Afghanistan Times

The tension between two neighboring South Asian countries India and Pakistan escalating day by day causing wide range unrest throughout the region. From last two days both the countries are making claims of inflicting huge logistic and human losses to each others in air strikes. Pakistani authorities Wednesday claimed shooting …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 28 militants have been killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security official said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …

AT News Report KABUL: The government of India is willing to have more cooperation with the ongoing Afghan peace process, said an Indian diplomat. Indian Ambassador to Kabul, Vinay Kumar in a meeting with Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danesh expressed New Delhi’s support for Afghan government’s policies over peace …

AT News Report KABUL: At least nine security forces were killed in a strike launched by government air force in Ghazni province, provincial officials said Tuesday. Provincial Spokesman, Aref Noori said the attack happened Monday night in Hootqol area of the Jaghoori district. He said that the fighter jets mistakenly …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai welcomed the joining of Taliban’s deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the peace talks with the US representatives, calling it “effective”. Baradar joined the fifth round of the peace negotiations with the US representative Zalmay Khalilzad for the first time since …

AT News Reports KABUL: Tens of people from Wardak province have staged demonstration in Kabul city on Tuesday to protest military operations by the security forces that caused civilian causalities there. The protestors called on the government to avoid operations targeting civilian causalities. They claimed that a recent operation in …

AT News Report KABUL: A shepherd was killed and more than 90 of his sheep were also perished in a traffic accident in the northeastern province of Takhar. Jawad Hijran, provincial spokesman said that the incident took place on Tuesday morning in Taloqan city, provincial capital. He added that police …

AT News Report KABUL: As the fifth round of negotiations between Taliban and the US representatives are going on in the Qatari capital, people and government hope this could lead the process to intra-Afghan talks. Omid Maisam, spokesman for the chief executive says they expect flexibility among Taliban negotiators to …

AT News Reports KABUL: A recent survey conducted by the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluating Committee (IJACMEC) shows that administrative corruption in the interior ministry has affected its procurement process. According to the survey, weak coordination, lack of transparency, lack of the personal data, lack of attention for retirement …

AT News Report KABUL: National Security Advisor, Dr. Hamdullah Mohib met on Tuesday with the Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, head of foreign affairs and defense committee in the Norwegian parliament. The meeting focused on different issues including the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, fight against terrorism and the Loya Jirga planned …