Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Officials in the Central Bank said Sunday that those behind allegedly robbing of Afs76 million from a branch of the state bank in southern Kandahar province have been identified, and would be arrested in near future. Azadi Radio quoted the second deputy chief of Da Afghanistan Bank, …
Read More »216 crime suspects held in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 216 alleged criminals have been arrested in eastern Nangarhar province in past 11 months, said official on Sunday. Nangarhar police chief told a news conference in Jalalabad that they have documented 167 criminal incidents in which 216 alleged criminals have been arrested in past …
Read More »Woman gives birth to 6 babies in Herat
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A woman has given birth to six babies in a public hospital in western Herat province, said officials on Sunday. Medical doctors at Regional Hospital of Herat said that every baby had one kilogram of weight. The officials said the babies were born the other night and …
Read More »Six policemen died in clashes with rebels in Kandahar
AT-KABUL: Six policemen died in clashes between Afghan security forces and militants in southern Kandahar province. Zia Durani, spokesman for Kandahar police, confirmed the incident and said that police were patrolling Band-e-Timor area of Maiwand district, when they came under attack from Taliban militants killing six policemen. He said that …
Read More »Gunmen plunder houses, beat locals in Ghor: Residents
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: More than 100 gunmen led by Abdul Aziz, an attorney in Tolak district of western Ghor province, commander Mohammad and Mullah Noor, members of Guzar tribe, have started beating residents and plundering houses in the district for the past 10 days, said a number of local residents. …
Read More »13 policemen dead in clash with rebels in Kandahar
KABUL: At least 13 policemen were killed in fierce clash with militants in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province on Monday, the governor’s spokesman said. Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News that insurgents mounted attack on police when the latter were defusing a huge ammunitions cache after recovering it …
Read More »Zabul elders blame govt for neglecting their province
AT-KABUL: Tribal elders from Zabul province in gathering blamed the government of turning blind eye towards the challenges faced by people of the province. Hundreds of tribal elders gathered in Qalat, the capital city of the province, to urge the government to pay more attention to the province. Hamidullah Tokhi, …
Read More »Germany to construct new building for engineering faculty in Balkh University
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A new building would be constructed for the engineering faculty in Balkh University in north, said officials on the other day. The college would be built with cost of €3.4 million which will have the capacity of 720 students of the departments of railway construction, plumbing, electricity, …
Read More »Men detained on charges of killing wives
KABUL: Two men accused of killing their wives have been arrested in western Herat and northern Kunduz provinces, officials said on Monday. Abdul Rauf Ahmadi, Herat police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Samia, the slain woman, was beheaded by her husband because of family feud. The man was addicted …
Read More »Would-be suicide bombers held in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Two would-be suicide bombers who planned to carry out attack on a police check post in Jalalabad city were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province, said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) the other day. The NDS said in a statement that both of the would-be suicide attackers were from …
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