Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Top American envoy said that US and the Taliban group reached “agreement in principle” on various important issues for a peace deal that could end the longest war in Afghanistan. Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins says the deal is ‘a hopeful …

Statement in reaction to Afghanistan peace talks – by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council. “As humanitarian workers in Afghanistan we welcome any negotiated solution that can end decades of brutal conflict in Afghanistan. There is no military solution to this bitter conflict, but although the international …

AT-KABUL: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Promote: Women in Government (WIG) project hosted a graduation ceremony to recognize 300 female interns who completed the projects’ year-long internship program. USAID Promote’s internship programs equip qualified Afghan women with the knowledge and experience to join the Afghan civil service. In …

KABUL: Afghanistan will initiate trade through Iran’s Chabahar Port with the first transit cargo to be shipped to India next month using the international customs transit system (TIR system). According to Marine Link, Husne Mubarak Azizi, head of foreign affairs and Ministry of Transport of Afghanistan said that the country is preparing to …

KABUL: China hosted on Saturday an annual conference for the joint working group of the Quadrilateral Cooperation and Coordination Mechanism (QCCM) in counter terrorism by Afghanistan-China-Pakistan-Tajikistan Armed Forces and Militaries. The four parties reviewed their counter-terrorism cooperation efforts under the QCCM framework over the past year and agreed on the …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: After marathon negotiations between the insurgent Taliban and the United States in Qatar last week, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called on the Taliban to shun violence and engage in direct peace talks with his government. This comes a day after the US special peace envoy …

KABUL: ‘Mehwar-e-Mardum’ political party has called for an immediate launch of direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in bid to negotiate a way to save Afghanistan from its ongoing chaos. The political party in a statement welcomed the week-long negotiations between Washington and the insurgents in …

KABUL: An Afghan special forces raid freed 38 members of security forces from a Taliban jail in the volatile central-eastern province of Ghazni, the military said on Monday. The rescue happened during a raid on a Taliban prison Sunday night in the area between Spin Klay and Ghat Klay villages …

KABUL: NAI, a non-government body monitoring activities and rights of media outlets, says that the media had been marginalized during talks held between US and Taliban officials over peace process. The watchdog said Monday that the two negotiating parties should have paid attention to media freedom and achievements gained regarding …

KABUL: The ministry of mines and petroleum said on Monday that it has drafted a mutual strategy with the ministry of commerce and industries to form the process of marble producing and exporting. Abdul Qadir Motfi, spokesman of the ministry of mines and petroleum said that the strategy would pave …