Afghanistan Times
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Read More »Civil society seeks more women in police force
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of civil society activists said that the number of women in police forces in Afghanistan was not enough. They stressed on greater share for women in police force. Talking to a joint session of the civil society and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) under the …
Read More »Govt will collapse if I provide evidence: Qadir
AT-KABUL: The Deputy Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), Zahir Qadir, said the government will collapse, if he presented evidence to substantiate his allegations that Daesh receives support from the National Security Council (NSC). Talking to the plenary session of the Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday, Qadir said …
Read More »Corruption rampant in police force: Survey
“ANP has no space for extremist and radical ideologies,” says Sediq Sediqi AT-KABUL: Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) released a survey report about trends of radicalization among the ranks of the Afghan National Police (ANP) in which over 68 percent respondents said that corruption exists among the ranks of …
Read More »MoFA holds regional seminar on counterterrorism
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday organized a day long regional seminar on counterterrorism and extremism in the “Heart of Asia” in Kabul. The seminar titled “Regional Seminar on Counter Terrorism and Extremism in the Heart of Asia” was aimed to boost up regional cooperation in …
Read More »Cementing ties: Narendra Modi to visit Kabul soon
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: To his first official visit, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with a high profile government delegation is expected to travel to Kabul soon. According to Indian media, Kabul and New Delhi are discussing a suitable date for the visit of the Indian Primer Modi. Since …
Read More »Germany provides €350m for dev’ in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has assured his country’s support to Afghanistan and announced €350 million fund for Afghanistan’s reconstruction in 2016. The announcement taken after Steinmeier attended meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels on Tuesday. While taking into account the …
Read More »Italy extends troops’ stay in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Italian troops to stay in Afghanistan through 2016 to combat increasing terrorism along with the coalition and Afghan forces, said the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during at a press conference on Tuesday. The Prime Minister said that the Italian troops which serving a combat mission in …
Read More »11 members of Jundullah terrorist group held in Kunduz
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said that its operatives have apprehended 11 members of the Jundullah terrorist group which is affiliated to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In addition one militant was killed in a gunfight with the NDS. A statement issued by the NDS here on …
Read More »Terrorist safe havens in Pakistan an issue of concern: Carter
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday expressed concern over terrorist safe havens in Pakistan, while a top Pentagon general told lawmakers the level of counter-terrorism co-operation from Islamabad has been unsatisfactory. “We are concerned about it,” Carter told members of the House Armed Services Committee when Congresswoman Susan Davis …
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