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By Farhad Naibkhel-Last week was tragic for Afghan journalists; govt badly failed in protecting journalists KABUL: Expressing serious concerns over rise in violent crimes against journalists, Afghanistan’s Journalists Council and Media Bazar on Tuesday asked the government to take concrete steps for protection of journalists across the country. In the …

AT-KABUL: Terrorists targeted Ashoura mourners in the Afghan capital Kabul late on Tuesday in which at least 14 people killed and 43 were injured as they gathered to celebrate Ashoura, one of the most important festivals on the Shia-Muslim calendar. At least one attacker was killed, interior ministry spokesman Sediq …

Afghan government, so-called human rights organizations, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and democratic forces in the country published several reports about human rights’ violations. Most of these reporters focused on either one or the other group with an overview about overall situation. But, most of these reports …

AT-KABUL: Wolesi Jirga Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Monday asked for the immediate implementation of the peace agreement signed between the National Unity Government and the Hezb-e-Islmai Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. He termed the agreement vital for bringing peace and stability. Recently, President Ashraf Ghani signed a long-awaited peace agreement …

AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents retreated from Farah city, the capital of the province with the same name when air strikes targeted them, security officials said Monday. Provincial police spokesman, Ibal Bayer, said that the Taliban insurgents came under attack from four different directions late Sunday which at least 27 insurgents were …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported a positive polio case in Paktika after thorough investigation. The total number of positive polio cases in this year has increased to eight.  The ministry in a media statement issued here said the results of the final investigation of the two most …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Monday that an ammunition cache used by terrorists was discovered and confiscated in the northeast province of Takhar. In a statement, the NDS said that the cache was located in the Khwajah Ghar district. “The cache included 25 anti-personnel Improvised Explosive Device …

AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen harassed, assaulted and snatched car, laptop and cell phones of the Afghanistan Times’ editor-in-chief, Abdul Saboor Sarir, in the highly fortified Afghan capital on late Sunday night (9th October). The unknown men, driving a Helix pick up, have stopped the editor-in-chief of the Kabul-based English newspaper at …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following the ongoing conflict in South Asia, the State Department provided a heartfelt and more humanist perspective. State Department Spokesman John Kirby wrapped the official and more conventional way of responses to questions in a deeply touching manner. “There have been Indian children and Pakistani children and …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Civil society activists on Sunday accused National Unity Government leaders of negligence and warned of running protest if government not address ramp up security in Kunduz and other volatile provinces. “Government must step up efforts to control increased insecurity in northern and southern provinces, otherwise we will …