Afghanistan Times
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) donated food packages to needy residents of seven districts of Kabul province. The food items were wheat, oil, bean, sugar and tea cost around 6.8 million Afghanis. Mohammad Naim Dindar, Secretary General of Afghan Red Crescent Society said that QRC donated …
Read More »International donations ineffective for mine extraction: IWA
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) claims that the international financial supports for extraction of Afghan mines were considerably ineffective. Earlier, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) issued a report about ineffectiveness supports of TFBSO and USAID assistance and said that $488 million cooperation in …
Read More »Tens of tons of hashish seized in Kandahar
AT-KABUL: The counter-narcotics police discovered and confiscated over 62,000 kilograms of hashish in Kandahar province, interior ministry said Saturday. “The hashish was seized during an operation in the Zherai district of,” it said in a statement, adding that the hashish was set on fire in the presence of local officials. …
Read More »100 insurgents killed nationwide
AT-KABUL: At least 94 Taliban fighters were killed and 24 others wounded in different offensives in the past 24 hours, the security organs said Saturday. “Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security conducted joint operations against insurgents in different areas of Nangarhar, Laghman, …
Read More »Kabul ready to host second round of quadrilateral talks: MoFA
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmad Shekib Mustaghani, on Saturday said that Afghanistan is expecting positive outcome from the quadrilateral meeting held between representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China. Hinting to the commitment promised by the four countries in the quadrilateral meeting, …
Read More »Probe attack on diplomat’s house: Kabul told Islamabad
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the Friday’s attack on the residence of an Afghan consulate official in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The consulate official, Humayun Yousafzai, escaped unhurt in the predawn gun assault on his house in Peshawar’s posh neighborhood of University Town. The perpetrators …
Read More »EU on refugee crisis
Thousands of Afghans left their country for the developed countries in search of better and secure future. The trend for asylum-seeking was introduced after the former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Millions of Afghans left for Pakistan and Iran as first and easy destination and those who were well-off …
Read More »Missing Afghan airman in US located
VALDOSTA: One of two Afghan student airmen who went missing from Moody Air Force Base last month has been located, officials tell our Atlanta station, WXIA. Sources with Homeland Security confirm to WXIA’s Jon Shirek that the search is ongoing for the other missing man. No details were immediately available …
Read More »Stable Afghanistan imperative for regional peace: Balkh’s governor
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The acting governor of northern Balkh province said that the neighboring countries would enjoy peace if Afghanistan was stable, and those political players who are deceiving Afghans would fall in their own trap. Ata Mohammad Noor in an interview with Rohit E David said that Afghans are …
Read More »Afghan councilor’s house attacked in Peshawar
AT-KABUL: In the early hours of Friday, unknown armed-men attacked the house of Afghan diplomat in the University Town area of Peshawar city, said police officials in Peshawar. According to Peshawar’s Superintendent of Police, Kashif Khan, two armed men opened fire on the house of Consulate official Humayun Yousafzai around …
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