Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A special operations officer has been chosen to lead US and coalition forces in Afghanistan, international media outlets reported on Wednesday. The head of the Joint Special Operations Command has been picked to lead the war, according to Reuters. The three-star general, Scott Miller, would replace Gen. …

AT-KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said Tuesday that 2,258 people have been killed and injured in Afghanistan in the first quarter of the current year. 763 civilians have been killed, while 1,495 more wounded, the SIGAR said. The civilian casualty has decreased by 15 per cent …

AT-KABUL: The US new strategy for Afghanistan and the South Asia has been successful that has caused achievements in various arenas, the defense ministry claims, saying that it had helped more coordination between Afghan and US troops. The ministry’s spokesman, Mohammad Radmanesh said Tuesday that more soldiers were recruited in …

AT-KABUL: Senior Taliban commanders have been killed in military operations in northern Samangan province, said the National Directorate of Security on Tuesday, in the wake of worsening of security situation in several provinces. Kamyab, Insurgent commander in charge of Samangan’s Aibak city and Anas,Taliban shadow deputy governor for Khoram Sarbagh …

AT-KABUL: At least 96 militants were killed and 39 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within the past two days, said military officials on Tuesday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense(MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 16 people including four security personnel were killed and 38 others wounded in an explosion in southern Kandahar province on Tuesday afternoon, said provincial officials. Blast in a big garage in 14th PD of Kandahar took place today at around 12:30pm, said Kandahar Governor Spokesman …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior on Tuesday said that Afghan forces during overnight operation have killed a senior Daesh commander along with four of his accomplices, who were behind recent bombing attack in eastern Nangarhar province. The operation was carried out by General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) in the …

AT-KABUL: The Trump administration alleged that some top al Qaeda figures are hiding in Iran and the regime has been a sanctuary for al Qaeda since the 9/11 attacks. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a major policy speech said that Iran has long sponsored terrorism and refrains from …

Last year, the US forces have dropped the mother of all bombs on the Islamic State (IS), which is widely known as Daesh extremist group with sole aim of perishing the militants, but why so far the US did not drop bombs on the poppy fields to wipe out the …

By Farahnaz Rahmani-Political stability and peace-building are among the key concerns of today’s Afghan people, but also the areas they are most disappointed about. In recent years, the people’s belief about the progression of society towards peace and political stability has been severely damaged. The belief in a united country …