Afghanistan Times
Kabul: The French Medical Institue for Mothers and Children (FMIC) held its third graduation ceremony of the postgraduate medical education programme (PGME) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at FMIC in Kabul.Afghanistan’s first women doctor specializing in radiology is among the 12 doctors awarded certificates of specialization by Dr Bashir Noormal, …
Read More »Afghanistan’s concessionary peace offer; Washington asks Taliban to abandon war
AT-KABUL: The United States has called on the Taliban to accept President Ashraf Ghani’s recent peace suggestion and put an end to the war. “President Ghani’s suggestion for unconditional talks with Taliban is more clear and certain than any other suggestions in the past,” said Alice Wells, deputy assistant secretary …
Read More »Taliban oppose Ulema conference in Jakarta
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An upcoming conference of religious scholars from Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan to be hosted by Indonesia, aimed at seeking a solution to the imposed war in Afghanistan has been opposed by Taliban. Contributing to the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, the role of Ulema and influence of …
Read More »US rejects troops pullout, direct talks with Taliban
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US President Donald Trump administration has ruled out the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and any direct negotiations with the Taliban until the militant group conceded to the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Taliban’s open letter to the US government and people, seeking direct talks and …
Read More »Afghanistan confronts surge in violence against women
AT-KABUL: Violence against women has increased 11.7 per cent compared to the last year, the independent human rights commission said in its annual report. Physical violence, women’s murders, field trials, sexual violence and economic problems are the issues the report mentioned that women were facing with. Sima Samar, director of …
Read More »Afghanistan facing imposed war: Ghani
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ghani on Saturday commended the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces for faulting nefarious designs of enemies, despite changes in war tactics of the terrorists. Afghan security forces have been bravely fighting terrorists in mountains and valleys across the country, Ghani ruled out misperceptions over bravery …
Read More »4th death anniversary of Marshal Fahim marked: Afghanistan will remain united-Karzai
Sayyaf against ceding autonomy to Taliban AT News Report-KABUL: The fourth death anniversary of former vice president and prominent jihadi leader Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim was commemorated on Friday in Kabul. In the gathering in Loya Jirga pavilion, former President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan will remain united and that …
Read More »Time for UN to eliminate state sponsored terrorism: Saikal
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Referring to Pakistan, Mahmoud Saikal—Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council to device tougher measures against state sponsored terrorism and terror sponsor state Highlighting the terrorist activities and regional state sponsorship of terrorist groups against Afghanistan, Saikal, emphasized on …
Read More »17 security personnel martyred in Takhar Taliban raid
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 17 security personnel including 10 local policemen and seven army soldiers were killed, after the Taliban militants attacked a security post in northern Takhar province on Thursday night. “Militants staged massive raids on a police and army outpost in Pul-e-Momin area of Khwaja Ghar district …
Read More »UNSC supports Afghan-led peace process
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday announced its support to Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process and extended its mandate in Afghanistan by another year. The Security Council in a unanimous resolution has approved the findings of a critical evaluation of the United Nations Assistance Mission …
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