Afghanistan Times

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: As the term of the Lower House of Parliament—the Wolesi Jirga—nears to an end, lawmakers on Saturday called on the government and the electoral bodies to announce exact date of parliamentary polls in near future. Most of MPs came up with the same viewpoint about their presence …

By Akhtar Mohammad Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday said the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, is trying hard to find new recruits and safe havens in the country. However, the interior minister Noorul Haq Ulomi assured that Daesh would not find ground in the country to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday said that despite significant improvement in the field of air transportation, lack of close air support (CAS) is still a challenge for military. Commander of the Afghan Air Force, Major General Mohammad Dawran, said that progress have been made in fields …

AT-KABUL: At least 49 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 30 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

US transfers inmates to Oman for resettlement as part of plan to close controversial prison in Cuba. The United States says it has sent another six Yemeni detainees from its controversial Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba to Oman for resettlement. In a statement issued late on Friday, the Pentagon said …

Army claims it has killed 20 fighters in Datta Khel area as part of year-long campaign against Taliban. Pakistan’s military says air strikes have killed 20 suspected fighters in the northwestern tribal region of North Waziristan near the Afghan border. In a statement on Saturday, the army said the strikes …

Patient will be 30-year-old Russian Valery Spiridonov, who suffers from Werdnig-Hoffmann, a muscle-wasting disease. An Italian neurosurgeon has unveiled plans to perform the first human head transplant by the end of 2017. Dr Sergio Canavero announced his plan at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic …

AT-KABUL: At least 16 police officers were killed and six others were injured in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s Helmand province that also left 10 militants dead. The gunfight started last night that continued for several hours in a region near to Takhtapol area of Mosaqala district of Helmand province. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of women’s rights activists have said they were still concerned about the ongoing peace talks and their future in the country—despite the informal meeting which recently took place between women lawmakers and the Taliban representatives in Oslo city of Norway. The activists held two different …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tens of activists and residents of Kabul on Friday launched a rally to express their anger at the flagrant discrimination against the Muslim community in Myanmar, lashing out at the West for turning a blind eye to the plight of the Rohingya minority. “Persecution against Burmese Muslims …