Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Former president Hamid Karzai condemned Friday the terrorist attack in France’s Nice that killed dozen people and wounded hundreds. “The killing of children, women and innocent people is a clear act of terrorism. It is against human as well as contrary to all principles of human,” Karzai was quoted …

Afghan children fall in the category of those who are only worst hit by the over three decades of war but are also the worst victim of the government’s poor polices and inattention. They are the war-hit and voiceless segment of the society because they have no representation in the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries said the country’s trade dealings with Pakistan had declined around 35 percent showing $500 million deficit. Khan Jan Alokozay, the deputy of the chamber told Afghanistan Times that the total trade dealings with Pakistan was $2.5 billion, but new …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 62 Taliban insurgents have been killed in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces against them across the country within the past 24 hours, security officials said on Friday. In a press statement issued here, the Ministry of Defense said that Afghan security forces …

Enemies of Afghan people have been making efforts to weaken the nation to reach their specific goals each for about four decades. They have been trying to use the people of Afghanistan against Afghanistan that they had been relatively successful. Unfortunately, a number of Afghans have been ignorantly serving the …

AT-KABUL: Sixty nine Taliban fighters were killed and 28 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said Thursday. 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 …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Traders participated in the Afghan products’ exhibition on Thursday criticized Afghan government for hollow pledges regarding domestic products support. They said the domestic products need government’s support to not only eliminate poverty, but also to improve security. “Lack of government support is the main challenge for Afghan …

Unenforced Law Puts Thousands at Risk of Injury, Death (New York) – The Afghan government is failing to protect tens of thousands of children, some as young as 5, from hazardous conditions in the workplace, in violation of Afghanistan’s labor laws. The 31-page report, “‘They Bear All the Pain’: Hazardous …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan and India signed Wednesday 10 memorandums of understanding costing 25 million dollars. Indian ambassador to Kabul Manpreet Vohra signed the agreements with the Afghan ministers at the presence of the chief executive in Kabul, chief executive’s office said. Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that the projects were shared …

Afghanistan are attempting to have more One-Day International (ODI) cricket fixtures leading into September 2017 cut-off for 2019 World Cup qualification by proposing annual bilateral games against India and teams touring the country starting from next year. “If we sign the MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) which we sent to India, …