13 Australian soldiers face dismissal over Afghan “unlawful killings” AT News KABUL: The Government of China on Friday expressed shock over “unlawful killings” of Afghan civilians by the Australian troops in Afghanistan. “We are shocked by reports on the murder of Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces soldiers. …

“Making progress in Doha is critical to preventing further unnecessary deaths” AT News KABUL: The UK embassy in Afghanistan in a statement called for urgent establishment of the High Council of National Reconciliation and for it to being the essential task of providing direction for the Afghan peace talks. “The …

AT News KABUL: Top Afghan officials, including President Ghani’s Vice Presidents are hell-bent on sabotaging the current peace process in Doha of Qatar, said Ata Mohammad Noor, the Chief Executive of Jamiat-i-Islami Political Party. These officials are making irritant and violent comments, Noor said in an interview with 1TV channel.   …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the car bombing in Kandahar province that injured a number of people. The bombing occurred Wednesday in the Ayno Mina Township in the center of Kandahar city, the provincial capital of the same name. Nearly 20 people were wounded in the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria and Pakistan, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park. A source briefed on the matter told Reuters the visas had temporarily stopped being …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants kidnapped about 28 civilians in Jalriz district of Maidan Wardak province. Provincial Police Spokesman told Afghanistan Times that Taliban rebels had stopped nearly ten passenger vehicles in Behsod district that were en route to Kabul. According to him, the Taliban rebels had transported 28 …

AT News KABUL: The international community pledged in the Geneva conference to donate 12 billion dollars to Afghanistan in the next four years. Ville Skinnari, minister of foreign trade and development of Finland, said: “Today, we committed to Afghanistan until 2024. The donors pledged to finance three billion dollars in …

AT News KABUL: Peace is the priority for the Afghan government, Spokesman for the President Ghani said. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Sediq Sediqqi said no breakthrough has been made in the talks between the Afghan peace team and the Taliban negotiating members in Doha of Qatar. He rejected …

AT News KABUL: Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mhammad Eslami said on Wednesday that Khaf-Herat railway project, joining Iran and Afghanistan, will be inaugurated within the next few weeks. Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet session, Eslami said the inauguration ceremony of the project will be held …

Nearly two decades after a US-led military campaign toppled the Taliban regime for hosting al-Qaeda, the ultra-radical Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh extremist group is a major threat with launching attacks inside and outside the country. Taliban are also yet to be demolished completely, rather the US signed …