Afghanistan Times

AT News Report-KABUL: The terrorist groups carrying attacks in Afghanistan are based in the “certain regional countries”, claims the government, in reaction to the annual report released by the United States department of state that says about the centers of terrorist groups in the neighboring Pakistan. Omid Maisam, a spokesman …

It is necessary to have a biometric voting system in a bid to help for having a fair, credible election as it demolishes fraud with core principles of protecting democratic process of voting. Establishing election integrity is a cornerstone of modern democracy that promotes trust and honesty in elected governments …

Our security forces braved terrorism in the day of Ashura to protect hundreds of thousands of mourners of Imam Hussain’s (A.S.) martyrdom anniversary in a peaceful and secure atmosphere. The whole country especially capital Kabul was at an unanticipated peace. Many feared terrorist attacks on Yaumul Ashura; none happened though …

AT Monitoring Desk-The US State Department has said that the Pakistani administration has not restricted the Taliban group and Haqqani network from operating in sanctuaries inside Pakistan and threatening US and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. In a report, the State Department said that Pakistan had vowed to support peace talks …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday contended that intra-Afghan negotiations were important in restoring peace in the war-torn country and called for a dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Guterres addressing a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York said, “We know …

Politicians, senior government functionaries and former Jihadi leaders who attended a ceremony on seventh death anniversary of ex-chief of the High Peace Council Burhanuddin Rabbani called for fair and transparent legislative elections. The participants spoke about the country’s political and security situation and issues pertaining elections, underlining the importance of …

KABUL: National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib in his US tour met with his American counterpart John Bolton at the White House and discussed political and security status quo in Afghanistan and the region. Both sides discussed the effectiveness of the US Strategy for South Asia and Afghanistan. Peace negotiations …

AT Monitoring Desk-In an unprecedented move, the two neighboring countries of Afghanistan, India and China are undertaking a collaboration in Afghanistan. The two countries will partner to train Afghani envoys and diplomats starting next month, according to media reports citing government sources. A portion of the training will take place …

“I hope Imran Khan would be a great visionary in putting forward a policy of friendship with India and Afghanistan,” Hamid Karzai said. Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said he has high hopes from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on that country’s relationship with India and Afghanistan for …

The Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Thursday that a large number of ISIL terrorists had left Syria for Afghanistan this year. “Over 2,500 ISIL members redeployed to Afghan-Pakistani zone from Syria in 2018,” the AMN reported. The CSTO Joint Staff then said that most …