Afghanistan Times

AT-The Union cabinet of India has given its nod to signagreements with Afghanistan in the field of education which will allow studentsfrom that country to use courses devised here. The MoU would facilitate students and faculty of educational institutions in Afghanistan to register and use the SWAYAM courses. SWAYAM is …

AT-KABUL: Community elders, civil society activists, religiousscholars and media representatives in the central highlands province ofDaikundi gathered at an UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promotesocial cohesion, both locally and nationally, in the interest of advancingpeace. More than 20 community leaders attended the event, organized by UNAMA’s Bamyan regional …

The US led peace talks in Abu Dhabi capital of United Arab Emirates continued for second consecutive day on Tuesday. However, there is no further developments in second round of direct talks between the US and Taliban political office Qatar. The Talban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement on twitter said …

KABUL: Talks between U.S. and Taliban officials aimed at arranging peace negotiations in Afghanistan were set for a second day on Tuesday after discussions around the future of foreign forces and a possible six-month ceasefire, Taliban sources said. The three-day meeting in Abu Dhabi is at least the third time …

AT-KABUL: The government-designated Peace Consultative Board heldits first session on Monday, but none of the leaders of political and jihadileaders attended. President Ashraf Ghani chose most of jihadi leaders as members of the board led by himself. The board is apparently appointed to consult and provide opportunities to hold talks …

KABUL: Six civilians are feared dead in an aerial attack in Logar province, a provincial councilman said, the government however claims those killed were militants. The Afghan air force targeted a civilian vehicle in Charkh district of the province, said Logar provincial council deputy head Abdul Wali Wakil. Some elderlies …

KabuL: Afghan security forces killed 61 militants in ‘pre-emptive strikes’ against extremist strongholds across Afghanistan on Sunday, military authorities said, in raids which also left more than 23 terrorists severely injured. The defense ministry said on Monday that security and defense forces in cooperation with the air force raided Taliban …

KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said only the Afghan government has the carte blanche to broker a peace deal with the Taliban, amid a second round of talks between Taliban and the US in UAE. At the first meeting of the advisory board for peace in Presidential Palace on Sunday, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Taliban held another meeting on Monday with USofficials in the United Arab Emirates involving Afghan, Saudi, and Emirati andPakistani representatives in the latest attempt to bring a negotiated solutionto Afghanistan’s grilling protracted conflict. A delegation from Afghanistan travelled to the UAE, Deputy Spokesman of the Chief …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: U.S. President Donald Trump says he will review thecase of a former U.S. Army officer charged with murder for the 2010 killing ofa man he suspected of being a Taliban bomb maker in Afghanistan. “At the request of many. I will be reviewing the case of a …