Afghanistan Times

KABUL: The High Peace Council hopes the upcoming meeting in Russia’s capital Moscow, would pave the ground for talks between the government and Taliban, as it is called a meeting organized by Afghans. “We hope such meetings that are organized by Afghans, facilitate dialogues between government and Taliban,” Sayed Ehsan …

KABUL: Presidential candidate Haneef Atmarsaid Sunday that Moscow conference will be a turning point for an inclusive ‘intra-Afghan dialogue’, announcing that he will attend the talks in Russia along with other leaders of the country. The talks will be held on 5th and 6th February but the Afghan government has …

KABUL: The government has begun discussions over appointing of new electoral commissioners. The Free and Fair Electoral Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) said Sunday that the new commissioners would be appointed through a consensus between government, presidential candidates and political parties, while they were previously appointed by a selection committee. Head …

KABUL: The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Afghanistan on Sunday launched an appeal highlighting a total of 6.3 million people in dire need of support, including 3.8 million children. The UN agency appealed for $50 million to provide much-needed lifesaving support to more than 570,000 children with basic health and nutrition packages, water, sanitation …

KABUL: The rebel Taliban has demanded the dissolution of the national army to halt nearly two decades of fighting, but President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday flatly refused the call and instead demanded the insurgents fight without carrying out suicide attacks and bombs. “Those who are forcefully bringing others to negotiate …

Amidst results oriented peace efforts on the part of US Special Representative Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, commencing of new trend of violence on the soil of Pakhtoons across the Durand Line is not only alarming but a matter of serious concern. Days ago an activist of Pakhtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM), Arman …

AT-KABUL: President of the United States, Donald Trump said that wars in Afghanistan and Syria must be ended. “I inherited a total mess in Syria and Afghanistan, the “Endless Wars” of unlimited spending and death,” he tweeted on Friday. “During my campaign I said, very strongly, that these wars must …

AT Monitoring Desk-Puma helicopters deployed to Afghanistan have continued to operate ‘despite the challenges the aircrew face from the Afghan winter, snow and mountainous terrain’, say the Royal Air Force. Squadron Leader Max Bond, Officer Commanding the UK’s Theatre Aviation Detachment, said: “Operating the aircraft is always a challenge because …

AT-KABUL: Deputy chief executive Mohammad Muhaqiq accuses President Ashraf Ghani of opposing the ongoing peace efforts, saying that the president doesn’t want peace to be established to keep his position. Muhaqiq who was addressing his supporters on Friday in Kabul, said that Ghani was thinking how to protect his power …

AT-KABUL: Representatives from Taliban political office are set to hold meetings with the heads of political and jihadi parties in Moscow, sources close to the group have said, a session to be held between groups who fought for several years. The meeting is planned to be held on February 5th …