Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Kohistan district of northwestern Faryab province is at verge of fall to the Taliban if reinforcement were not dispatched on time, local provincial officials warned Monday. Amir Taqwa, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rebels launched attacks from four sides on the district a …

AT-KABUL: Kabul Municipality signed four contracts with private firms, based on which, the private sector would take over the road building and city cleaning. Abdul Habibzai, acting mayor of Kabul said that the projects include the construction of 111 km road for bus system, training of cadres, designing of 20 …

AT-KABUL: Sixty eight Taliban fighters were killed and31others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. Ministry of Defense said that the national army with the cooperation of the national police and National Directorate of Security conducted operations against insurgents in different areas of Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni, Khost, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A think-tank said Monday that Afghanistan water resources can be great equipment in the foreign politics, asking the government to manage the resources. “Water diplomacy is very effective in the foreign policy. Unfortunately, our officials are unacquainted with this efficient policy,” said a natural resources and political …

By Basir Qazizada-Every Afghan woman has experienced street harassment. It is more than an annoyance. It makes women nervous and insecure as they go about their daily lives, as they go to work, attend university, do their shopping, and even go out with friends for a picnic. It happens everywhere—even …

By Dr. Zia Nezam-Global terrorism has opened subsidiaries in five continents. Attacks are now becoming a tragic routine in the heart of Europe. In this new chaotic environment, Afghanistan has fallen off the radar of media attention. Security today in Afghanistan reflects security tomorrow in other countries. The global community …

By Afrasiab Khattak-Terminology of “old” and “new” Pakistan has acquired a particular connotation in the recent political discourse in the country. Parallel to that discussion there have also been similar claims and counter claims in debate about the emergence of a new Pakistan in terms of facing the challenge of …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: At least one police was killed and four others injured in a Monday terrorist attack against the Northgate compound in the ninth jurisdiction of Kabul city, police said. Three terrorists stormed a foreigner logistic camp called Northgate compound at 1:30am. An explosive-laden mini-truck targeted the wall …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Sunday inaugurated the National Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority to monitor the quality and the price of medicines in the markets. Minister Ferozuddin Feroz criticized the low-quality and the high rate of medicine and stressed that 95 percent of medicine is imported from …

AT-KABUL: The security forces retook the control of Khanshin district of southern Helmand province during an operation, security officials said Sunday. “Taliban were pushed back from Khanshin district and most of the areas in the district were recaptured by security forces,” provincial spokesman Torialai Hemmat said. He said 20 Taliban …