Afghan female politician among ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ favorites
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: The Norwegian Peace Council has included Afghan politician Fawzia Kofi’s name among five Nobel Peace Prize favorites for 2020 for...
Month : October 2020
President Ghani assesses overall security situation in Paktika
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in southeastern province of Paktika on Saturday morning and assessed the overall security situation, the...
Afghan chief negotiator stresses urgent need for comprehensive ceasefire
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: The head of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan negotiation team for peace talks with the Taliban said the other day that...
At least 15 people martyred in Nangarhar explosion
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: A car bomb explosion rocked Ghanikhail district of Nangarhar province earlier yesterday after insurgents attacked the district governor compound. Nangarhar...
Health Ministry reports seven new coronavirus cases
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Seven positive coronavirus cases were registered in Kabul in the past 24 hours, taking the nation’s tally to 39,297, the...
Afghan cricketer in critical condition following car crash
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Afghan national cricket player Najeeb Tarakai was critically injured in a car accident on Friday in Nangarhar. According to the...
Taliban’s persistent violence to harm peace efforts
Taliban have been using all means of violence against the Afghan government and people across the country amid intensified efforts for peace, Taliban using various...
For the women of Afghanistan, peace with the Taliban may not end the war
By: Susanne Jalbert KABUL: While traveling back to Kabul from a meeting in Afghanistan’s northern Parwan province, Fawzia Koofi was the target of an assassination...
As Afghans count cost of deadly floods, officials warn of worse to come
By: Shadi Khan Saif CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Oct 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Grocer Aziz Ullah took in his brother’s three children after he was killed...