Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Kunar say that a plan to manage water there had put a positive impact on the people’s lives. Provincial governor said Friday that the plan helped farmers to irrigate their lands up to 40 kilometers along the Kunar river and made job opportunities …

AT-KABUL: At least six Afghan soldiers and nine Taliban insurgents have been killed after the extremist group attacked Afghan army checkpoints in northern Sar-i-Pul province, provincial officials said Friday. Provincial governor spokesman, Zabihullah Amani said seven Afghan National Army soldiers were also received injures in the attack on Thursday night …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council calls a meeting held by the International Contact Group on Afghanistan ‘hopeful and with achievements. The meeting was held on Thursday in London in which, from the Afghan government, Umer Daduzai, head of the council’s secretariat had attended. The US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad …

AT-KABUL: A large number of people in the northern province of Baghlan took a peace move, asking the government and armed opposition groups to observe ceasefire to help national consensus and Friday that a national consensus was a must to protect the achievements gained in the past 18 years. Separately, …

AT-KABUL: US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that he has great hope for the future of Afghanistan and its people. He said this at the International Contact Group for Afghanistan.    “Very pleased to spend the day with colleagues and friends from around the world at the International …

A high ranking US official has predicted that militant groups in Pakistan will continue to take advantage of their “safe havens” to plan and conduct attacks in neighboring countries and beyond. Mr. Daniel Coats serving as Director of National Intelligence made these remarks while briefing the US Senate Select Committee …

KABUL: The Moderation and Equality team, led by presidential hopeful Zalmai Rasoul says it fully supports the ongoing efforts in bringing peace after nearly a two-decade war, emphasizing that it should be an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process. The team said Wednesday in a statement that Rasoul and his running mates …

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Attorney General Office has addressed 2,701 cases of violence against women this year and perpetrators of violence were not included in presidential pardon decrees. “These cases of violence against women had been addressed since December 2018, most of which received logical conclusion,” said AGO spokesman Jamshid Rasouli. He …

KABUL: Days after peace negotiators of the Taliban and the United States touted progress in Qatar talks, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks in Afghanistan ‘are going well’. “Afghanistan talks are proceeding well,” Trump wrote on Twitter. He did not address any possible peace accord with the …

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive says that terrorist groups receive support from foreign countries which use them as a tool for their own whims. Deputy Spokesman for the chief executive Omid Maysam said Wednesday that some regional countries use terrorism for their own goals. Although Russia says ISIL fighters are being …