AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US President Barack Obama said that Afghanistan, Pakistan, Middle East and some other regions might become havens for terrorist networks. President Obama in his last State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress in Washington said that the United States’ foreign policy must …

Afghan education sector is under attack. However, the public policymakers did little to repel the attack and let the little angels to pursue their little dreams. Like their peers in Central and South Asian, Afghan boys and girls also want uninterrupted access to quality education. Some want to become doctors …

AT-KABUL: About 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday around 1:04 am, creating panic among the masses. However, there was no immediate report of damage or casualty. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.6 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the quake was 62 …

AT-KABUL: Police have thwarted a terrorist plot while killing a suicide bomber before he could manage to reach the target in Lashkargah city, the capital of southern Helmand province. Spokesman to the governor, Omar Zwak, told Afghanistan Times that the police shot the bomber who was driving an explosive-laden Corolla-model …

Experts argue that vital resource could be worth of billions of US dollars to the country KABUL: A national strategy to manage Afghanistan’s abundant water reserves is urgently needed, according to debates organized by IWPR in three Afghan provinces. The events in Nangarhar, Paktia, and Kunar provinces heard that, although …

KABUL: The perception of corruption in Afghanistan’s judiciary is leading citizens to turn to the Taliban to resolve their legal cases swiftly and with a lack of red tape. When he became president in September 2014, Ashraf Ghani expressed concerns about corruption in Afghanistan, particularly within the judiciary. During his …

AT-KABUL: At least seven policemen and three civilians were killed and 11 people were injured in a coordinated attack by armed bombers in eastern Nangarhar province of the country, official sources told Afghanistan Times. In first a suicide bomber targeted a police vehicle at 8:50 near to Pakistani consulate in …

Media misquoted police chief, says provincial police spokesman  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Afghan security official blamed Pakistan’s military for having hand in last week’s Indian consulate attack in Mazar-e-Sharif, TOLONews reported Tuesday. Balkh Police Chief, Sayed Kamal Sadat termed Pakistani military behind the attack that lasted 25 hours. “Assailants were …

AT-KABUL: Three Afghan women and one child have been died after their boat heading towards Greece sank in the Aegean Sea, Turkish news agency reported Tuesday. “Turkish coast guards on Monday rescued eight others, including a child,” said the Anadulo news agency, without identifying them. The boat sank 200 meters …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan expects a sensible change in the peace process within two months from the beginning of the four-nation talks, deputy foreign minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai said Tuesday. Karzai said that “peace is a long process, but Afghanistan believes that we have opportunities in January and February and …