Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations has removed the names of senior Taliban officials who are running negotiations with the US over peace in Afghanistan, the militants confirmed. Taliban Spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said Friday that the names of 14 people who make the negotiating team have been removed from …

AT News Report KABUL: Taliban militants and the fighters loyal to the Daesh terrorist group who are engaged in bloody clashes in the eastern province of Kunar, have reportedly set each others’ houses. Clashes between the two anti-government armed groups that began last week in the province’s district of Chapa …

AT News Reports KABUL: In part of his efforts to bring peace and find regional consensus on Afghan peace, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the country’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kalimov, where the discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process. “We …

AT News Report KABUL: A former jihadi commander believes that the government was trying to curb the ongoing peace efforts, saying that Ghani administration seeks “its favorite peace”. Ismail Khan who has served as minister of energy and water in Karzai government, said Friday that the government makes efforts to …

Sabotaging success of Doha peace talks is a “betrayal” to the Afghan nation AT News Report KABUL: In recent weeks, a political disaster of epic proportions has befallen upon Afghan officials in the Presidential Palace over appointing a team to sit for talks with Taliban members under umbrella of “national …

AT News Report KABUL: The government downplays new spring offensive announced by Taliban as “mere propaganda”, saying that the militants would never their “vicious goals”. The insurgents announced their spring offensive on Friday named al-Fath. The defense ministry said in reaction that the militants try to give false morale to …

By Faheem Nazimi      In the run up to the Peace negotiation with Taliban for the Afghan reconciliation in Qatar, government of Afghanistan is in the process of setting up certain organizational structures to facilitate the process to participate in the Peace talks with Taliban including the National Peace Council and …

The issuance of Visa’s for travelling between the two neighbouring countries Afghanistan and Pakistan become the major revenue or main corruption source for diplomatic staffers, security men and their agents. In particular, Pakistan’s diplomatic missions both in Kabul and Jalalabad becoming too notorious as one need to get urgent visa …

“A national delegation will travel to Doha to lead talks with Taliban” AT News Report KABUL: The intra-Afghan meeting expected to be held on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha has been postponed for five days, according to sources in the government as well as reports. The meeting is said …

AT News Report KABUL: Two pilots had a lucky escape with rare injuries after the chopper they were flying crashed in southern Kandahar province, said military officials on Wednesday. Maj. Sadiq Esa, Deputy Commander of the 205th Atal Military Corps said the incident took place at the Kandahar Airport at …