Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two rockets fired from an unknown location were landed in Niazbig area of the capital Kabul on Wednesday, in which a woman and a child have been killed and another woman sustained injuries, an official said. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for the 101 Police Asmayee Zone, told Pajhwok …
Read More »Number of army special unit to be doubled
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said that the number of the army’s Special Forces would increase double in order to rebuff threats in the country. Army Special Forces is a well-trained and capable force, which has run different operation against insurgents successful as well as repelled threats and terrorist …
Read More »US ambassador stresses on punishment of corrupt individuals
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Hugo LIorens has emphasized on severe punishment for corrupt individuals, terming it a cancer killing the Afghan people. The ambassador said it while addressing to the participants of a gathering at the US Embassy here at Kabul on Monday, marking the 241st …
Read More »NDS arrests Taliban commander in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that a Taliban commander heading a militant group of 20 rebels has been detained in Kabul, the capital city. According to a statement issued by NDS, the Taliban commander, Abdur Rahim, aka Maiwand was taken into custody in the fifth …
Read More »29 Taliban insurgents shun violence in Farah, Uruzgan
AT-KABUL: AT least 29 Taliban insurgent have renounced violence through joining the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process in western Farah and Central Uruzgan provinces, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Tuesday. “A group of 18 armed Taliban insurgents renounced violence and surrendered to Afghan …
Read More »4 of a family killed in Farah bombing
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Four members of a single family have been killed after their vehicle struck with a roadside bomb in Pushtrod district of western Farah province, an official said on Tuesday. Provencal Police Spokesperson, Iqbal Bahir said that a car from Khaki Safid district carrying an ill person to …
Read More »Karzai condoles over Jihadi figure death
AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai on Monday expressed condolences over the death of Khaled Farooqi, a Jihadi figure and a senior member of the Hezb-e-Islami executive council. Farooqi passed away of an illness. “Late Farooqi was a well-known figure of the jihad era of Afghanistan wand was a prominent supporter …
Read More »4 civilians killed in Kandahar bombing
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least four civilians including two women have been killed after their vehicle hit with a roadside bomb in the Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Monday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Zia Durrani, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place when a …
Read More »Helmand offensives: 54 militants killed, 27 others wounded
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 54 Taliban insurgents were killed and 27 others received injuries during airstrikes and ground operations in southern Helmand province, local officials said on Monday. Police spokesman Lt. Abdul Salam Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News that the air and ground operations were carried out in Ainak, …
Read More »Growing insecurity: Uprising for Change resumes protest in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The Uprising for Change, a movement who want some reshuffles in the government bodies, on Monday resumed protest in reaction to the so-called recent horrible terrorist attacks and violence that lead to the death of over 100 and wounded of over 500 people on May 31, in Kabul. Protestors …
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