Afghanistan Times

The citizens of this country, whether man or woman, have equal rights under the law, but in practice the matter is quite different. They have right to education and to work, under the constitution. But is this true in practice? Given the current situation, endemic superstitious beliefs, and misogyny, we …

AT-KABUL: While informing of satisfactory preparations for this winter season to deal with natural calamities and help the affected people, Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday termed insecurity and transportation problems as a challenge in some provinces. The deputy minister for disaster management Mohammad Qasim Haidari said …

“They are also involved in smuggling of jade and azurite to China and Pakistan,” says minister. Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Minister of Mines and Petroleum Dawood Shah Saba on Wednesday said that some influential people were busy in extraction of natural resources illegally. The natural resources were smuggled to the neighboring …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has foiled a coordinated suicide attack on the Kandahar provincial government compound. The provincial administration on Wednesday said the spy agency arrested two suspected terrorists and thwarted the terror bid. The two suspected terrorists were arrested during a raid by the NDS operatives. …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Reacting to the recent allegations of the first deputy speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) against the National Security Council (NSC), the lawmakers on Wednesday asked Abdul Zahir Qadeer to present evidence to prove the allegations. The deputy speaker Abdul Zahir Qadeer recently alleged the NSC of …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: A once media shy Taliban have now become tech-savvy militants as they have learnt how to heavily rely on social media for their media war against the Afghan government, and radicalization of youths, said a survey released on Wednesday. Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) released an …

AT-KABUL: Efforts are underway to secure safe release of kidnapped passengers of the crashed helicopter in Faryab province. According to reports, the Taliban insurgents captured 16 Afghan troops and two foreigners on Tuesday after their helicopter crashed in territory under the militants’ control. Three soldiers were killed in the crash. …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Wednesday submitted the draft budget for next fiscal year to the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament for approval. Minister of Finance, Mohammad Eklil Hakemi, submitted the draft budget for the next Afghan fiscal year (1395) to the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) released report on Wednesday revealing that cases of women’s killings had doubled in the past six months as compared to the same period of last year. Commissioner for Women Support Department of the AIHRC, Qadria Yazdanparast, said that the commission …

AT-KABUL: A three-day anti-polio campaign started in the northwestern Faryab province the other day with the aim to eradicate the crippling disease in the country. Around 340,000 children up to the age of five years will be administered polio drops during the campaign. The campaign was conducted just few days …