December, 2015

• 4 December

  Three Pakistani militants killed in Kunar

  At Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least three Pakistani militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed in a drone strike in eastern Kunar province, said officials on Friday. The Kunar police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkheli, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a US drone strike killed three Pakistani militants …

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• 4 December

  Pakistan turning Haqqani network into Taliban’s leader: India’s Ambassador to Kabul

  

  India’s delay in taking a clear position on the negotiation between the Taliban and the Pakistan government might end up justifying Pakistan’s current strategy for the Taliban, The Hindu was told by Amar Sinha, Ambassador of India to Kabul. Mr Sinha said that the recent attack on Taliban leader Mullah …

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• 4 December

  14 killed as ANA mortar hits Wardak mosque

  

  At least 14 people were killed and another six wounded when a mortar allegedly fired by Afghan National Army (ANA) troops hit a mosque in the Syedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Friday, residents said. Elders of the district had gathered in a mosque in Wotali village when …

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• 3 December

  Khan Shaheed: A paragon of Pashtun-Afghans’ political struggle and unity

  

  By Malik Achakzai: Having his paternal connection to the Ahmed Shah Abdali’s top general and the conqueror of Panipath, Barkhurdar Khan Achakzai, and maternally his lineage comes from Abdullah Khan Achakzai, the martyred and sparkle of the first Anglo-Afghan war, for Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai aka Khan Shaheed his political …

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• 3 December

  Sanity not sentiments

  

  Taking people from poverty to decision-making is the state’s responsibility. How active citizens and effectives states can change the fare of the poor population is a matter of concern and honesty. When the state and those in whose hands lies the power remain unconcerned and crooked, how change will take …

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• 3 December

  Ambiguous peace talks undermines women’s role in judicial council: AWN

  

  By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Afghan Women Network (a cluster of civil society activities for advocacy of women rights) alleged the murky negotiation process with Taliban has impacted membership of women in High Council of the Supreme Court (HCSC) in a serious way. Shafiqa Habibi, a member of AWN said that after …

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• 3 December

  Weapons cache seized, three suspects held in Logar

  

  AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said that its operatives have seized a huge cache of weapons of the Haqqani terrorist network in central Logar province. A statement issued by the NDS here on Thursday stated that its operatives have seized a huge weapon cache from the Haqaani network …

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• 2 December

  Taliban’s leader Mullah Mansoor injured in Quetta

  

  AT-KABUL: Office of the Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum confirmed that the Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor has sustained injuries during infighting in Quetta city of Balochistan. Sultan Faizi, a spokesman of Dostum, told Afghanistan Times that Mansoor was injured during infighting in the residence of Mullah Abdullah Sarhadi …

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• 2 December

  Beekeeping industry needs attention

  After a long time, some good news has emerged. Bad news usually sells well as media has shaped the taste of news readers, viewers and listeners insipidly. Kill the insipid taste for a while. Let’s talk of some good and sweet news. The news relates to honey, and honey is …

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• 2 December

  Civil society seeks more women in police force

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of civil society activists said that the number of women in police forces in Afghanistan was not enough. They stressed on greater share for women in police force. Talking to a joint session of the civil society and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) under the …

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