Afghanistan Times

By Seddiq Hussainy The much-touted BRI – the Belt and Road Initiative – which had been proposed by the Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 is achieving remarkably in terms of international and regional recognition and trust. More and more countries are coming in terms with the fact that the …

AT-KABUL- Afghan Ministry of Defense is working on a plan to collect unnecessary check posts in nonstrategic areas of the country and to resemble them in large bases and outposts. Asadullah Khalid, Acting Deference Minister in a press briefing on Thursday explained the ministry will dissolve all the unnecessary check …

AT News Report KABUL: The US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad claims that serious steps were not taken from Afghans regarding the peace process and an intra-Afghan dialogue, despite the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan would pose no threat to the world. “No serious steps have been taken over …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai says that the intra-Afghan dialogue on Afghan peace was imminent to be held in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. The meeting between Taliban representatives and politicians from Kabul scheduled to be held on April 19 in Doha, was canceled after President …

AT News Reports KABUL: Sar-e-Pul provincial council says that the Taliban “activities have vastly increased in the province, adding that the group extort the welfare projects and enjoy supports from drug smuggling. Head of provincial council, Mohammad Noor Rahmani, said on Wednesday that the Taliban conduct night attacks on the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Chargé d’Affaires Karen Decker has encouraged Afghan youth to find their collective voice and take the lead to promote and safeguard the last 18-year progress made in their country. “We respect the wisdom of Afghan elders, but we invest in Afghan youth. Now is the …

AT News Report KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday released its quarterly report on the protection of civilian casualties in armed conflict that indicated a 23 percent decrease in civilian casualties across the country. According to report in the first quarter of 2019, the UNAMA continued …

AT News Report KABUL: The ongoing military operation by the Afghan security forces is in full swing in northern Takhar province, in which at least 28 Taliban insurgents have been killed so far, security official said Wednesday. In addition to that 18 more Taliban fighters received injures during operations. Col. …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens in a mass execution across the country over what it said was terrorism-related crimes, according to a media report on Wednesday The executions were carried out in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, the Eastern Province, Qassim and Asir, the Saudi …

AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRRD) on Wednesday said that 1006 different welfare and development projects have been implemented in 34 provinces across the country last year. According to statement issued by Government Media and Information Center (GMIC), Minister RRD Mujeeb Rahman Karimi during accountability …