Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The list of 16 new cabinet picks would be officially sent to Wolesi Jirga on Monday, said the minister of parliamentary affairs. Ghulam Nabi Farahi told Azadi Radio on Sunday that he will hand over the list of 16 new cabinet picks to administrative board of Wolesi …
Read More »Farkhunda laid to rest amidst criticism; President appoints fact-finding team
AT-KABUL: Amidst criticism and slogans against violation of women’s right and what was called inhuman act, the 27-year-old Farkhunda was laid to rest in Kabul on Sunday. Farkhunda was an instructor who taught the Holy Quran for children. She was lynched by an angry mob for allegedly burning a copy …
Read More »Ministers-designates being referred to WJ tomorrow
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s 16 new cabinet picks would be officially introduced to the Wolesi Jirga (lower house) on Monday for a vote of confidence. Humayun Zia, Abdul Bari Jehani and Asadullah Zamir have been named respectively as ministers-designate of commerce and industry, information and culture and agriculture. Gulab Mangal …
Read More »Ghani off to Washington for flurry of meetings
KABUL: At the head of a high-level delegation, including Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani has left for his maiden state visit to the United States, his office said on Sunday. President Barack Obama will host the Afghan leaders for lunch at the White House on Tuesday, where …
Read More »Woman Killed In Kabul After Allegedly Burning A Koran
An angry mob in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed a woman and set her body alight for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran. Police and witnesses say the killing took place near the Shah-e Doh Shamshira shrine on March 19. “We were watching this incident. …
Read More »Uruzgan Police Chief Killed in Kabul
The police chief of central Uruzgan province, Matiullah Khan, was killed in a suicide bombing Wednesday evening in capital city of Kabul, officials said. Khan who was the cousin of former Uruzgan governor Mohammad Jan was killed in police distrcit six of Kabul when a suicide bomber in a women …
Read More »NSC decision on access to information
In a society where the right to know is curbed, expecting healthy changes looks to be irrational. Positive changes don’t happen on their own. To talk of change and suppression, particularly our part of the world, human rights are not only violated by militants, assassinations, intimidations by non-state actors, but …
Read More »No direct peace talks with Taliban yet: HPC
“Durand Line a national issue, not included in the agenda of peace dialogue” By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi:KABUL: Members of the High Peace Council (HPC), who were summed by Wolesi Jirga (WJ), said that they haven’t started direct peace talks with the Taliban yet. Deputy Chairman of the HPC, Hajji Din …
Read More »24 women receive business training
AT-KABUL: As many as 24 women graduated from ‘peace through business’ training program conducted by Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW) in collaboration with Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in Kabul. The deputy chairman of the ACCI, Khanjan Alkozai, told reporters that 24 women received 10-week training …
Read More »6 rebels killed in Kunduz military operation
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least six militants were killed and two others wounded following a clearance operation in northeastern Kunduz province, said officials on Wednesday. Col. Mohammad Nadir, an army officer, was quoted by Pajhwok Afghan News, as saying that the operation was launched in a Gor Tepa area near …
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