Afghanistan Times

Though the Afghan government has announced probing killing of eight Kabulkhel tribesmen at Beermal Paktika but certain circles in neighbouring Pakistan are too much exploiting the matter with a view of further gapping relations between the Pakhtoons, made disintegrated by the previous British colonial rulers through controversial Durand Line. Couple …

By Mansoor Faizy and Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: It took 16-day for the chief American peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad to finally ink or at least come to a conclusion to some points with the Taliban group—while some officials casted doubt over the success of the meetings—although huge progress had been claimed—and …

KABUL: The Taliban is using peace talks with the United States for “propaganda purposes,” Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah told RFE/RL, urging Washington to keep troops in the country until a formal settlement that includes Kabul has been signed with the militants. Abdullah also said Afghans were “concerned” that the …

AT News Report KABUL: Two persons who had kidnapped and killed a child girl in Kabul city, were arrested by police. The six-year old Mahsa was kidnapped by two young men in the Police District 15, north part of the capital, who demanded 300,000 US dollars from her father for …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai says he welcomes the results in talks between US diplomats and Taliban representative in Qatari capital of Doha. “Considering the recent developments over the peace negotiations, I would like to call on all parties to abandon war and bloodshed and agree over …

AT News Reports KABUL: Residents of northern Baghlan province on Wednesday protested against police chief in Khenjan district and blocked the Kabul-North highway for traffic. The protestors accused the Khenjan district police chief, Lt. Abdul Ghani Andrabi of misusing his authority and government resources in favor of his relatives. Abdul …

AT News Report KABUL: The National Statistics Department announces 31.6 million as exact number of Afghanistan’s population, the first census carried out since the 1980s. Hassibullah Mowahed deputy of the statics department said Wednesday that the number of the population has been accurately clarified for the first time and the …

AT News Report KABUL: At least five members of the Afghan security forces have been killed and another 10 received injuries after the US forces had mistakenly bombed their security check post in Trinkot, capital city of the southern Uruzgan province, officials said Wednesday. The incident happened late Tuesday night …

AT News Report KABUL: The European Union says it is committed to support Afghanistan before and after a peace agreement, but warns that rush in reaching peace deal would not guarantee a lasting peace. “We know that a durable peace needs time. A quick deal will not result a lasting …

The longest ever session of peace talks between US Special representative Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban Political office at Doha concluded with big hopes and too much claims made from both sides. Now both sides, especially Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad is embarked on trips back to Washington, Kabul and other countries …