Afghanistan Times

KABUL: The Afghan Air Force has received a new batch of MD-530 fighter jets from the United States, the Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. The ministry’s spokesman Javid Ahmad Ghafoor said the four warplanes were delivered to the AAF on Saturday. Pilots for the aircrafts had already been trained …

KABUL: Amid speculations doing the rounds vis-à-vis a possible U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, NATOhas touted resilience of Afghan army and police in ensuring security for the past four years. “We have seen the reports. For any comments, I refer you to the US authorities. In general, let me remind you …

AT-KABUL: Families and survivors of army and police servicemen criticize the government for not doing enough in its commitments regarding those who lose their lives in fight with the armed opposition groups in Paktika province. These families claim that government commitments are only on the papers and have not been …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says it was to start registration of candidates for April’s presidential election, assuring of all preparations for the process. Six people demanding to run for next year’s presidency, have so far received information packages, according to the commission, who said the process would end …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A top Saudi diplomat says the oil-rich kingdom and the United Arab Emirates have worked hard to achieve success at the just-concluded Afghan reconciliation talks. Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, claimed Riyadh and Abu Dhabi had been able to …

Myra MacDonald, an experienced journalist and author of several books including on Indo-Pak conflict, originated/sponsored from Pakistan has raised certain questions regarding current US mediated peace talks for return of peace and ending of hostilities in Afghanistan. About breakthrough claims, made by US Special Advisor Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Myra in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …