Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: Second Deputy to the Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq on Tuesday shrugged off allegations he had a verbal clash with Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in a president-hosted meeting. Mohaqiq’s denial comes a day after reports that he quarreled with Hekmatyar over biometric identity cards in a meeting with Jihadi leaders …
Read More »Germany is important supporter, partner of Afghanistan: Rabbani
AT-KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani met with the Head of Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung Office Syria/Iraq, Mr. Nils Wörmer, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. At the outset, Mr. Wörmer while hinting at the importance of Afghanistan in the foreign policy of agenda of Germany deemed …
Read More »Displacement and migration take toll on half of population
AT-KABUL: About half of Afghanistan’s population has been affected by forced internal displacements and migrations, according to ministry of migration and repatriation. The ministry says that some three million people are internally displaced due to war and security problems in the remote areas. It said Tuesday that 5.5 million Afghans …
Read More »Kandahar registration centers closed due to lack of equipment
AT-KABUL: Representatives from Kandahar province in the senate say that a large number of the voter registration centers remain closed in the province due to lack of necessary equipment. Rahmatullah Achakzai, a member of senate, said Tuesday that most of the voter registration centers in Kandahar lack electoral equipment and …
Read More »Electronic ID card office soon
AT-KABUL: Official at Afghanistan Central Civil Registration Authority (ACCRA) has informed on Tuesday about opening of an Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) distribution center in Kabul, the capital city, in the upcoming days. In the face of rift between the leaders of the National Unity Government over distribution of electronic …
Read More »Daikundi symposium; Strategy to improve electrical participation focused
AT-KABUL: The active participation of everyone in political decision-making is essential for the country’s stability and development, observed panelists in a UN-backed symposium in the central highlands province of Daikundi. Community leaders, women’s rights advocates, government representatives and electoral officials met at a symposium, organized by UNAMA’s Bamyan regional office, …
Read More »Peace parleys in tatters; Taliban calls on Pak clerics to boycott Indonesia peace meeting
AT-KABUL: Afghan Taliban leaders have called on Pakistani religious clerics to boycott the Indonesian government’s efforts to broker a peace deal in war-ravaged Afghanistan ahead of an international conference of religious scholars, according to reports, underlining the desperate efforts of the group to drill any peace attempt in the country. …
Read More »47 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 47 militants have been killed and 44 others received injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said on Tuesday. In a press release issue here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said …
Read More »59 insurgents killed in military raids
AT-KABUL: At least 59 militants were killed and 34 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal …
Read More »Bombing foiled in Kabul; suicide attacker killed
AT-KABUL: A suicide attacker who attempted to target a blood donation campaign was shot dead on Monday in Shahr-e-Naw Park before reaching his target, officials said; a failed terrorist attempt in the wake of a string of suicide bombings. This time terrorists wanted to target a blood donation campaign that …
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