Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Heavy clashes between police forces and the Taliban militants in Keshk-e-Kohna district of western Herat started on Friday morning and are still going on, said an official in the province. Abdul Rasoul Jamshidi, a member of the provincial council of Herat, said that the fighting is currently …
Read More »Dwellers of Parwan deprived of potable water
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: How unfortunate residents of Parwan province are, because they have no access to drinkable water despite inflow of three rivers, namely Panjshir, Salang, and Ghorband. Parwan is around 50km away from Kabul City, capital of the country. Access to potable water is major demand and dream of …
Read More »UN urges govt to bring reforms in legal, election systems
AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, met with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” conference in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan the other day. Ban felicitated Abdullah on peaceful transfer of power in …
Read More »Baloch youth denounces intelligence deal with Pakistan
AT-KABUL: The chairman and members of Baloch youth council in Afghanistan called on ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Wednesday. Members of the council strongly denounced signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). They applauded Hamid Karzai for his wise …
Read More »Prospective of private universities: Challenges and expectations
By Ahmad Siyar Yazdani-After eight years that private higher education institutes are operating in Afghanistan, concerns have now been raised about performance of the education institutions in the society. Recent findings show that out of more than hundred private higher education institutions in Kabul and other provinces, none has a …
Read More »MoMP mulling to review Aynak copper mine’s contract
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is mulling to review Aynak copper mine’s contact within next 100 days. While briefing media-men on the ministry’s action plan 100 days, The Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Daud Shah Saba, said that the contracted company hasn’t started extraction of …
Read More »18 more girl students fall ill in Bamyan
KABUL: Another 18 female students have been hospitalized after falling ill in the Panjab district of central Bamyan province, an official said. The students belonged to the Akhzarart Girls School and were being treated at the district’s hospital. Abu Zar Mutaqi, the Panjab hospital’s director, told Pajhwok Afghan News four …
Read More »1 American civilian died in Bagram airfield attack
KABUL: Taliban militants fired a rocket into the Bagram airfield, leaving one American civilian dead, NATO said on Wednesday. The allies’ Resolute Support (RS) media office said that militants had attacked the airfield with rockets two days ago, that left one American civilian seriously wounded. The source said that the …
Read More »Taliban kidnaps four civilians in Ghazni
AT-KABUL: The Taliban militants have kidnapped four civilians in Gailan district of Ghazni province the other day, said an official. The Deputy Governor of the province, Muhammad Ali Ahmadi, said two women and a child were travelling to Ghazni city when they were stopped by the Taliban. The Taliban militants …
Read More »Water should become source of friendship: Abdullah
AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, stressed that water should be utilized as a source of friendship and economic integration. Addressing the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” 2005-2015 Conference in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan, Abdullah said that Afghanistan is in a unique …
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