Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: Some electoral watchdogs have called the announcement of the next year’s presidential election as hurrying, saying they are concerned over that. These organizations claim that the government announced the date of next year’s presidential election “in a hurry” to get saved from pressures by the international community, political parties …
Read More »U.N. staffer among 15 killed in Jalalabad attack
AT-KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan confirmed on Wednesday that an employee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was killed in Tuesday attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad. The United Nations expresses its deep sense of revulsion at this senseless attack that claimed the …
Read More »60,000 hopefuls pass varsity entrance exam
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Higher Education declared on Wednesday results of 2018 university entrance exam, proclaiming that over 60,000 hopefuls had qualified to be enrolled in state-run universities and higher education institutions nationally. A total of 175,698 hopefuls had registered to pass varsity entrance exam this year, said higher education minister …
Read More »Daesh on its heels: IS leader with 250 fighters surrender in Jawzjan
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: More than 250 Islamic State fighters and their commander laid down on Tuesday night their arms and surrendered to Afghan forces in northern Jawzjan province, after a month of military suppressions, according to officials. IS leader in Jawzjan Mawlawi Habiburrahman, his deputy Nematullah along with 250 fighters, …
Read More »Govt. reaches consensus on biometric voting system
AT-KABUL: Political parties have affirmed that the government had reached a consensus with UNAMA and IEC on a biometric voting system for the forthcoming elections. Representations of political parties who met on Tuesday with representatives of the government, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and Independent Election Commission, confirm that …
Read More »Overcoming chaos; “Law enforcement should not be politically-oriented”
AT: KABUL: Riling over vulnerability of the situation in Afghanistan, a number of political pundits who participated in Rana Think Tank monthly session argued that to overcome chaos, law should be enforced fully and should not be politically oriented. Voicing reservations over escalation of violence and aggravation of socioeconomic challenges, …
Read More »15 killed, 15wounded in Nangarhar terror attack
AT-KABUL: At least 15 people were killed and 15 others wounded on Tuesday after terrorists attacked a government compound in eastern Jalalabad city with dozens trapped inside, a provincial official said. “Three terrorists stormed the provincial Refugee and Repatriation Office in Jalalabad at around 12:00, killing at least fifteen people …
Read More »8 dead as bomb hits bus in Farah
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least eight passengers embraced martyrdom and 40 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus, heading to Kabul from Herat province, struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province on Tuesday early morning, officials said. “A roadside bomb blast hit a bus in Lakshak area of Farah …
Read More »MPs say Pakistan supports 20 terror groups in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Amid escalation of violence in Nangarhar, members of the Parliament on Tuesday said that Pakistan supported 20 active extremist groups in the eastern province. In a gathering, parliamentarians voiced their concerns over a rise in extremist groups in most parts of Nangarhar. The representatives of Nangarhar declared that the …
Read More »IEC schedules presidential election in April 2019
By Farhad Naibkhel-Kabul: The Independent Election Commission on Tuesday set the date of presidential election on 20th April 2019, in presence and with unanimous consent ofpolitical parties and civil society activists, in a move that could manage away election-induced uncertainty. In a consultative session with representatives of the Independent Electoral …
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