Afghanistan Times

KABUL: The commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller has said that no official order regarding withdrawal of half of the U.S. troops has been received yet. In a trip to eastern Nangarhar province, Miller visited the Army’s Selab Military Corps and held …

KABUL: Members of senate ask the US government to pull its troops out of Afghanistan based on a “regular plan”. The comments come days after the US government announced to withdraw half (7,000) of its soldiers from Afghanistan. The senators said Sunday that terrorist groups got more power during the …

KABUL: Afghanistan has implemented as many as 235 irrigation projects in 2018, benefitting over 1.2 million people in 34 provinces, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said on Sunday. According to a statement, Irrigation and Natural Resources Deputy of MAIL Hashmatullah Ghafori during a press conference said that MAIL …

Undoubtedly, it is time to be optimism in Afghanistan as peace process backed and lead by US administration is getting momentum. Key officials within the National Unity Government believe peace will be definitely restored in Afghanistan in the near future and that promising peace development has hitherto been made. Peace …

KABUL: The Afghan Air Force has received a new batch of MD-530 fighter jets from the United States, the Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. The ministry’s spokesman Javid Ahmad Ghafoor said the four warplanes were delivered to the AAF on Saturday. Pilots for the aircrafts had already been trained …

KABUL: Amid speculations doing the rounds vis-à-vis a possible U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, NATOhas touted resilience of Afghan army and police in ensuring security for the past four years. “We have seen the reports. For any comments, I refer you to the US authorities. In general, let me remind you …

AT-KABUL: Families and survivors of army and police servicemen criticize the government for not doing enough in its commitments regarding those who lose their lives in fight with the armed opposition groups in Paktika province. These families claim that government commitments are only on the papers and have not been …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says it was to start registration of candidates for April’s presidential election, assuring of all preparations for the process. Six people demanding to run for next year’s presidency, have so far received information packages, according to the commission, who said the process would end …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A top Saudi diplomat says the oil-rich kingdom and the United Arab Emirates have worked hard to achieve success at the just-concluded Afghan reconciliation talks. Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, claimed Riyadh and Abu Dhabi had been able to …

Myra MacDonald, an experienced journalist and author of several books including on Indo-Pak conflict, originated/sponsored from Pakistan has raised certain questions regarding current US mediated peace talks for return of peace and ending of hostilities in Afghanistan. About breakthrough claims, made by US Special Advisor Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Myra in …