Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: The Kabul Police arrested 22 people on the charge of different crimes during crackdowns carried out in the city and its districts. Police succeeded in identifying and arresting 22 people accused of killing, robbery, plundering, carrying illegal weapons and stealing vehicles and mobiles of the citizens in …
Read More »Afghans deserve a stable Afghanistan free from terrorism: NATO Envoy
AT News KABUL: NATO’s new Senior Civil Representative to Afghanistan, Stefano Pontecorvo has assured strong support to a peaceful Afghanistan free from terrorism. In his first address to the country, Mr. Pontecorov said: “A stable Afghanistan, free from terrorism, is what the Afghan people deserve and the world expects.” “At …
Read More »Maternity hospital attack; ‘Gov’t refuses to share probe result’
AT News KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission accused the government of hiding the results of attack investigations. The commission said Friday that a fact finding delegation investigates every attack, but the results are kept undisclosed. “No report has yet been shared with people by the fact finding teams. We …
Read More »10 soldiers killed in Taliban ambush in Zabul
AT News KABUL: At least 10 army service members were killed Friday when their convoy faced a Taliban ambush in the southern province of Zabul, provincial officials confirmed. Atta Jan Haqbayan, head of provincial council, said that the incident took place in the morning on the Kabul-Kandahar highway near the …
Read More »Afghanistan sees rapid spike in coronavirus cases
AT News KABUL: At least 915 people have been infected with coronavirus in Afghanistan over the past day in 14 out of 34 provinces – the biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. This figure pushed Afghanistan’s coronavirus cases to 18,969, according to health officials. Kabul city tops …
Read More »US urges reduction of violence for peace talks
AT News KABUL: The U.S. authorities have urged a reduction in violence by all warring sides in Afghanistan to allow peace talks to move forward. U.S. Forces spokesman Sonny Leggett on Friday made the remarks after announcing that US forces pummeled Taliban strongholds with air strikes in two provinces. In …
Read More »Iran police shoot at car carrying Afghan refugees, killing 3
AT News KABUL: Iran police shot at a vehicle carrying Afghans being smuggled, igniting a fire which then killed at least three people. Three were killed and ten others wounded after their vehicle was set ablaze by Iranian police shooting, survivors claimed. An Iranian security official on Thursday denied that …
Read More »9 civilians killed in Kandahar roadside bomb
AT News KABUL: At least nine civilians were killed after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Kandahar province, security officials said. A vehicle carrying several people heading from the Khoshkroad area to the main city struck a roadside bomb Wednesday noon. Nine passengers of the car were killed …
Read More »Afghan leaders pay tribute to Ayaz Niazi; Kabul urges Taliban to ceasefire for ‘sake of talks’
AT News KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pleaded on Wednesday with the insurgents to observe another ceasefire to set the motion for the direct talks with the government. Ghani’s call on the Taliban to cease hostilities was made at the funeral ceremony of Mawlawi Ayaz Niazi, the Imam of Wazir …
Read More »Kabul sees spike in medicine prices amid coronavirus
AT News KABUL: Prices of medicines have spiked in Kabul city amid the spread of the coronavirus. Over 750 people have tested positive for COVID-19 over past day, pushing the total tally to over 17,000. This has exacerbated price crisis as people have smaller budgets due to COVID-19. As COVID-19 …
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