Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of supporters of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah came to streets in the provinces of Faryab and Takhar on Monday to protest the independent election commission for not invalidating thousands of votes they claim are fraudulent. The rallies were organized by Abdullah’s electoral teams who have been …

AT News KABUL: Some members of parliament accused President Ashraf Ghani and his government of misusing the national budget, calling for implementation of the constitution’s article 69 on him. The lawmakers said Monday that millions of Afs had been used by the president under the pretext of operative money. They …

Already having more than enough on its plate in terms of dealing with electoral crisis and peace with insurgents, Afghanistan is also faced with yet another huge challenge of dealing with narcotics – something that is the main source financing terrorism and contributing to the unabated corruption in the country. …

AT News KABUL: Members of senate criticized President Ashraf Ghani for going to an American military base in the Bagram district of Parwan province to meet the US President Donald Trump who was there to celebrate the Thanksgiving Day with his country’s troops. The senators said Sunday that meeting with …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of Abdullah Abdullah’s supporters staged rallies Sunday in the northwestern province of Faryab to protest the “electoral fraud”. The protesters asked the independent election commission meet their requests and revoke the 300,000 votes that Abdullah (one of presidential candidates) claims are fake. The protesters warned of …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan senate committee has held a gathering to approve the annual national budget, a number of senators have accused the Acting Finance Minister, Hamayoun Qayoumi of money laundering. The summit was held with the absence of acting minister but the deputy financial minister, Zahid Hamdard has …

AT News KABUL: Some political elites believe that the ground has been paid for ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan and that the involved sides should not lose this opportunity. The politicians in a gathering held on Sunday has emphasized on creation of national consensus regarding Afghan peace process. “Peace …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health in a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate the international day of countering the Human Immunodeficiency Viruses HIV, has said that nearly 3, 000 HIV cases have so far been recorded in Afghanistan. The gathering was held to improve public awareness about the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission calls on the government and other entities engaged in disabled people’s issues to resolve their problems. The commission criticized the government for not taking the disabled problems serious, saying that there was no position for disabled people in the government’s senior …

AT News KABUL: An American military newspaper reports that the US air attacks launched to target Taliban militants, have caused increase in civilian casualties. The Stars and Stripes writes that in a very recent incident, civilians were killed and wounded in a US airstrike in Afghanistan’s province of Khost, adding …