Afghanistan Times

Optimistically, it seems that Afghanistan is putting steps forward to be declared as a polio free state because vaccinator teams had increased their accessibility to drop vaccine to the children in the country. “More than 650,000 children of one million children would be covered by the vaccinating campaign in the …

The six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi became an internet sensation after pictures of him dressed in an improvised Lionel Messi jersey – made out of a plastic bag – went viral. But now Murtaza finally got to meet the Argentine footballer in Doha. The Afghan boy’s dream of meeting his idol came …

AT-KABUL: Scores of Afghan senators on Tuesday alleged Russia of playing double game with Afghanistan, urging Kremlin to stop interfering into internal affairs of the country. Fazlulhadi Muslimyar chairman of the upper house of parliament criticized Moscow for what he called “clear support to Taliban” and interfering the internal affairs …

AT-KABUL: A senior border police chief was killed in a bomb explosion in eastern Kunar province, a local official said Tuesday. Provincial police chief Juma Gul Hemat confirmed that the 3rd brigade border police Gen. Wali Jan was killed in an explosion and saying “a magnetic bomb which was planted …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Freedom House on Tuesday released a survey revealing that 70 percent responders were not satisfied with the parliament members’ performances in the past six years. The survey titled ‘parliamentarians’ performances from people views’ covered 7,367 people including 71 percent male and 29 percent women in …

After nearly two years of formal and informal negotiations, President Ashraf Ghani and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan’s (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar formally signed the long-awaited peace agreement. The HIA considers second largest militant group after the Taliban. The peace deal with the group was inked late September. The group’s reintegration into civil …

AT-KABUL: A top commander for the Taliban insurgents was killed during an operation launched by the security forces in the northern Parwan province, local security officials said Monday. “Civil Order Police has conducted a special operation in Siagerd district yesterday, killing a top commander of the Taliban identified as Mullah …

AT-KABUL: Local public health officials on Monday said no positive polio cases have been recorded in the eastern zone of the country during the past 14 months. Najibullah Kamawal, public health director for Nangarhar province, said that they would launch an anti-polio campaign in the eastern in the upcoming three …

AT-KABUL: At least two civilians were killed and six others wounded while a motorcycle and a car struck a couple of bombs placed at a roadside in southern Zabul province, local officials said Monday. Provincial governor, Gul Islam Seyal said that the blasts took place in the Shinkay and Maiwand …

By Kundhavi Kadiresan: Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) It was around this time last year that the world’s leaders came together and committed to end hunger by 2030.  The Sustainable Development Goal to achieve Zero …