Afghanistan Times

By Basir Qazizada: The battle between security forces and Taliban insurgents reached its sixth day in Kunduz city in which over 100 Taliban have been killed so far, officials said Saturday. “Clearance operation is strictly going on by Afghan forces in and around the city of Kunduz and 140 Taliban …

AT-KABUL: Dozens of Taliban militants were killed and wounded within past 24 hours in a different crackdowns carried by the Afghan security forces across the country, security officials said on Saturday. In a press release issued here, the ministry of defense said that during operations, tens of insurgents, including three …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Sixty border police have surrendered to the Taliban insurgents in western Badghis province, an official said on Saturday. The event took place Friday night in the Marchaq area of Bala Murghab district, Gen. Juma Khan Adil, commander of the 705th Border Police Zone said. However, provincial council …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two children were killed and three others wounded in a roadside bombing in Tughrak area of Shahwali Kot district of southern Kandahar province, officials said Saturday. Provincial spokesman, Samim Khpalwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that the bomb was planted by the Taliban and blew up when the …

The recent attack on the northern province of Kunduz once again created a tragedy for the poor civilians who were reshaping lives after the last year’s assault by the Taliban insurgents. The Kunduz city (provincial capital of the province of the same name) came under Taliban attack early Monday morning, …

AT-KABUL: UNICEF urged for more investment in meeting the basic needs of Afghan children’s education and health on Friday. Welcoming the commitments made by the international donors at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, the UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Jean Gough said that investing in children’s education and other …

AT-KABUL: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) welcomed the Afghan government’s new strategy to fight drugs. Executive Director of the UNODC, Yury Fedotov, said that Afghanistan continues to be the major producer of opiates in the world, posing grave challenges to security, development and health in the country, …

BRUSSELS: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz called on the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan and discussing efforts for long term peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Adviser reiterated Pakistan’s earnest desire for lasting peace in Afghanistan which …

BERLIN: Germany’s highest court rejected compensation claims by relatives of victims of an air strike in Afghanistan seven years ago that was called in by a German NATO commander. In the September 2009 bombing, US planes hit two fuel tankers stolen by Taliban insurgents, killing about 100 people — including many …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Presidential special representative for Helmand security, Abdul Jabbar Qahraman called on the Taliban militants to lay down their arms as war offers no solution. Briefing newsmen in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, he threatened the militants to elimination if they do not shun violence. “We won’t wait …