Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Two new cases of polio have emerged this week in the Bermel district of the eastern Paktika province, ministry of public health said Monday. “This brings the total number of children paralyzed by polio in the district to 6 and in Afghanistan to 12 this year,” it said in …

AT-KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police discovered and torched over 10,000 kilograms of drug in Badakhshan and Nangarhar provinces. Counter Narcotic Department of Ministry of Interior torched 976 kg opium, 121 kg heroin, 19 kg morphine, 68 kg hashish, 500 liters of chemical precursors and 19 liters of alcoholic beverages in Badakhshan, …

AT-KABUL: A man in the northern province of Balkh shot the members of his family, killing four and injuring two others, security officials said Monday. Provincial deputy police chief, Abdul Raziq Qaderi said the incident took place Sunday night, in which four women were killed and a man and a …

AT-KABUL: Four Taliban insurgents including a commander were killed and one another wounded by their own bomb explosion in the northern Kunduz province, security officials said Monday. The provincial police said in a statement that the insurgents were busy making mines while mines blow up in Dasht-e-Archi district killed four …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Afghan man has reportedly been arrested by police in India after half a kilo of heroin was recovered from his stomach and rectum during a surgery. According to India media, an Afghan national, who had fallen ill on board a flight to Kabul, had to be admitted …

AT-KABUL: At least 38 Taliban fighters were killed and30 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted operations …

Afghan government has been working with donor countries and organizations to explore solutions to the country’s many pressing needs. Most of the efforts are visible on papers. Situation on the ground is presenting a gloomy picture as writ of the government is limited to major cities. Poorly drawn development strategies …

AT-KABUL: Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Islami, a terrorist group mostly active around the Khyber agency, Pakistan’s federally administered tribal area were arrested during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Sunday. In a statement the provincial police said the two suspects were arrested in the Achin district where …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: To attack a nearby Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint, the Taliban insurgents have ordered closed a high school over the past one week in the capital of Logar province, officials said on Sunday. Provincial education officials said that this has already affected hundreds of students. Provincial education …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy losses in operations launched by security forces in the eastern Paktika province, defense ministry claimed Sunday. “Last week, dozens of Taliban insurgents under leadership of Bilal Zadran, the commander of the group attacked in Warmami, Wajah Khaw and Troy districts, but faced strong resistance …