AT-KABUL: A US soldier assigned to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission has died in a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan. The service member’s name would be released 24 hours after next of kin notification in line with NATO policy. The incident is currently under investigation. Thursday’s death of the US …

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 …

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 …

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) …

AT-KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistanreconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived Turkmenistan on Wednesday, where hediscussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials, saying there is aneed to work together for peace to be restored in Afghanistan. Khalilzad on his twitter account said after his trip to Pakistan, Russia and …

While this is the first time Islamabad, which has alwayslooked at India’s role in Afghanistan with suspicion, has said that India’s“cooperation” is “needed”, South Block is not impressed. AT Monitoring Desk A Month after India attended a dialogue process with Taliban in Moscow, Pakistan has said that India’s cooperation would …

In the wake of US Special Envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad proposal, Afghanistan President Ashrf Ghani has announced a new body comprising almost top politicians, religious figures and high ranking dignitaries. Suchsteps on the part of Afghan government confirm its enthusiasm and curiosity for return of peace and stability in war …

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 …

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 …

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 …