Afghanistan Times
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday supported public uprisings against Taliban insurgents in different provinces. The lawmakers agreed to support anti-Taliban uprisings by the Afghan masses but they said that the uprisings should be peacefully in order to avoid disorder in …
Read More »UN High Commissioner calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday appealed to the international community to refocus its attention on Afghanistan, warning that it would be dangerous to ignore the country. According to a media statement, he told UNHCR’s high-level Executive Committee meeting on the Afghan refugee situation: “We believe …
Read More »Security lapse in Kunduz: Bring culprits to justice, ex-NDS chief asks govt
“If manpower is needed, we are all ready to take up arms and fight against the Taliban insurgents in framework of Afghan security forces,” Amrullah Saleh By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The ex-Chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS), and leader of the Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), Amrullah Saleh has called …
Read More »Security beefed up in Kabul
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Commander of the Kabul Garrison, General Abdur Rahman Rahman, said that measures have been taken to ensure tight security in the capital city as insecurity in the neighboring provinces pose threats to Kabul. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Gen. Abdur Rahman said that security has …
Read More »Daesh kills religious scholar in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Daesh has killed a religious scholar in Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province, official sources said on Wednesday. Chief of Bati Kot district Niamatullah Noorzai said that the scholar named Mawlawi Gul Agha was an instructor at a seminary who was attacked in Shashkhil area around …
Read More »Wolesi Jirga gives nod to ‘Officials Salaries Law’
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday approved the ‘Officials Salaries Law’. The law contains two chapters and nine articles. Deputy Chairman of the Financial and Budget Committee (FBC) of the Wolesi Jirga, Muhamamd Azem Museni, told media that the law has …
Read More »US probe must go beyond admitting mistakes: HRW
KABUL: A US-based human rights group on Wednesday reiterated the need for a credible, independent and transparent investigation to ensure genuine accountability for the deadly airstrike on the MSF hospital. Human Rights Watch (HRW) asked the US should establish an independent panel outside the military chain of command with the …
Read More »NATO to discuss security situation in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday told reporters in the Belgian capital that he would follow the security situation in Afghanistan closely. “I am deeply saddened by the tragic incident involving the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz,” he …
Read More »Will not take hospital attack as war crime: US
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, said that Saturday’s airstrike on the MSF hospital in Kunduz that took the lives of 22 people would not be taken as a war crime. Talking to the newsmen, he said the incident demand a full-scale investigation. He said that …
Read More »Kandahar tribal elders form council to foster national unity
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Scores of tribal elders from southern Kandahar province on Tuesday established a council that aims to bring all tribes and ethnic groups in the country together under one umbrella. According to Tolonews, members of the newly formed Loy Kandahar Council termed peace deal with the Taliban insurgents …
Read More »