By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghan security forces repelled a massive attack of the Taliban militants on Maimana, the capital city of northern Faryab Province, the other night. The acting Governor of Faryab Abdul Satar Barez told Afghanistan Times that the Taliban insurgents attacked the Maimana from different parts. “However, security forces …
Read More »Fake ration card holders introduced to AGO: MoLSAMD
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, Nasrin Oryakhil, told lawmakers on Monday that the ministry has introduced 600 people to the Attorney General Office (AGO) for having fake ration cards. She said that after computerizing the payment system, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled …
Read More »Afghan army to receive more armored vehicles to battle Taliban
The United States is rushing additional military hardware to Afghanistan to support the embattled Afghan National Army. According to IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly, the U.S.-based defense contractor Textron Marine & Land Systems has been awarded a $56.2 million contract for the delivery of 55 additional Commando Select Armored Security Vehicles …
Read More »MSF withdraws staff from Kunduz after deadly airstrikes on hospital
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Doctors without Borders, the international medical charity, said on Sunday that it has withdrawn from Kunduz city after the fatal airstrikes on its hospital left 19 killed and several injured. The group’s communications manager Kate Stegeman said that some staff is still working in other health facilities …
Read More »Would-be bombers killed in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that two would-be suicide bombers were killed in Kabul. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives killed two terrorists who planned to carry out suicide attacks in front of the police training center in the …
Read More »To provide humanitarian assistance to Kunduzis, traders seek ceasefire
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: In a bid to provide humanitarian assistance to residents of Kunduz city, private sector urged the United Nations to demand warring parties to declare a ceasefire. Traders from across the country said that they stand ready to provide aid to residents of Kunduz city, which witnessed unprecedented …
Read More »Preparations on full swing to keep highways open during winter: MoPW
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Sunday assured of full preparation to keep all roads, including Salang Highway open for traffic during winter season. Talking in a one-day coordination winter cooperation session held here in Kabul, Minister of Public Works Mahmoud Baligh said that he would utilize 106 …
Read More »20 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 20 Daesh fighters were killed in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said that the operation was carried out in Abdulkhil area of Achin district on Saturday night in which at least 20 fighters of the …
Read More »Social media for women’s rights advocacy
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-It has not been a long time that social media’s popularity graph gone upward. Social media has become popular in Afghanistan in the last five years. The number of social media users has reach to 1.3 million. The figure tells the fact that number of social media …
Read More »9 killed, 37 injured in US airstrike on MSF hospital
KABUL: At least nine health-workers were killed and 37 others wounded after the US fighter jets bombed the Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) hospital in Kunduz province on Saturday. In a media statement issued here, the MSF said that on Saturday at 2:10 am, the MSF Trauma centre in Kunduz was …
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