Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Deska-KABUL: China’s contribution to peace in Afghanistan was highlighted at a national seminar held Saturday at the China Study Centre, University of Peshawar. A number of speakers made presentations on different aspects of the issue. The audience included faculty members, scholars and students. Professor Dr Zahid Anwar, director …

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s interview with CGTN Yang Rui hosted the interview in (Dialogue) Host: Welcome to our program your Excellency. Hamid Karzai: Good to see you. Host: What is your mission? Hamid Karzai: I have been busy as I was busy on issues before that, trying to bring …

Though the United States Special Envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad is attaching great hopes with Pakistan regarding making agree Taliban leaders for ensuring presence in Islamabad conference on Afghanistan but Taliban leaders are reluctant to do so. Latest reports reveal that Taliban leaders have suggested participation of several other stakeholders like …

Taking notices of complaints pertained to indifferent attitude with countrymen on the part of officers and personnel of Pakistan organs, ambassador at Islamabad Wednesday visited Torkham. Ambassador Shukarullah Atif Mashaal concluded his trip with making a request to the host government for increasing strength of FIA immigration staffers, which according …

At once bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan was on rise and even it was registered above five billion US dollars in 2005-2006. But since that the legal trade between the two neighboring countries is on decline due to deteriorating relations. Afghanistan is a landlocked country, therefore, its most of …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Construction of Afghanistan’s first ever saffron institute that will promote cultivation of saffron began on Wednesday with a ground-breaking ceremony in the western province of Herat. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Nasir Ahmad Durani formally launched the construction of the Saffron Institute which will be built …

KABUL: Civil activists on Wednesday said that elections will be the only way to orchestrate a successful transfer of power, suggesting that no alternative could be possibly as effective. In a seminar on importance of elections, civil activists insisted any alternative to power transfer will be followed by chaos. Nowadays …

AT-KABUL: A politician close to the governments of the United States and Pakistan has offered the second Bonn Conference to what he says “resolve the crisis” of Afghanistan, with suggestions like a commission for joint government with Taliban, amendments in the constitution and then elections. The Kabul News broadcaster has …

 AT-KABUL: Army General Murad Ali Murad resigned from his post as the commander of Kabul garrison, saying “problems, disorders and instability” caused his resignation. He said Wednesday that security forces provided security for the October legislative elections with sacrifices, but the electoral commissions hurt people’s trust. Meanwhile, reports say that …

AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani is getting prepared for July’s presidential elections, sources close to him said Tuesday. The incumbent president has also chosen his teammates, according to the sources, who said that the posts of chief executive and prime minister are not included in his team. Ghani’s spokesman had earlier …