Afghanistan Times

“Though challenges are there, yet we are still hopeful that Pakistan will play its proactive role in peace mediation, say Afghan embassy officials in Islamabad” AT-KABUL: Afghan media delegation visited Pakistan this week. The media exchange program, organized by Equal Access Afghanistan and Equal Access Pakistan, turned out to be …

AT-KABUL: At least 217 Taliban militants have been killed in military offensives conducted by Afghan security forces in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement issued on Wednesday said that security forces conducted military operations against the Taliban insurgents …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban militants torched three security checkpoints in Tagab district of Kapisa province, said an official source. A security official in the province said that fighting between the Taliban militants and Afghan forces erupted on Tuesday afternoon in Anarzoi, Shahrak, Ghanikhel, and Korghal areas of the district. …

AT-KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) detained nine terrorists on Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Nangarhar province, said an official source. The NDS in a press statement issued on Wednesday said that the arrested men wanted to conduct terrorist attacks on vehicles of security forces and civilians. Those arrested …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least two civilians have been killed and six others wounded in a bomb blast in Yahyakhel district of southern Paktika province on Wednesday. Provincial Council Chairman, Afsar Khan Sulemankhel, said that two people have been killed and six others sustained injuries in an explosion took place …

“The Lower House of the Parliament said it wants tax on cellular services but under a new regulation approved by the lawmakers as without approval the Presidential decree on tax violates the Constitution” Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday rejected the presidential decree imposing a 10 percent tax …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday asked the United States to implement the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), saying that Pakistan is interfering in Afghanistan aimed at destabilizing the latter and pursuing its goals without any hindrance. Muhammad Sarwar Usmani, an MP …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) reported 48 percent decrease in opium production. According to a survey report poppy cultivation has declined by 19 percent and opium production by 48 percent in 2015. The survey had been conducted …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Wednesday said that Chardara district of northern Kunduz province has been retaken from the insurgents last night. In a press statement issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan Special Forces and soldiers succeeded in retaking Chardara district. The district was considered to be …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Vowing to overcome the existing challenges and lead the country towards prosperity, President Ashraf Ghani said that enemies of the nation had kept the government busy in the war aimed at preventing Afghanistan from development. Speaking at the 15th exhibition of agricultural products and the World …