Afghanistan Times
KABUL: Two suspected gangsters in Kabul were charged on Sunday after coordinated arrests aimed at breaking up a sprawling drug smuggling operation. National Directorate of Security – NDS – said an intelligence special unit in a joint operation with the police arrested two smugglers in Kabulwith 70kilograms of drugsin possession. …
Read More »Pakistan police killed over 440 innocent people, including Mehsud in fake encounters
AT-PESHAWAR: Manzoor Pashteen Chief of Pakhtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has demanded exemplary punishment to ex-Karachi police officer Mr. Rao Anwaar who was not only responsible for killing of Naqeeb Ullah Mehsud but also found guilty in killing of over 440 innocent people in fake encounters. Manzoor made the demand while …
Read More »Afghanistan won’t allow U.S. military use its bases against neighbors
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan will not allow the United States to use its bases in the country to conduct any act of aggression against neighboring countries, says a top Afghan diplomat. “Relations with neighbors are of special significance to the Afghan government in Kabul. Therefore, we will never allow the …
Read More »Afghanistan must be part of resumed peace talks: Sherpao
AT-KABUL: A veteran Pakhtoon politician expressed his dread over what he said a possible civil war to go off in Afghanistan if the Kabul administration sidelined from fresh peace talks. Qaumi Watan Party Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao told a news conference on Saturday that the administration of President Ashraf …
Read More »Pakistan can help facilitate intra-Afghan dialogue
KABUL: Optimism is increasing in the government regarding Pakistan’s assistance in the peace process as a delegation visited recently Islamabad to demand the neighboring country persuade Taliban militants to join the peace talks. Umer Daudzai, head of the state-run High Peace Council’s secretariat met with different officials and politicians in …
Read More »Poll ranks Afghanistan the world’s worst country for journalists
KABUL: Afghanistan was the world’s most dangerous country for journalists in 2018 due to the high risk of violence and censorship of information, according to a poll of an Afghan watchdog. Journalists Safety Committee on Thursday said that 120 cases of violence against journalists had been recorded in Afghanistan in …
Read More »Chill in the air as heavy snow blankets Afghanistan
KABUL: The recent heavy snowfalls in different provinces have sparked hopes among the people of the end or at least decrease of drought dominating the country for several consecutive years. Kabul city and its surrounding areas were twice covered by the white blanket of snow since the beginning of winter, …
Read More »One million educated Afghans are unemployed
KABUL: Some one million educated people mostly the youth are unemployed and seek jobs, the government says. “More than 2.5 million people are jobless from whom 45 per cent are high school graduates or hold university diplomas. The rest are skillful who have access to some vocations,” Sohrab Bahman, spokesman …
Read More »Mohib meets China’s FM Wang Yi over ‘peace push’
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s national security advisor Hamdullah Mohib met Thursday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and launched into the nitty-gritty of advancing Afghanistan-Taliban peace efforts. Mohib and Wang Yi discussed peace process under leadership of Afghanistan, regional security and bilateral relations, the National Security Council said on Friday …
Read More »Islamic State commander ‘killed in air strike’
KABUL: Foreign forces in Afghanistan killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said. “The notorious Daesh commander Khateb Ameer has been killed in an air strike which foreign forces launched in Nangarhar,” a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said on Friday. Javid …
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