Taliban disrupts media outlets in northern provinces
By: The Kabul Times The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has received reports of the Taliban controlling and disrupting media outlets since tensions escalated on...
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Security
Al-Qaida, Islamic State set to reemerge in Afghanistan
By: Monitoring Desk KABUL: With U.S. and coalition combat troops all but gone from Afghanistan, Western officials are preparing to face down terrorist threats with...
VP Saleh calls for nationwide support to ANDSF
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh said on Monday that the Afghan National Defense and...
Turkmenistan deploys soldiers, heavy weaponry close to border with Afghanistan
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Turkmenistan has started moving heavy weaponry, helicopters, and other aircraft closer to its border with Afghanistan, and reservists are being...
China says US hasty withdrawal leaves Afghanistan & region in mess
By: Suraya Raiszada Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry has called the US hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan as irresponsible, saying that the country has ignored its responsibilities...
Security situation of southwestern zone discussed
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, in a meeting discussed the ongoing security situation with the...
Air defense system installed at Kabul Airport
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: The Ministries of Defense and Interior have announced a new air defense system has been installed at Kabul airport. The...
Most Afghan IDPs want to return to their home areas
By: Shukria Kohistani Thousands of internally displaced people who have been recently displaced from their home areas due to increasing insecurities and surge in Taliban...
Afghan forces far stronger than Taliban: US Defense Department
By: Suraya Raiszada The US Department of Defense has said that Afghanistan has now a well-equipped and strong defense forces and at present, Afghan military...
Will Turkey take over security at Afghanistan’s main airport?
By Sinem Koseoglu KABUL: As American military and intelligence officers quietly slip out of Afghanistan, the security environment in the country has increasingly become more...