Afghanistan Times
An aide to former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder says the Bush administration ‘really played through all possibilities.’ The United States considered using nuclear weapons against Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks, Der Spiegel reported on its website Saturday. Michael Steiner, who served as a political advisor to then-German …
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August, 2015
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29 August
Civil society activists announce support Afghan forces
KABUL: A mammoth rally by civil society activists announced support Afghan security forces and strewed rose petals on roads in capital Kabul on Saturday amid demands for eternal peace in the country. The rally was organized by a civil society institute Khatira Afarinan. The demonstrators carrying cages bearing message “No …
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29 August
Afghan and three Bulgarians appear handcuffed in Hungarian court over lorry found with rotting bodies of 71 refugees
Three Bulgarians and one Afghani citizen suspected of transporting 71 refugees, who were found dead in a truck in Austria, have appeared in court in Hungary. A prosecution spokesman told journalists the four faced human trafficking charges involving torture and targeting financial gain. The 71 victims included eight women and …
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29 August
92 insurgents killed in nationwide raids
AT-KABUL: At least 92 Taliban militants have been killed and 36 others wounded in different crackdowns across the country over the past 48 hours. A press release issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) here on Saturday said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) …
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28 August
Bloodbath in Faryab and security farce
Once again the Taliban unleashed the floodgates of terror. Once again the nation witnessed the bloodbath. The coldblooded Taliban, the merchants of hatred and bloodshed, killed at least 19 members of Afghan Local Police (ALP) and two civilians in the northwestern Faryab province. Yes, Faryab, a province that made headlines …
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28 August
Suicide blast kills ANA soldier in Kabul
AT-KABUL: At least one army soldier has been killed and two others injured, when a suicide bomber detonated himself near a vehicle of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kabul, said Kabul police chief. Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that the incident took place around 5:30 pm on Friday in Niazbeg area, …
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28 August
Two rockets land in Sayyaf’s residence
AT-KABUL: The residence of former Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, came under rocket attacks on Friday, said a source close to the Jihadi leader. Fahim Kohdamani said two rockets landed in Sayyaf’s residence in Paghman district of Kabul province, causing damage, but there were no casualties. Kohdamani said that …
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28 August
22 ALP members killed in Taliban ambush in Faryab
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 22 Afghan Local Police (ALP) members and three civilians have been killed in an ambush of the Taliban militants in northwestern Farayb province, said local officials. Muhammad Tahir Rahmani, a member of Faryab provincial council, said that a convoy of 40 ALP members was on …
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28 August
Taliban leaves Kohistanat without resistance
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban fighters have left the restive Kohistanat district in northern Sar-i-Pul province without any resistance after the arrival of the First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum along with the national security forces to the area. The First Vice President is in Northern provinces for over the …
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28 August
ANSF conduct large scale military operation in Musa Qala
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have launched military operations in parts of Musa Qala district of Helmand province to recapture the area from Taliban insurgents, officials said on Friday. Provincial spokesman, Omar Zwak, said that Afghan forces have started a large scale operation in Musa Qala district …
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