Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-A blast struck a non-governmental agency in eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least three people and injuring six others, an official said Thursday. Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor’s spokesman, told ZamanNews that the blast targeted People’s Protection Office, which is working for people’s welfare in Khogyani district of …

AT-KABUL: At least 31 insurgents have been killed in several crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said Friday. According to Ministry of Defense the operations carried out in Faryab, Heart, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Helmand, Nangarhar, Baghlan, Logar, …

A debate has been doing the rounds lately vis-à-vis privatizing the grilling war in Afghanistan, which dictates that a corrupt and unscrupulous foreign contractor take over the war on terrorism in our embattled country. Founder of the controversial firm Blackwater, Erik Prince, is trying to convince President Donald Trump to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL:  Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Thursday said that it has put  the security forces on high alert to pave the ground for safe and smooth election across the country. “All segments including operational and intelligence forces are on high alert in order to reinforce security for the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 71 militants were killed and 25 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within the past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …

The parliamentary election is getting closer and the candidates are fighting to win the seats of the nation’s house. More than 2,500 men and women from around the country are running for 249 parliament seats. The most important thing for the election and pre-election campaign period is security under which …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced concern over the level of violence around the campaigning period for the parliamentary elections, following Tuesday’s attack targeted election campaign rally in eastern Nangarhar province, leaving 14 dead and over 50 others wounded. In a report, UNAMA urged all …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton and Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo held separate talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Washington, where issues in Afghanistan dominated the separate meetings. Qureshi is visiting Washington on Pompeo’s invitation, who had visited Islamabad earlier …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 24 militants were killed and 6 wounded in military offensives carried out by Afghan security forces within the past day. The defense ministry in a statement said that Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security launched joint operations …

AT-The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said on Wednesday that it has hitherto received more than 13,000 biometric devices and that it is prepping to send those electronic voting devices to provinces. The spokesman of the poll panel, Hafizullah Hashimi, told newsmen on Wednesday that 250 people have been hired to …