on counterterrorism and extremism in the “Heart of Asia” in Kabul. The seminar titled “Regional Seminar on Counter Terrorism and Extremism in the Heart of Asia” was aimed to boost up regional cooperation in …
Read More »Cementing ties: Narendra Modi to visit Kabul soon
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: To his first official visit, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with a high profile government delegation is expected to travel to Kabul soon. According to Indian media, Kabul and New Delhi are discussing a suitable date for the visit of the Indian Primer Modi. Since …
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