Afghanistan Times
I will commit suicide in front of the Presidential Palace if my plea goes unaddressed, says Nooruddin AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two-year-old Nilofar, who has no idea about ups and downs in life and her eyes are only familiar with toys which she plays with, became the victim of gang rape …
Read More »US may extend Afghan mission: Official
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior US official said that Washington might extend the stay of American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016. At a time when most of the US officials are stressing on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the senior National Security Council official, Jeff Eggers, said that option to …
Read More »Taliban commander detained in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that a Taliban commander was arrested in an operation in Kabul. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that its agents succeeded in arresting the most dreaded insurgent commander, Hamidullah, in the 5th district of Kabul. The …
Read More »Resolute Support: Georgia nods to deploy troops to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Georgia has decided to deploy its troops in Afghanistan long with the US Marines to support the NATO’s new mission called Resolute Support. A ceremony in this connection was held last Tuesday at Vaziani Training Area, not far from Russia’s border. The ceremony was attended by Chargé …
Read More »Obama is overeager to quit Afghanistan: Rubin
“White House looks to be more serious to bring the Afghan war to a rational end. Obama wanted to end the mission in Afghanistan before the end of his tenure” AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following the recent visit of Afghan leaders to the United States where the US President Barack Obama …
Read More »Girls urged to use education as a medium for change
AT-LAGHMAN: In a conference held here, the speakers encouraged young girls to pursue education and use knowledge as weapon for social change. Hundreds of young girls attended the conference on women empowerment organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Directorate of Women’s Affairs, the Education …
Read More »Civil society urge for exemplary punishment to Farkhunda’s killers
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A cluster of civil rights groups on Tuesday asked the government for exemplary punishment to all those who were involved in killing of Farkhunda. Farkhunda, who was wrongly accused of burning the Holy Quran in Shah-e-Do Shamshira Shrine, was lynched two weeks ago in the area by …
Read More »Trucks overloading damaged 40pc roads: Kabul Municipality
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Overloading of the trucks destroyed around 40 percent of roads in the capital city, said Kabul Municipality on Tuesday. In a press conference here, the deputy mayor of Kabul City, Khojhman Ulomi, said that each truck entering into the capital is loaded with 60 tons to 100 …
Read More »36 militants killed in different ops
AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed 36 insurgents and injured many others in a series of military operations launched against anti-state elements in different insecure parts of the country, official sources said on Tuesday. The 215th Maiwand Military Corps in a media statement said that 33 militants were killed …
Read More »15 terror suspects arrested in Wardak
AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces detained 15 suspected militants in central Maidan Wardak province, said a local official. The provincial police chief, Muhammad Khalil Andarabi, said that Afghan security forces conducted a military operation against the militants, responsible for killing civilians on Kabul-Ghazni highway. The operation was conducted in Jang-e-Pain and …
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