Afghanistan Times

The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai slammed the Pakistani defense minister for insulting the Afghan people and Taliban through his recent remarks regarding the security of the trans-Afghan gas pipeline. In his speech during an event to mark the International Migrants Day in Kabul, Karzai said the remarks by Pakistani …

Afghan government has expedited work over the mechanism of sending skilled workforce to the foreign countries, especially the Arab states. The first major batch of skilled laborers will be dispatch to Saudi Arabia soon. According to the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD), Riyadh had agreed to …

Extremism is one of the main reasons behind illegal immigration: Mohaqiq By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ex-president Hamid Karzai on Monday called on Afghan youth to stay in Afghan and build their country. Talking on the occasion of International Migrants’ Day, Hamid Karzai termed illegal immigration of youth to European countries as …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad KABUL: Leader of Wefaq-e-Milli, a political party, on Monday asked the government to abstain from talking about fate of the Durand Line in the peace talks with the Taliban because future of the de facto line could be decided by Afghans only. Addressing a press conference, …

AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that its operatives arrested two Daesh fighters in eastern Nangarhar province. A press statement issued by the NDS here on Monday said that operatives of the spy agency detained two Daesh fighters in an operation in Jalalabad, the capital city of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces foiled a coordinated attack of the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, on a check posts in eastern Nangarhar province. The provincial police spokesman, Colonel Hazrat Hussian Mashriqiwal, said that militants stormed security checkpoints in Pandola and Girdi areas of Achin district. …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said that around 500 jobs significantly affect health of employees, whereas 224 of them are believed to be deadly. MoPH signed an agreement with the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) on Saturday to protect workers’ …

AT-KABUL: As many as 394 students graduated from Afghan Korea Vocational Training Institute (AKVTI) here on Sunday. Speaking at the ceremony Head of the AKVTI, Mir Jalaludin Hesham, said that the students received theory and practice based training in seven different areas including construction, plumbing, electrical, car repairing, tailoring as …

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 …

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 …