Afghanistan Times

Afghanistan has been dealing with dire security instability for years, with the situation becoming sharply worse in recent months, as the Taliban has been carrying out offensives on major cities. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that Russia was the only force that could help Afghanistan fight terrorism. “I …

The greatest concern of Afghan government is that Pakistan has long been allowed Taliban insurgents, and Haqqani Network leadership to find safe haven on its soil—and also Islamabad is not doing enough in war on terror. However, after immense of pressure from Afghanistan and international community—and direct from Washington, Islamabad …

AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan transport minister who partook in a major trade meeting in Uzbekistan has discussed extending trade cooperation with leading Uzbek corporations. Minister Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi and the companies’ representatives discussed trade, economic, transport and communication cooperation. A statement from the transport ministry said all sides agreed to …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 45 militants have been killed and 37 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security force across the county in the past 24 hours, security official said on Monday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), …

AT News Report-KABUL: The government is evades in supporting domestic products as well as industrialists in the country, trade official said on Monday, accusing government of relying on imports from neighboring countries only. “The National Unity Government is playing double game with investors because yet to come up to the …

AT-KABUL: The Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI) project is far beyond to be called only a gas pipeline scheme–it’s a package of projects including electricity, optical fiber and railway—but despite leaders and senior officials from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and India inaugurated the start of work on the Afghan part of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Department of State’s Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Ambassador Alice Wells has said that United States is not “walking away from Pakistan”, but while Pakistan has taken “initial constructive steps” against terrorists operating on its soil, they aren’t …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Turkish Prime Minister appeared Sunday at a press conference in the Sapidar palace in Kabul, in which Turkish premier putted weight behind recent unprecedented Afghan peace offer to the Taliban—terming it a great opportunity for the group to join peace process. “We …

AT-KABUL: Members of senate were become furies over Pakistan army’s bombardments of Afghan soil, asking the government to not remain silent and share it as a violation of Afghan integrity with the UN Security Council. Pakistani warplanes dropped at least four bombs Thursday night on the Dangam district of the …

AT-KABUL: It has been two weeks now from a peace camping that has been set up in southern Helmand province with sole aim of ceasefire between the government and Taliban which has been getting momentum across the country with similar sit-in campaigns. To support their Helmand brothers and sisters and …