AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 43 insurgents and wounded 25 others in fresh military crackdowns conducted across the country within past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and Afghan Air Force (AAF) …
Read More »Khalilzad: ‘We need to work together for Afghan peace’
AT-KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistanreconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived Turkmenistan on Wednesday, where hediscussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials, saying there is aneed to work together for peace to be restored in Afghanistan. Khalilzad on his twitter account said after his trip to Pakistan, Russia and …
Read More »India’s cooperation needed for Afghan peace: Pakistan foreign minister
While this is the first time Islamabad, which has alwayslooked at India’s role in Afghanistan with suspicion, has said that India’s“cooperation” is “needed”, South Block is not impressed. AT Monitoring Desk A Month after India attended a dialogue process with Taliban in Moscow, Pakistan has said that India’s cooperation would …
Read More »Editorial: Expediting peace efforts
In the wake of US Special Envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad proposal, Afghanistan President Ashrf Ghani has announced a new body comprising almost top politicians, religious figures and high ranking dignitaries. Suchsteps on the part of Afghan government confirm its enthusiasm and curiosity for return of peace and stability in war …
Read More »Drone strike on Daesh vehicle kills 7
KABUL: At least seven members of the Daesh extremist group, also known as Islamic State terrorist, were killed following a US forces airstrike targeting their vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province, official said Wednesday. The airstrike conducted in the vicinity of Chaparhar district, the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military …
Read More »‘Afghan conflict has no military solution’
AT-KABUL: The US Special Representative for AfghanistanReconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting with Uzbekistan’s ForeignMinister Abdulaziz Kamilov, where they discussed the Afghan peace process, theUzbekistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States, Senior Director for South and Central Asia …
Read More »12 killed in suicide attack on security forces convoy in Kabul
AT-KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber targeting convoy of theAfghan security forces at the outskirts of Kabul—the capital city, has killed 12,while the same other received injures, security official said Tuesday. Kabul Police Spokesman Basir Mujahid told Afghanistan Times that four security forces and eight civilians inducing two women were killed …
Read More »20 militants killed in recent crackdowns
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 20insurgents in fresh crackdowns conducted across the country in the past twodays, security officials said Tuesday. In addition to that, 22 other insurgents were wounded in the fight against terror. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan National Defense …
Read More »Editorial; Undone sins
Reportedly over four thousands out of eight thousands imprisoned in Adyala Jail Rawalpindi are Pashto speaking and majority of them are from Afghanistan. In fact as a result of recent development where Pakistan’s certain circles including high ups from civil-military establishment considering Afghanistan as “enemy” like of India, word “Afghan” …
Read More »Second ANA chopper crashes in Kandahar within 2-days
AT-KABUL: Second chopper of the Afghan National Army (ANA) hascrashed in southern Kandahar province within two days, this time injuring acrew chief, official said Tuesday. Two days ago, at least five people received injures when a helicopter belongs to (ANA) crashed in the same province ‘Kandahar’. This comes as according …
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