AT News KABUL: After an unforeseen seizure of Sheberghan city in volatile Jawzjan and fears of a spillover, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned to neighboring Mazar-e-Sharif city after a long absence in a last-ditch bid to tame the rapidly advancing Taliban. The former vice president appeared before media before …

Afghanistan, a country that had risen from ashes at least 20 years ago with unprecedented progress in all areas, is once again burning. Situation is getting worse with each passing day. Tens of thousands of lives are at risk, while daily human casualties are shocking. Our lovely country is once …

AT News KABUL: The United States says it will not recognize any government formed by force in Afghanistan, a reference to the Taliban who are trying to overthrow Ghani administration by force and have already gained major parts of the country including nine provincial capitals. The US department of state …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Journalists Safety Committee voiced concerns over the Taliban violence and intimidation against the media family. The AJSC said in a statement to Afghanistan Times that the insurgents “committed acts of violence, intimidation and bullying against many journalists in the past two weeks—something that AJSC strongly …

AT News KABUL: A mortar shelling targeted a residence in Sabri district of the southeastern province, killing two children and wounding four others, security official said on Wednesday.  A provincial security official, Najib Ahmad Najib said that the incident occurred on Tuesday night Yaub area of the district. He blamed …

AT News KABUL: Tens of Afghans set demonstration in front of the United Nations agency in Austria’s capital of Vienna to protest what they called “Pakistan’s proxy war” and the country’s interference in Afghanistan. They called on the United Nations (UN) not to turn blind eye on the destructive actions …

AT News KABUL: At least 439 Taliban militants were killed and 77 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 439 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Nangarhar, Laghman, Logar, Paktia, …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants say they want to continue peace negotiations, accusing Kabul of declaring war. Mohammad Naeem, Taliban’s political spokesman in Qatar said Wednesday that the militant group does not want the peace process to be stopped. “The government of Afghanistan violated its promises and commitments over …

Special envoys of several countries will be seeking to formulate a joint response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and press for a reduction of violence and ceasefire AT News KABUL: Special representatives of Afghanistan allies in peace process have begun a three-day meeting in Doha to discuss ways …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations urges all war parties in the Afghan war to immediately agree on a cease fire. Martin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said Tuesday that more 1,000 civilians have been killed or injured in Afghanistan in the past one …