AT-BEIJING: Former Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor, Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, said that some countries were supporting terrorism as a mean to achieve ends. Addressing a conference in China, he said: “To a large extent, terrorist groups in our region and in the Middle-East are being supported by states. Unfortunately, there …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Former governor of Kabul province asked the National Unity Government (NUG) to convene the traditional Loya Jirga to discuss the outstanding issues and explore ways to overcome the existing challenges. Abdul Jabar Taqwa in an exclusive interview with Afghanistan Times said that only the traditional Loya Jirga …

The deadliest quake has left 538 injured, 7,630 houses destroyed. Quake-affected families seek aid. By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Death toll in the Monday earthquake increased to 115. As many as 538 people were injured and 7,630 houses were damaged. The deputy spokesman for Presidential Palace, Zafar Hashimi, said on Tuesday that …

2.5 million Afghans live below poverty line, says UN By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Tuesday said that without ensuring water security there would be no food security. The Deputy Minister Amanuddin Haidari said this in his speech to a gathering on the …

AT-KABUL: Four prominent ISIS commanders joined the government in eastern Nangarhar province, said the National Directorate of Security (NDS). The NDS in a press statement issued on Tuesday said that four commanders of the ISIS, also known as Daesh, joined the government in Kot district of the province. The Daesh …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep sorrow over loss of precious lives and property in Monday’s earthquake in Afghanistan. A powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan the other day killing 115 people wounded around 538 others. The earthquake also destroyed 7630 houses, scores of schools, mosques and office buildings. Hamid Karzai …

This region is locked in a perpetual state of conflict. This conflict has been ensued by some unsettled disputes over lands, and water resources. The problem is the rights of small nations that are being usurped and whenever the small nations ask for their rights, regional tensions erupt. For instance, …

KABUL: The death toll from Monday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 76, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Tuesday. At least 268 people were injured and 4,000 houses damaged by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck major cities including Kabul, Jalalabad, Faizabad, Taloqan and Asadabad. ANDMA chief …

AT-KABUL: Kunduz fact finding team called on President Ashraf Ghani here at the Presidential Palace on Monday. The team briefed President Ghani on their activities as well as credibility of their sources. After fall of Kunduz city to the Taliban militants around one month ago, President Ghani assigned a commission …

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said that Pakistan could not be trusted to mediate peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, unless the country ends its support to the Taliban militants. Talking to a plenary session of the Council of Ministers (CoM), Abdullah said that …