The United States designed the son of Osama bin Laden’s son a special designated global terrorist, the State Department said Thursday. “The Department of State has designated Hamza bin Laden as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk ...

KABUL: At least 13 coal miners were killed and three more were injured when they were attacked by insurgents in northern Baghlan province of the country on Friday, officials said. The attack which happened at 2:30pm in Tala wa Barfak district has not been claimed by any insurgent group, governor’s spokesman, Mahmood Haqmal told Afghanistan Times. The victims, all from ...

KABUL: The US President Barack Obama has said the fighting in Afghanistan is still active as he pointed towards the major fights the US faces including against ISIS in Mosul and Syria. Obama made the remarks during meeting with Combatant Commanders and Joint Chiefs of Staff. Insisting on a seamless passing of the baton to the next president, Obama said ...

KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar may return to Kabul even before sanctions relief or removal of party leaders’ name from the UN blacklist. According to a statement released by Hezb-e-Islami party, Hekmatyar has called on the government to enforce the peace deal, slamming certain countries that attempt to hinder the peace agreement signed between the party and the ...

KABUL: Turkish Parliament approved a motion to extend Turkish Armed Forces in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s support mission, a state-run press agency in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported. Parliament empowered the government to continue Turkish troops’ presence in Afghanistan for two more years under the NATO mission starting on January 6, the news agency added. A legislation put into effect ...

KABUL: The US State Department Spokesman, John Kirby welcomed a meeting between Russia, China and Pakistan on Afghanistan held on Moscow last week. “What we welcome is any international effort to help Afghanistan become secure and more prosperous, and we continue to support, as we always have, an Afghan reconciliation process,” Kirby said. The US officials “remain steadfast” in their ...

KABUL: Unknown gunmen have gunned down the education director for Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official in the volatile province said on Wednesday. The provincial education department head, Mohammad Abid Abid, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taza Gul Nangyalai was gunned down early on Wednesday morning by unknown attackers. He said the district education director came under attack ...

The parliament of Turkey has approved the presence of its forces to operate in Afghanistan for another two years in the framework of the NATO-led mission, it has been reported. The Turkish lawmakers approved the extension of its armed forces mission during a session of the parliament on Tuesday. According to the local media reports, the move empowers the government ...

GERMANY: An Afghan asylum seeker has set himself on fire in Germany due to unknown reasons, leaving serious burns over his body, it has been reported. The incident reportedly took place at a Supermarket located in Bavaria state in southeast of Germany. According to the police authorities, the man poured gasoline on his body as he was carrying a knife ...

Around 2,000 Shias in western Afghanistan organised a protest on Tuesday against growing sectarian attacks by the militant Islamic State (IS) group, as the government warned that IS had expanded its foothold into 11 provinces. Shouting slogans such as “Death to the enemies of Afghanistan!” and “Death to Daesh!”, the Arabic acronym for IS, the protesters in the city of ...