Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces seven of 10 passengers kidnapped on Kabul-Jalalabad Highway on Friday. Laghman police chief, Dawoud Amin, said that the incident took place in Sorkhakan district of the province on Kabul Jalalabad highway when a group of unknown gunmen stopped a vehicle and kidnapped 10 passengers. …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday said that malaria is a major health problem in the country as more than 75 percent of the population is living in malaria-endemic areas. “Malaria disease is still a main threat to the health of citizens and affects large …

AT-KABUL: A terror bid has been thwarted during a search operation by security forces in western Heart province, a statement issued by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Saturday. The search operation was conducted in 15th district of Herat City, the NDS said, adding that an explosive-laden rickshaw was …

Insecurity has changed the northern provinces into Waziristan. The situation will worsen and the northern provinces will fall into hands of militants if the government remained reluctant, says Ibrahimi AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following unprecedented rise in insecurity countrywide, particularly in northern provinces, a number of lawmakers on Saturday urged the …

AT-KABUL: Nearly 104 Taliban fighters were killed and 89 others were wounded in different crackdowns carried out by security forces in several parts of the country. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a press release on Saturday that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Amidst growing criticism about threats to newsmen in the country, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, on Saturday said that meager attention has been paid to enforce the Access to Information Law which has created hurdles for journalist. Abdullah, however, vowed to leave no stone unturned …

AT-KABUL: Seven civilians were killed and 12 injured in two separate attacks of armed militants in eastern Laghman province, the spokesman for provincial governor said Saturday. Sarhadi Zwak said five members of a family, including four women, were killed and 11, mostly children, were injured, when their house was hit …

Magnitude 7.9 quake east of Pokhara was felt as far away as Delhi and Dhaka, killing at least 876 people. The government of Nepal has declared a state of emergency after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country and killed hundreds of people, and touched off a deadly avalanche on …

A new video from Syria has gone viral on media where four Afghan nationals have been purportedly shown by the Syrian rebels. Two teenage boys are seen among those taken hostage by the rebels during skirmishes. The group is said to be dispatched to Syria by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The …

AT-KABUL: The former National Security Advisor, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, rejected the allegations of the governor of Paktika province that aid money to displaced people in the province ended up in hands of Daesh fighters. Spanta in an interview to Radio Azadi admitted that the National Security Council (NSC) under his …