Afghanistan Times
KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed a key member of the Taliban extremist group in a night raid in Qarabagh district of Kabul on Sunday, said officials on Monday. District chief Mohammad Hanif Seddiqi said on Monday that the Afghan security forces has conducted a night raid in Sabzrang village …
Read More »Delhi must engage with Taliban, oppose U.S.-Pak deal outside Kabul: Hamid Karzai
By Suhasini Haidar-Wary of deals on Afghanistan between the U.S. and Pakistan, the former President urges India to seek an end to violence by speaking to all stakeholders More than four years after demitting office, former President Hamid Karzai remains a key figure in Afghan politics. During a recent visit to Delhi …
Read More »People should be informed of peace talks: Senators
KABUL: The government and people of Afghanistan should be informed of the peace talks, members of senate demand, otherwise, they warn the country would experience “another crisis”. The remarks are apparently referred to meetings between Taliban delegation and representatives from countries involved in the Afghanistan affairs including the three-round talks …
Read More »1 million people get access to drinking water
KABUL:Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development says it has provided about one million people with drinkable water through implementing 402 water projects across the country. The ministry said Sunday in a statement that the projects include 248 water supply networks, 925 deep wells, 7,800 meter long canals and 3,300 cubic …
Read More »Election commissions violate public trust, says Danish
KABUL: Second Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danish seriously criticizes the Independent Election Commission and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission performances, accusing them of what he says “hurting public trust”. Danesh on Sunday claimed that “widespread corruption” in the two electoral bodies caused the government and people lose their trust in them, …
Read More »“Only taxpaying companies can carry arms”
KABUL: In another bold move to curb crime and gun violence, the Interior Ministry has ruled that only registered companies paying taxes to the finance ministry will be issued weapon permits. MoI will issue weapons license only to those individuals registered in the tax payers of the MoF, said a …
Read More »Taliban commander among 20 terrorists killed in Faryab raid
KABUL: A Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan, Qari Tajuddin, and 20 other militants were killed in a raid, the military said Sunday. A special unit of the Afghan forces launched a preemptive operation against insurgents in Ozari village of Khwaja Sabz posh district, which as result Taliban commander Qari Tajudin …
Read More »Afghanistan builds kitchen gardens for 30,000 women
KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has built this year over 30,000 kitchen gardens for impoverished women in order to bolster economic status of vulnerable women across the country. Aiming empowerment of poor women and creating food safety among families, the MAIL has established kitchen garden green …
Read More »Barekzai brushes off allegations against Khalid
KABUL: After International Human Rights Commission accused defense minister Asadullah Khalid of committing human rights violations, a prominent member of parliament came in Khalid’s defense and dismissed all the allegations. A member of the parliament’s complaints commission, Obaidullah Barekzai, on Sunday brushed off accusations slung against defense minister, describing him …
Read More »10 IS extremists dead in western Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghan forces have killed 10 Islamic State terrorists inside a village in western Badghis province during a raid which led to the arrest of 16 other extremists, the military said on Sunday. Afghan defense and security forces launched the operation in ChashmeSher village of Jawand district of Badghis, which …
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