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5 February

US soldiers pick presidential candidates with Afghanistan in mind

DES MOINES: While polls show that most Iowans had the U.S. economy on their minds when they participated in Monday’s caucuses to choose a candidate for president, one group of caucus watchers was picking candidates with a different issue in mind. Five thousand of Iowa’s National Guard troops have served …

5 February

QCG to hold talks today in Islamabad

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China is going to participate in the third meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) on Saturday in Islamabad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Friday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman, Ahmad Shakib Mustaghni, told Afghanistan Times …

4 February

Kabul residents want local mayor

AT-KABUL: Warning the government of protests, an association of Kabul residents asked the government to appoint a qualified dweller of the capital city as a mayor. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, they said the acting mayor has been unable to resolve problems of the locals. They said that …

4 February

Editorial: Failed cleanliness drives

ARGReports of the most governmental and non-governmental organizations speak about deteriorating law and order condition, rampant corruption, unprecedented violence against women and illiteracy. These are the key problems, but these all issues are the byproducts of mismanagement about which we see no or a few reports. If reports about maladministration …

4 February

Zika Virus Prompts Automaker Tata to Rename Its New Car

The Zika virus has prompted Indian automaker Tata Motors to rename its soon-to-be-released hatchback vehicle, which had been given the untimely name of “Zica,” short for “Zippy Car.” “Empathizing with the hardships being caused by the recent ‘Zika’ virus outbreak across many countries, Tata Motors, as a socially responsible company, …

3 February

RSF welcomes presidential decree on media freedom

KABUL: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes a new presidential decree that should facilitate media activity and the fight against impunity for crimes of violence against journalists. Issued by President Ashraf Ghani on 31 January, the decree clearly states: “Neither the public prosecutor nor any other state institution may prosecute media …

3 February

Frustration grows as Taliban’s power line cuts persist

KABUL: Afghanistan’s government has grown increasingly frustrated with delays on power line repairs, as the military has been unable to launch an operation against Taliban in the area, citing fog and inclement weather. Afghanistan’s government has become increasingly frustrated by the Taliban’s increasingly daring moves to cut power lines in …

3 February

Norway wants to return minors to Afghanistan

OSLO: Norway wants to set up a care centre in Kabul that would accept underage asylum seekers who have had their residence applications rejected. Last year, 96 percent of the 551 cases of underage asylum seekers were approved by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration – something the authorities are trying …

3 February

Security pact with US meaningless sans peace: Karzai

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Criticizing the United States for snail’s pace counter terrorism efforts, the former president Hamid Karzai said that Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US is meaningless if there was no peace in the country. “At a time when there is no peace, inking the security pact with …

3 February

EU offers $13.4m for local governance improvement

AT-KABUL: The Delegation of European Union to Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a new aid package worth 13.4 million US dollars to improve local governance in the war-hit country. “The EU has signed a contribution agreement to the Local Governance project, Afghanistan (LoGo), with the aim of improving the capacity of …