Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Pakistan is to provide opportunity for a negotiation between the government of Afghanistan and Taliban militants, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. During his second trip to Kabul within 10 days and meeting Afghan officials including President Ghani, Qureshi assured Monday that his country would encourage Taliban to …

 AT-KABUL: Members of parliament demand a review over the bilateral security agreement with the United States. They said Monday that the 17-year long US and NATO presence in Afghanistan did not bring peace, but helped for the war intensifying, so the security agreement should be reviewed. They also said that …

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held another day long trip to Kabul whereas he held meetings with several high ups including his counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani. Qureshi’s trip to Kabul is part of his four country’s tour with a view to brief and consults its leaders on ongoing peace talks …

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani in an order merged ministries of transport and public works and amalgamated departments of civil aviation, railway and traffic police into the transportation ministry. A statement issued by presidential press office, said Sunday that these departments would continue working under the title of ministry of transportation. …

KABUL: Afghan security forces raided and bombed suspected Taliban hideouts in volatile areas across Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 68 militants and fatally injuring 12. The defense ministry said in a statement that the army and police forces jointly with the National Directorate of Security launched raids against insurgents …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani appointed new caretakers for the ministries of defense and interior on Sunday, a reshuffle deemed to be a turning point amid a strenuous peace effort. According to a decree issued by the Presidential Palace, the Ex-Spymaster Assadullah Khaled was introduced as caretaker and nominee …

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 …