Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban militants kidnapped 12 civilians in Sayed Karam district of the southeastern Paktia province, said a local official. Niaz Muhammad Khalil, Sayed Karam district chief, told Azadi Radio that the civilians were on their way to Gardiz, the capital city of the province, when they were …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: To bring durable peace to the region, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) stresses on Pakistan’s sincere cooperation in war against terrorism. It said that Pakistan should destroy sanctuaries of militants in its soil. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the MoD, told Radio Azadi that the entire world knows …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Tired of cold-shoulder response of the government on fragile security situation and growing insurgency, the Wolesi Jirga is preparing to summon President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah. Condemning beheading of the seven passengers in Zabul province, members of the Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday …

AT-KABUL: UNESCO’s office in Afghanistan announced the launch of a nationwide photo competition in order to portray the rich cultural and natural heritage of Afghanistan. The theme of the competition is “Show us the Afghanistan you’re proud of”. The competition is open to all individuals regardless of their nationality. In …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 275 schoolteachers received allotment letter of residential plots in a township scheme which began the other day in the southern Khost province, said officials. The scheme was approved by the former President Hamid Karzai nine years ago, but the land was grabbed by some powerful …

AT-KABUL: Lightening and electric shock have killed a woman and a child in southeastern Nimroz province, said a public health official on Wednesday. Director of Public Health Dr. Noor Ahmad Sherzad said that a woman was killed by lightning in the Khawaja Karim locality of Zaranj, the provincial capital. Meanwhile …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Thousands of angry protestors carrying coffins of seven beheaded Hazara passengers in front of the Presidential Palace sought justice for the victims. The protestors marched from Pul-e-Sukhta area to the Presidential Palace, around eight kilometers. Chanting slogans “death to the Taliban and Daesh”, “the leaders shall resign” …

AT-KABUL: As many as 150 engineers completed topography survey training in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province on Wednesday. The program was officially launched by Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of Germany. It provided technical assistance and fund to the program with 1.5 million Afs. The engineers who joined the training survey course …

KABUL: Thousands of people on Wednesday staged a protest in the capital Kabul against the beheading of seven civilians by Islamic State (IS) insurgents in southern Zabul province. The gunmen abducted the seven civilians, including four women and a child, from the Jaghori district of Ghazni about a month back. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) detained three members of Haqqani network in southeastern Khost province. A statement issued by the NDS on Tuesday said that three members of the network, identified as Rahim Khan, Naim Khan and Najibullah, were supplying weapons and ammunition the …