Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: At least eight militants were killed on Monday in a fierce clash in Kunar province, provincial police chief said. Abdul Habib Sayedkheli told media that the militants stormed a security checkpoint in Narai district at 4:00 am (local time). The district is 185 kilometers away from Kabul City, the …
Read More »Unemployment triggers protest in Kabul
AT-KABUL: Civil society activists on Monday took to the streets in the capital city, calling for more employment opportunities in the country. Chanting anti-government slogans, over 100 activists marched from Darul Aman Palace to the Parliament House. They said that President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah …
Read More »300 schoolgirls poisoned in Herat
AT-KABUL: At least 300 more schoolgirls were poisoned on Monday at two different schools in Anjel district of Herat province, said officials. Spokesman for the Herat Regional Hospital, Rafiq Shirzai, said that 300 schoolgirls were rushed to the hospital after they were poisoned. He said that the students felt dizzy, …
Read More »China plans investment in Afghan economy
China is planning an increased economic role in Afghanistan through its Silk Road initiative and through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), analysts from the Chinese establishment and independent experts have said. China’s Silk Road economic schemes also target Afghanistan, commented Andrew Small, a transatlantic fellow with the German Marshall Fund’s …
Read More »Cops among 17 killed in NATO airstrike in Helmand
AT-KABUL: Around 17 people including 11 policemen were killed and four others were injured last night after NATO forces mistakenly attacked the counter narcotics police convoy in Helmand province of Afghanistan, officials said on Monday. The counter narcotic forces were busy in an operation when mistakenly targeted by NATO forces …
Read More »Majority favour word “Afghan” in e-ID cards: survey
KABUL: The vast majority of a Pajhwok Afghan News survey participants favour the inclusion of word “Afghan” in the biometric national identity (ID) cards. As many as 2,070 people expressed their views in the online survey that maintained four questions regarding the pattern of the e-ID cards, an increasingly becoming …
Read More »17, including 11 police, killed in NATO airstrike in Southern Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: Some 17 people, including 11 Afghan police personnel, were killed and four were injured last night after NATO forces mistakenly attacked their vehicles convoy in Helmand province of Afghanistan, officials said on Monday. The counter narcotic forces were busy in an operation when mistakenly targeted by NATO forces in …
Read More »Govt urged to improve security in eastern zone
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Residents of eastern zone on Sunday urged the government to improve law and order situation in Kunar, Nuristan, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. Around 500 tribal elders, civil society activists, religious scholars and lawmakers from the four eastern provinces gathered in a hotel here to convey their grievances …
Read More »123 insurgents killed in security ops
AT-KABUL: At least 123 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 121 others were wounded in different crackdowns within the past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and the National Directorate of …
Read More »Farah to get university
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Governor of Farah province, Mohammad Asif Nang, laid down the foundation stone for construction of new university in the province. Speaking at the ceremony, he said that this is a pleasant moment for him to lay the foundation stone of Farah University. “I hope this university would …
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