Afghanistan Times

#MyRedLine – A social movement cataloguing where Afghan’s stand on women’s rights and peace. “Democratic values and human rights. These are my red lines” – Dr. Orzala AT News Report KABUL: Farahnaz Forotan a Kabul-based journalist, in partnership with UN Women Afghanistan launched “#MyRedLine” – an online campaign cataloguing where …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A hero grandpa who threw himself in front of a worshiper, a woman gunned down trying to save her quadriplegic husband and a 4-year-old boy are among those killed by a hate-filled extremist in the New Zealand mosque attacks, according to reports. Daoud Nabi, 71, was …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 94 militants have been killed and 18 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …

Afghanistan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib in his recent statement made certain reservations about the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad peace efforts and talks with Taliban leaders in Doha Qatar. Mohib says that any agreement without involvement of Unity Government would not be acceptable as it …

AT News Report KABUL: Chinese Ambassador Liu Jinsong met with a team of Afghan politicians from various political parties who had recently visited China at the embassy. Liu congratulated them on their productive trip, citing a Chinese proverb “it is better to see once than hear a hundred times”. Only …

AT News Report KABUL: The government of Indonesia on Friday lends support to the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process, and expressed readiness to facilitate intra-Afghan peace talks, a joint statement said. Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani’s visit Jakarta, the Indonesian capital in invitation extended by his Indonesian counterpart …

AT News Report KABUL: The US state department has rejected remarks made by the National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib in accusing US special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad of trying to form an interim administration with himself at the top. Mohib said these words in an interview with journalists …

AT News report Kabul: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has criticized National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib for his anti-Khalilzad remarks, advising him to pay attention to what he says. He called the US as Afghanistan’s strategic partner. “Our relations with our international colleagues require more attention in our statements and this …

AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says he would support an interim administration and leave his post if a real peace is ensured in the country. “I am ready to accept an interim government and quit my post in the government if a real peace comes in a …

AT News Report KABUL: After the US special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad concluded his five rounds of talks with the Taliban where both sides agreed on several points including troop withdrawal and counter-terrorism, but the National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib termed the efforts as self-leverage. Afghanistan’s NSA Mohib …