Afghanistan Times
KABUL: The United Arab Emirates has south broadening trade and business ties with Afghanistan and both countries have discussed ways to bolster economic cooperation and promote investment opportunities. The Khaleej Times reported on Friday that the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) met a delegation from Afghanistan. SCCI Chairman …
Read More »Afghanistan hits out at Taliban over refusal to negotiate
KABUL: Afghan government has accused the Taliban extremist group of not being committed to peace process by refusing to negotiate with the Afghan peace negotiators recently in Abu Dhabi. President Ghani’s administration said Friday that the government yielded to demands of Afghans in forming a national consensus on peace, yet …
Read More »Trump may pull 7,000 troops out of Afghanistan
KABUL: The U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more than 7,000 of the 14,000 troops from Afghanistan in the coming months amid a fatiguing war, US media outlets reported. In a report published on December 20, the New York Times quotes a US official saying that President Trump’s …
Read More »Widespread operations launched against Taliban in Kandahar
AT-KABUL: Security officials say widespread operations were launched in the Shah Wali Kot district of the southern province of Kandahar. This is called the biggest operation being launched in Kandahar after the murder of provincial police chief Abdul Razeq who was killed in an attack last month in the provincial …
Read More »Kabul praises US efforts to encourage Taliban for direct talks
AT-KABUL: The chief executive office praised efforts by the US team for encouraging Taliban militants hold face to face talks with the government, an optimism that seems far from being fulfilled as the insurgents repeatedly denied talks with President Ghani’s administration. A spokesman of the chief executive said Wednesday that …
Read More »Government frees militia commander on bail
AT-KABUL: A militia commander held in detention for several months, has been released on bail, attorney general office said. Nezamuddin Qaisari, a powerful militia commander in the northern province of Faryab and a close ally to first vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum was arrested by the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »War affected educational process in Kunduz
AT-KABUL: War is a serious challenge against education process in northern Kunduz province, said officials on Wednesday. Amirudeen Wali, a member of provincial council said that the current war put an adverse impact on educational system there. He said that Taliban shut the schools for students in some parts of …
Read More »Editorial: UAE talks concludes
Much acclaimed US brokered peace talks in a bid to build up a consensus on a negotiated solution to long standing Afghan conflict concluded at Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates. Soon after conclusion of talks, the US Special Envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad flown to Islamabad whereas he made …
Read More »Iran says it enjoying safe border with Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-TEHRAN: Iranian Border Guards Commander Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee hailed his country’s safe and secure borderline with Afghanistan, saying prevalence of security in the region is indebted to his forces’ preparedness and cooperation of the Afghan border troops. Commander of the Iranian Border Guards Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee …
Read More »Afghan-German woman held captive for 2 years rescued
KABUL: An Afghan-German woman has been rescued two years after she was abducted in Kabul and held captive ever since, authorities said Tuesday. The Ministry of Interior said the police rescued the woman from Bagrami district in an intelligence operation. The kidnapper has also been arrested and is in police …
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