Afghanistan Times

Presence of insurgents and terrorists are not the only troubles that caught the Afghan people, especially those who are fighting for survival and have no assets abroad. Land grabbing is rampant. Abduction for ransom is taking place on daily basis—before eyes of the state machinery. The government is well-aware of …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives rescued a boy kidnapped in the western Farah province and arrested four suspects. “The 6-year-old Naveed was kidnapped a few days ago from Police District 3 of the provincial capital city, Farah,” the NDS said in a statement. “The boy was kidnapped …

AT-KABUL: The MTN, a private communication company granted education scholarships under the umbrella of ‘MTN foundation’ to 500 poor students in Kabul. Providing free education opportunity for needy students by the MTN has been run with the cooperation of the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs and Ministry of Education. The …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Tuesday that 15 Taliban terrorists were arrested in the southern province of Kandahar. In a press statement, the intelligence agency said that the arrested people were involved in different activities in army uniforms including sabotage, terrorizing of religious scholars, tribal leaders, government …

Conflict in Afghanistan and emergence of the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, have already produced tremendous ripple effects—on the regional as well as international levels. Though most of Afghanistan’s neighbors agree that politics of conflict and regional rivalries encourage extremism, but, unfortunately, they have not help the country the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga—Lower House of the Parliament—on Monday with a majority votes disqualified minister of higher education for failing in spending budgetary allocations during the outgoing Afghan fiscal year. Lawmakers also voted for minister of justice Basir Anwar and minister of urban development Sayed Mansour Naderi, but …

AT-KABUL: Law enforcement agencies have foiled terror attacks in southern Ghani and Helmand provinces by seizing explosive-laden vehicles and detaining a terrorist. Afghanistan’s spy agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), on Monday said that its operatives have thwarted a terror bid in the southeastern Ghazni province and saved many …

Government deals more politically, than implementing penalties against powerful corrupted figures: Afzali By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Integrity Watch of Afghanistan (IWA) on Monday criticized National Unity Government failure in fighting corruption, said that government pursue its stability in continuation of corruption. “NUG not willing to implement penalties properly, but deals more …

AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president met Monday with a delegation of the National Democratic Institute in his office, talking on the electoral reforms in the country. Karzai called the noninterference of the foreign countries in the Afghan elections as the biggest help in reforming Afghan election, asking them to let …

AT-KABUL: Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, on Monday met with a number of Pak-Afghan intellectuals, writers and journalists in his office. The intellectuals who called on Karzai have participated in the two-day joint conference “Cultural Corridor—a path for people solidarity” on finding out ways and means for strengthening of …