Afghanistan Times
KABUL: Fifteen suspects have been identified in an official probe into sexual assault allegations on women footballers, says Attorney General’s Office, a claim which wreaked havoc in the football federation and prompted FIFA to suspend its activities. “The government attaches importance to the allegations of sex abuse in the football …
Read More »Saffron cultivation up by 22pc
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock(MAIL) said that saffron yield has increased by 22 percent this year. Spokesman for MAIL, Akbar Rustami said that this year 31,220 acres of land has been cultivated saffron in 33 provinces, in which produced around 13 tons. He said that saffron products …
Read More »Peace bid will fail sans women’s inclusion
AT-KABUL: More than 75 women members of Provincial PeaceCouncils (PPCs) met in Kabul on Wednesday to plot a strategy to advocate forthe interests of women in the peace process. Over 120 Promote Musharikat “Women in Peace” Coalition activists and influential religious leaders joined the conversation to review how women will …
Read More »43 militants killed in military drill
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 43 insurgents and wounded 25 others in fresh military crackdowns conducted across the country within past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and Afghan Air Force (AAF) …
Read More »Drone strike on Daesh vehicle kills 7
KABUL: At least seven members of the Daesh extremist group, also known as Islamic State terrorist, were killed following a US forces airstrike targeting their vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province, official said Wednesday. The airstrike conducted in the vicinity of Chaparhar district, the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military …
Read More »‘Afghan conflict has no military solution’
AT-KABUL: The US Special Representative for AfghanistanReconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting with Uzbekistan’s ForeignMinister Abdulaziz Kamilov, where they discussed the Afghan peace process, theUzbekistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States, Senior Director for South and Central Asia …
Read More »12 killed in suicide attack on security forces convoy in Kabul
AT-KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber targeting convoy of theAfghan security forces at the outskirts of Kabul—the capital city, has killed 12,while the same other received injures, security official said Tuesday. Kabul Police Spokesman Basir Mujahid told Afghanistan Times that four security forces and eight civilians inducing two women were killed …
Read More »20 militants killed in recent crackdowns
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 20insurgents in fresh crackdowns conducted across the country in the past twodays, security officials said Tuesday. In addition to that, 22 other insurgents were wounded in the fight against terror. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan National Defense …
Read More »Second ANA chopper crashes in Kandahar within 2-days
AT-KABUL: Second chopper of the Afghan National Army (ANA) hascrashed in southern Kandahar province within two days, this time injuring acrew chief, official said Tuesday. Two days ago, at least five people received injures when a helicopter belongs to (ANA) crashed in the same province ‘Kandahar’. This comes as according …
Read More »6 policemen martyred, 10 Taliban killed in Herat attack
AT-KABUL: Six Afghan National Police (ANA) embraced martyrdomand 10 Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash erupted between them inwestern Herat province, official said Tuesday. Abdul Ahad Walizada, Herat police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants stormed a public order police post in Zaman Abad ara of Pashtoon …
Read More »