Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: The Kremlin says that it was ready for any type development in Afghanistan after the international troops withdrawal. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow and some other countries are working to ensure “peace and reconciliation” in Afghanistan. “The upcoming months are possibly determining. …
Read More »Acting finance minister refuses MPs’ demands to reveal corruption in custom offices
AT News KABUL: Acting Finance Minister Khaled Payenda who was expected to attend the parliament’s Monday session and disclose corrupt officials in the custom offices, did not attend the session. His absence in the parliament caused reactions from lawmakers. Payenda said this week that millions of dollars are embezzled on …
Read More »UN, NGOs assure to deliver aid to millions of Afghans in need
AT News KABUL: Humanitarian actors in Afghanistan (the UN and national and international NGOs) are committed to staying and delivering impartial and neutral assistance to millions of people in need, OCHA in Afghanistan said on Monday in a statement. “Ongoing conflict, spiralling food insecurity and the adverse impact of the …
Read More »Afghan commandos arrived in Laghman to push Taliban offensive back
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of commando forces arrived in eastern Laghman province on Sunday to respond to the Taliban offensives in various parts of this province, officials said. The fresh troops have the mission to clear the areas from the militant presence, which were lost to the Taliban in the …
Read More »Taliban blame Kabul for delaying peace negotiations
AT News KABUL: As the negotiations between the government and Taliban delegations stalled in Doha capital of Qatar, the group has recently accused President Ghani’s administration for delaying the talks. A Taliban official, Amir Khan Mottaqi said in a voice message that the government is creating hurdles on the …
Read More »90 Taliban insurgents killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 90 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 45 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Backed by the …
Read More »Afghanistan facing surge in new COVID-19 infections; 547 cases, 10 deaths reported in one day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan is facing a surge in new cases of coronavirus with the country’s daily infections is on the rise. 547 new cases and 10 COVID-19-related deaths were reported on Sunday. According to the health ministry, the new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours across the …
Read More »UK variant Covid cases reported in Afghanistan’s 18 provinces
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reports of the outbreak of the new UK-variant cases of Corona virus in 18 of 34 provinces, with Mirwais Alizai deputy spokesman for the ministry saying on Sunday that the most cases of the UK-variant disease were found in Nangarhar province in …
Read More »Foreign terrorists fighting Afghan forces in Badakhshan
AT News KABUL: Mohammad Zakariya Sawda, governor for Badakhshan province in the northeast, says that foreign terrorists have come there from the provinces of Faryab and Nangarhar to fight government forces. He said Sunday that the terrorists are in the districts of Wardooj, Jorm and Raghestan. “We arrested a terrorist …
Read More »Editorial: No need fingering others
It’s a clear fact that the Afghanistan war has several internal and external dimensions. Surely, no one can deny proxy war. The regional countries plus the western have their own agenda to pursue in a bid to reach their national interests. This is very common – everyone is trying to …
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