Afghanistan Times

It is amazing t see dozens of women and men early morning are harvesting the delicate purple flowers (saffron), putting all-out efforts to rapidly gather as many as they can before the sun gets too hot—this is worth appreciation and worth commendable as Afghanistan’s saffron is number one in the …

AT-KABUL: Afghan officials dismissed Sunday Britain’s support of Pakistan fencing along the Durand Line, saying that creating walls couldn’t prevent terrorist acts. British army chief of staff, Nick Carter supported Pakistan’s fencing along the line, saying it would be helpful in fighting terrorism. The National Security Council (NSA) says that …

Here is the completed speech of former President Hamid Karzai’s at 7th Moscow Conference Chair of this distinguished gathering, Excellencies, Ladies, Gentlemen: In the world today, more so the region I come from, we seem to be caught in a deadly trap- a trap into which important regional players, and …

AT News Report-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan threatened Saturday it would respond Pakistan’s rocket attacks by rockets if Islamabad continues the attacks. Pakistani warplanes dropped four bombs on the villages of the Dangam district in the eastern province of Kunar Wednesday night, according to the Afghan officials, who condemned the …

AT News Report-KABUL: The NATO troops will probably return to the battlefields in Afghanistan, as the NATO Secretary-General has said the organization would send more soldiers to the war-hit country to fight terrorism. Meanwhile, Jens Stoltenberg recently said that the NATO soldiers should more focus on training and advising Afghan …

AT News Report-KABUL: The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan emphasized on the finalization of the Afghan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) in a meeting that took place during Pakistan prime minister’s visit to Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi agreed that the two …

AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan forces arrested intelligence chief of the Taliban for southwestern province of Logar in an operation on Friday. Ministry of Interior Deputy Spokesman said that Qari Habibullah, the Taliban intelligence chief for Logar was arrested during an operation conducted at 11 pm on Friday night. He said …

AT News Report-KABUL: Former governor of northern Balkh province, Atta Mohammad Noor, on Saturday said that he was firm to work for the interests of Afghanistan. In a telephone conversation with the national security advisor, he announced his support for the central government and said he was committed to its …

Battle-hardened soldiers of Afghanistan are seen as the bulwark against shenanigans and tomfooleries of the Taliban and the lynchpin to a millennial antiterrorism crusade. Our country is fragmented by protracted wars, domestic feuds, rudimentary communications and transport infrastructure, and a resulting rapidly augmenting public detachment. We are suffocating from escalating …

AT News Report-KABUL: A senior Daesh commander was killed in an airstrike orchestrated by Afghan security forces in northern Jawzjan province, official said on Saturday. Ministry of Defense Spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said that Afghan forces targeted and killed a senior Daesh commander along with his two guards in Darzab district …