Afghanistan Times

Recently, the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan has declared its support for the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Efforts for reaching a sustainable peace has been done by the governments for more than a decade, when the Taliban once ruling the country and toppled by a US-led international invasion, …

AT-KABUL: U.S. Ambassador John R. Bass and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah acknowledged the achievements of more than 1,500 women activists and 190 civil society organizations working to empower women across Afghanistan, honoring two years of accomplishments by beneficiaries of the USAID-funded Promote Musharikat program.  Promote is a partnership between the …

AT-KABUL: At least 16 border police personnel embraced martyrdom after their check points attacked by Taliban insurgents in northern Takhar province, official said Wednesday. “Taliban coordinately attacked Afghan border police check points in Yatem Tepa area of Chah Ab district at around 2:30 local time, martyring 16 police, wounding one …

The trend of resignation has changed in Afghanistan. Previously officials defied an order from central government to step down as it was deepened on political schism between presidential palace and influential Afghans in government posts. However, now the waft is changed either by taking out of office forcedly, or resigned …

AT-KABUL: The parliament’s general session was disrupted after some verbal and then physical tensions happened among the lawmakers. The tensions took place after lawmaker Abdul Latif Pedram, criticized the government for holding election in Ghazni province based on zones. He said that some “fascist circles” inside the presidential palace had …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the US airstrikes on the Waigal district of Nooristan province, saying that bombarding of our villages and homes under any name is the clear violation of the Afghan national sovereignty and territorial integrity. An airstrike on a suspected Taliban house in the eastern …

AT-KABUL: The members of the peace march movement sat down in front of the US embassy in Kabul on Wednesday after a three-day protest at the gate of the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Besmellah Watandost, the movement’s spokesperson said they would ask the American people through their embassy to …

By Ashraf Ghani-About half of Afghanistan’s population — around 33 million — is young enough to have never seen a day of peace. The milestones of their young lives have been marked by loss and violence. For 38 years now, peace in my country has remained a dream, a prayer …

The National Unity Government has opened many doors to galvanize the Afghan peace process as it earned domestic and international support by unprecedented decision of ceasefire. As if overnight, the atmosphere of unity had become so pronounced here, and both sides embraced ceasefire so absolute that Afghan security forces and …

UNITED NATIONS: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India has said the problem of terrorism in Afghanistan is not a local one and attacks inside the country are launched from safe havens in its neighborhood that has sheltered Taliban leaders and supported the “dark agendas” of terror outfits like the …