AT News KABUL: Afghan police have detained the Taliban mastermind of a rocket attack on presidential palace during Eid al-Adha congregational prayers, officials said on Sunday. The man behind a failed terror bid to attack the presidential palace last week was arrested in a raid in Kabul. “A police special …

AT News KABUL: At least one thousand Pakistani militias sneak into Afghanistan every day while crossing through Spin Boldak border crossing in Kandahar, former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil claimed on Saturday. Nabil warned in a Facebook post that the country’s defenses are in shreds and that disaster will be inevitable …

AT News KABUL: More than 175 Taliban militants were killed and 84 others were wounded during crackdowns carried out by security forces in several provinces in the past day, officials said Sunday. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 175 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Nangarhar, Paktika, Logar, …

AT News KABUL: Representatives from the United States, NATO, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom, met in Rome to discuss Afghanistan’s situation, where they urged a political solution, saying that Afghan war would end militarily. The representatives of economic giants also expressed concerns over high-level violence …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of education announced the reopening of all schools after a long shutdown due to the rising COVID-19 infections. The ministry spokesman Najiba Aryan said the decision was taken by joint committee of the ministry of higher education, the ministry of public health and the ministry …

A video has been doing rounds on social media shows Pakistani militias crossed the zero point of the impose crossing- Durand Line. Pakistan has always held vicious intentions towards Afghanistan. The Pakistani military- who maintain the power on the country’s government affairs- has fired hundreds of rockets across the Durand …

Fifteen years ago today, we began our sojourn as Afghanistan’s first national institution to publish English news content, with a focus on the country’s current affairs – a mission characterized by objectivity, impartiality and professionalism This year marks the 15th anniversary of Afghanistan Times, which was established on July 25th …

Peace is the absence of war, while war is the absence of peace! A negotiated peace in Afghanistan presents a number of challenges. The duration of the war over several decades has created a number of situations, that requires an in-depth examination in light of the peace negotiations that took …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of the Afghans settled in the U.S. have staged demonstration in front of the Pakistani embassy in Washington to protest the abduction of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter in Islamabad. The protestors chanted anti-Pakistani slogans, demanding prosecution for the perpetrators. Earlier, the Afghan foreign ministry said that …

AT News KABUL: The US President Joe Biden reaffirmed sustained American support for Afghan security forces after the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country. In a phone call with President Biden reiterated that support for the Afghan defense and security forces will continue unabated. A statement issued by his …