Afghanistan Times
KABUL: The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Saturday rejected the recent media reports about sending a list including names of the AGO attorneys charged with corruption to the president. Spokesman to the AGO, Abdul Basir Azizi, in a press conference denied sending new list of “corrupt attorneys” to the Presidential …
Read More »Seven insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least seven armed Taliban fighters were killed in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted clearance operations against insurgents in …
Read More »Ammunition cache seized in Logar, Ghazni
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Saturday said that intelligence personnel succeeded to discover and confiscate huge cache of ammunition in Logar and Ghazni provinces. In a press statement issued here the spy agency said that in separate crackdowns against terrorists the NDS discovered and seized large cache …
Read More »7 people killed in traffic accident in Herat
AT-KABUL: At least seven people died and seven other wounded in a traffic accident in western Herat province. The incident took place in Shindand district on Herat-Kandahar highway, when a passenger bus overturned, said Faramarz Samander, Shindand district chief. He added that the incident occurred around 6:00 am on Friday. …
Read More »Govt, Taliban should accept China as mediator: HPC
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) urged warring parties in Afghanistan to accept China’s mediation in peace talks. Maulvi Shahzada Shahid, spokesman for the HPC, asked the Afghan government and the Taliban to give up fighting and resume peace talks. “China is one of the biggest and impartial …
Read More »US envoy sees India as Afghanistan’s key partner
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US ambassador in India, Richard Verma said the other day that he sees India as key partner in Afghanistan’s future. “We recognize India as a key partner in Afghanistan’s future, and we look forward to continuing to discuss and engage with India during upcoming high-level consultations …
Read More »Coordination between ANSF, public key to achieve peace, stability: Interior Minister
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Interior Minister on Friday said the national police would leave no stone unturned to ensure citizen’s safety but close coordination among security forces and people is needed to bolster peace and stability in the country. Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi told a session in southern Kandahar province that he …
Read More »PARSA donates $1.4m to educate orphans
KABUL: Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Services for Afghanistan (PARSA), a non-governmental organization, donated around $1400,000 to Kabul Orphanage Department aimed at producing and broadcasting educational and cultural programs through television channels and radio stations to strengthen orphans’ knowledge. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the chief of the orphanage …
Read More »Fair polls impossible sans reforms in electoral commissions: TEFA
KABUL: Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) on Thursday asked the government for reforms in the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC). Speaking at a seminar regarding women’s role in future elections and challenges, Chief of TEFA, Muhammad Naeem Ayobzada, said that sans massive-scale reforms in …
Read More »Ghani asks for report on education within 2 weeks
AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani asked for a report on the current position and quality of education within two weeks, said his office on Wednesday. President Ghani chaired a session to assess the current position of education across the country. He instructed officials in the Ministry of Education to prepare a …
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