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14 December

Afghanaid donates £9.65m to SMDMA

AT-KABUL: Afghanaid donated £9.65 million for capacity building of the State Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs (SMDMA) on Sunday. The Minister of SMDMA, Wais Barmak, said that the amount will be spent on building the capacity of the organization to deal with disasters at local levels. Speaking at a press …

11 December

Powerful blast near Spanish embassy in Kabul

AT-KABUL: A powerful explosion rocked Kabul city around 6pm on Friday. Initial reports indicate that a car bomb was detonated in the vicinity of Spanish Embassy in Sherpor neighborhood. Sherpor area is highly barricaded as Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum residence is located in the area and most of the …

11 December

Russian speaking woman carries out suicide blast in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: A suicide blast carried out by a foreign women killed three children and an operative of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in eastern Nangarhar province, said a local official on Friday. Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor office, told Afghanistan Times that Afghan forces during a search …

11 December

Peace talks to start within few weeks: Ghani

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani said that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban will start within few weeks. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, President Ghani said that Pakistan has vowed to facilitate the peace parleys. Showing meticulous optimism about results of the upcoming peace parleys, …

11 December

TAPI to start next week

AT-KABUL: Construction works of the long awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project will kick start in Turkmenistan on Sunday. President Ashraf Ghani is also expected to participate in the ceremony. The project is expected to create 50,000 jobs in Afghanistan. President Ghani while talking to newsmen said that Afghanistan has …

10 December

Protestors push govt to start war crimes trials

AIHRC must share the list of war crimes with public: Protestors By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Hundreds of people swelled into the streets on Thursday and called on the government to kick off war crimes trials. The protestors marched from Dehbori square to Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)’s office chanting slogans …

10 December

World Human Rights Day observed

Stop kangaroo courts, say women rights’ supporters By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Hajj and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) and Afghan Women’s Network (AWN) observed the World Humans Right Day on Thursday here on Thursday. Speaking at the ceremony, AWN said that violence against Afghan women have not declined in the …

10 December

NDS chief Nabil steps down

AT-KABUL: The chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah Nabil stepped down on Thursday. His resignation was approved by the National Unity Government whereas unnamed sources said that General Massoud Andarabi was appointed as acting NDS chief. General Andarabi was Nabil’s deputy. Nabil was reappointed as an acting NDS …

9 December

No disappointment this time

At last, some of kind of signs of hope emerged. Afghanistan and Pakistan co-chaired the ‘Heart of Asia Conference—Fifth Istanbul Process. The bigwigs from across South Asia, China and the world, made the conference influential. It was marked by a warm welcome by high authorities in Pakistan to the visiting …

9 December

12.6pc adults are drug addicts: Survey

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Drug Report 2015, released on Wednesday revealed that 12.6 percent of adults in Afghanistan are drug addicts. The Survey has been conducted by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics in a joint venture with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Minister of Counter …