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12 June

UN condemns attack

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Saturday strongly condemned Friday’s bombing in a mosque in Nangarhar province, calling it “war crime”. “I condemn the attack targeting civilians gathered for Friday prayers at the Hisarak Jami Mosque in Rodat district, Nangarhar province. The attack killed at least …

12 June

Ulema condemn Nangarhar mosque bombing

Islam’s massage is peace, not terror and bombing; those who destroy mosques and kill prayers have not faith By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghan Ulema (religious scholars) on Saturday strongly condemned the attack targeting civilians gathered for Friday prayers at the Hisarak Jami Mosque in Rodat district of Nangarhar province and …

12 June

Lawmakers reject president’s decree on electoral reform

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The lawmakers on Saturday refused to approve presidential decree on the electoral reforms. The decree was sent to the parliament three times, but was rejected. The government vowed to hold parliamentary election soon after the decree was approved in the parliament. Some of the lawmakers opposed …

12 June

61 insurgents killed in operations

AT-KABUL: At least 61 insurgents were killed in different crackdowns conducted by the security and forces in the past 24 hours, officials said. The defense ministry said that operations were launched in Nangarhar, Laghman, Paktika, Paktia, Logar, Wardak, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Baghlan, Balkh, Jowzjan, Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand provinces, in which …

12 June

Thirteen Daesh fighters, five cops killed in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: As many as 13 Daesh fighters and five policemen were killed in a Daesh group attack in eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. “Daesh fighter conducted group attack over Haska Mina district in Nangarhar on Friday night,” Provincial Spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Afghanistan Times. He said that after the attack …

12 June

Dozens Afghans arrested in Peshawar

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Around 25 Afghan migrants were arrested during a search operation in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. “At least 63 suspects, including 25 Afghans were detained during search operations on Friday,” Pajhwok Afghan News, quoted a local police official, Riaz …

12 June

Kabul police seize alcoholic beverages

AT-KABUL: Police discovered and confiscated Saturday 11 containers of the alcoholic beverages through crackdowns in Kabul. In a press statement the ministry of interior said that police seized 11 “big containers” of alcoholic beverages through an operation in Despechari area of Kabul. Some 89,533 liters of different alcoholic beverage was …

10 June

US expands military role in Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As the Islamic State evil tentacles spread to different parts of Afghanistan and the Taliban have unleashed a new wave of violence, the United States’ President Barack Obama has approved broader role for the US forces in the war-hit country to help the local forces in the …

10 June

Indian aid worker kidnapped in Kabul

AT-KABUL: Unknown gunmen have kidnapped an Indian female aid worker in Kabul city on Thursday night, Afghan and Indian officials confirmed on Friday. The kidnapped Indian citizen was identified as Judith D’Souza, 40-years-old, working as a senior technical advisor on gender with the Aga Khan Developmental Network in Kabul, sources …

10 June

Rumi belongs to all; Mawlana Balkhi is Afghanistan’s heritage

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Cultural figures, writers, historians and officials expressed serious concerns over the dramatic move of Iran and Turkey to enlist Masnavi Ma’Navi, collection of renowned Afghan poet Jalal-ud-din Mohammad Balkhi in UNESCO as a common heritage of Iran and Turkey. The attempt of Iran has sparked criticism in …