By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Hundreds of Kabul residents on Saturday stood in lines at government hospitals to donate blood to those who were injured seriously in the deadly explosions in the capital city. Deadly blasts rocked Kabul City on Friday. First suicide attack was carried out in Shah Shaheed area, …
Read More »Book “A Place of Miracles” launched
AT-KABUL: Lee Hilling, the author of “A Place of Miracles”, one of the top ten best-selling, self-publishing books, formally launched his book in here at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC). According to a press release issued here by French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) the launch of book …
Read More »Security officials reject Gen. Campbell’s statement on troops’ desertion
By Akhtar M. Nikzd-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense rejected the statement of the Resolute Support Mission and the U.S. Forces commander in Afghanistan, General John F. Campbell, about growing desertion cases in Afghan army and police force. General John F. Campbell, the U.S. Forces commander in Afghanistan, claimed that at …
Read More »UNAMA condemns Kabul attack
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday condemned the deadly attack in Kabul which killed nearly 15 civilians and injured more than 400 others. In a statement issued by UNAMA, Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said: “I condemn, in the strongest …
Read More »Taliban’s activities against Islam, Shari’a: Sayyaf
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, leader of Dawat-e-Islami party and former Jihadi leader on Friday said criticized the Taliban and said the rebel group’s activities and their leadership and management system is against Islam and Shari’a. He said the insurgent group is a puppet to foreigners. He however …
Read More »Taliban bombers attack Zabul Security Chief’s house
AT-KABUL: Three Taliban armed attackers today afternoon attacked the house of Zabul Security Chief, in Qalat city, where after few minutes, one attacker was killed and two were detained by security forces, provincial official said. Zabul Governor’s spokesman, Gul Islam Syal, told Afghanistan Times three suspected Taliban armed men today afternoon …
Read More »15 killed, 140 injured in Kabul blast
Hamid Karzai condemns suicide attacks in Kabul, Logar AT-KABUL: At least 15 people were killed and about 140 injured on Friday in the wee hours suicide attack near a military base in the capital city, Kabul. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives filled truck in Shah Shaheed area of Kabul …
Read More »Six killed, over dozen injured in Logar blast
AT-KABUL: At least six people were killed and 15 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a truck filled with explosives in the capital of Logar province on Thursday early morning, said officials. Member of the provincial council, Abdul Wali Ahmadzai, said the suicide bomber detonated a mini-truck filled with …
Read More »Militants set 12 Baghlan mosques on fire this week
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of unknown armed men have torched at least 12 mosques in the past week in northern Baghlan province, local officials said on Wednesday. TOLOnews quoted Abdul Rasheed Bashir, the acting police chief of Baghlan, as saying that the Taliban militants had hand in the incidents. …
Read More »“Taliban don’t have the capacity to beat Afghan security forces”
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Resolute Support Mission and the US forces commander in Afghanistan Gen. John F. Campbell has said that there is no way that the Taliban can defeat the Afghan national security forces. He made the remarks at a session held at Brooking Institution at Washington DC on …
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