Afghanistan Times

You heard it time and time again during the presidential election season: If Donald Trump wins, people will move out of the country. Now, it looks like a whole state might up and create a new country. On Thursday, California’s secretary of state gave the go-ahead to Yes California Independence …

Hamid Karzai the biggest boosters of Russian moves in Afghanistan By JESSICA DONATI, HABIB KHAN TOTAKHIL and EHSANULLAH AMIRI-KABUL: Russia is making fresh inroads into Afghanistan that could complicate U.S. efforts to strengthen the fragile Kabul government, stamp out the resilient Taliban insurgency and end America’s longest war. Moscow last month …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban’s military commission chief Maulvi Sadiq including nine insurgents, were killed in an offensive attack by the Afghan security forces in Zabul province, officials said. “Nine Taliban’s insurgents including their military commission chief have been killed during a joint operation conducted by the Afghan National Police (ANP) and …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday said that seven militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh militants have been killed during an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province, security official said. “The killed militants were including Qazi Shahid, a key commander of Daesh terrorists group in Bandar …

AT-KABUL: A multi million company titled “Exchanger zone”, providing loans to boost up investment in private sectors has inaugurated in Kabul the other day. The company, “Exchanger zone” considers as a best financial partners for those in need of financial assistance, privately and publicly. “In advance to grant loan to …

The Afghan masses don’t like land mafias, and the vice versa. Some powerful wings are busy in seizing lands and then selling it illegally to others—a very much lucrative, but black business. The Afghan people are facing numerous challenges. If one tried to count these problems, the list will shape …

AT-KABUL: At least 18 militants were killed and four others received injures in different crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours, security officials said on Saturday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), on Saturday signed two agreements with Indian companies to provide electricity for three eastern provinces of the country. “DABS signed two contracts with Indian firms to provide electricity to Logar, Paktia and Khost provinces,” Head of DABS Qudratullah Delawari said during …

AT-KABUL: In order to ward off terror attacks this spring and prevent insurgents from gaining ground, the US President Donald Trump told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a call last month that he would mull over sending more troops to Afghanistan, said Afghan officials. On December 3, President Ghani spoke …

By Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Members of civil society organizations, engaged in development, relief, welfare and awareness activities throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjacent Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) have denounced the recent restrictions on the part of government, which they said aimed to curbing voices against undemocratic, inhuman and unconstitutional acts. “Government …