KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has castigated National Unity Government (NUG) for failure to improve women’s psychological security and their safety in the society. The watchdog said Afghan women are in worst situation that the past and are deprived of physiological security in the society but the NUG …
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KABUL: Local officials in central Parwan province said Saturday that a number of women in the provincial jail have went on hunger strike for past three days. Head of the prison, Abdul Wahid, said a number of women have went on hunger strike since late Thursday to protest what they …
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KABUL: Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs on Saturday assured the Wolesi Jirga of establishing Dar-ul-Ifta (house of religious rulings) to provide guiding in matters related to religion. Summoned by the lawmakers over Farkhunda’s lynching case, Faiz Muhammad Usmani said that Dar-ul-Ifta would be established with cooperation of the Muslim …
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KABUL: The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) on Saturday expressed deep concern over illegal logging of forests by timber mafia and asked the government for concrete steps to protect the country’s invaluable forests. NEPA’s Chief of Staff, Ezatullah Sediqi, said that timber mafia is actively busy in cutting forests in …
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KABUL: At least 33 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 14 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has …
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Afghan government has strongly condemned the latest attack in Kabul city that left eight people killed and 31 wounded. Statements issued by Presidential Palace and office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) state that the attack was carried out by the enemies of Afghanistan who don’t want Afghans live in …
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AT: KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Thursday claimed arrest of three terrorists in eastern Nangarhar province. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that NDS agents in an operation launched in Nangarhar arrested three persons who were involved in different terror activities. The alleged …
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AT: KABUL: At least five civilians were killed and 10 others wounded in a cross border missile attack in southeastern Khost province last night (Wednesday night). Spokesman to the provincial governor Mobarez Zadran said that 15 rockets were fired from other side of the Durand Line. Eight missiles rocked Kochi area …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi: KABUL: Stressing on importance of credible air power to help the ground forces in the battlefield against insurgents, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that efforts are underway to strengthen the Afghan air force with new fighter jets and transport aircrafts. In an interview with Afghanistan Times, the …
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KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has expressed cautious optimism about winning Pakistan’s support for negotiating a peaceful end to the 13-year-old Taliban insurgency. Addressing an audience at the US Institute of Peace (USIP), he said Kabul and Islamabad had agreed in talks since November that “for 13 years, we have been …
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