Afghanistan Times

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Taliban have cut off power lines streaming electricity to Kabul early Monday, where many are deprived of electricity. This is not the first time Taliban blow up electricity pylons; they do this often once they face military offensives. Taliban had however threatened last week to cut off …

AT-KABUL: Germany has warned against any whirlwind withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan as long as Afghan security forces cannot maintain security. The German defense minister said on Sunday that Afghanistan could once again fall in the hands of Taliban, ISIS and Al-Qaeda if coalition military mission is halted Deputy …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan’s election commission declared on Sunday the process of registering voters for parliamentary and provincial councils elections was set to be launched on April 14th. In compliance with the assurance from the independent election commission to run elections this year, we are planning to embark on voter …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least one person was martyred and nine others wounded on Sunday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in western Herat city, a gubernatorial spokesperson said. “Two suicide attackers attempted to storm a mosque in Herat city, one of whom the police identified and killed …

Ever since Afghanistan had been unshackled from the chain of Taliban’s totalitarianism in 2001, India has been by its side giving away it could to help the war-ravished country stand on its own. And Pakistan has also played its role to reverse any progress India has helped Afghanistan make. Our …

AT News Report-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Haneef Atmar on Saturday in a four-day quadrilateral meeting in the United States, held a productive and comprehensive talks with his counterparts from the US, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. During the meeting important decisions were made over fighting terrorism, Afghanistan’s peace …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Patriotic Movement of Afghanistan on Sunday said the terrorist attack on peaceful Kabul Sit-in has been carried out by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and wowed to continue its struggle until peace and stability was not prevailed across the country. Senior leadership of the movement, during a …

AT News Report-KABUL: Durani Waziri has been appointed as the deputy spokeswoman for the Presidential Palace, official said on Sunday, terming her as capable intellectual that the Palace would be benefit from her invaluable contribution. Haroon Chakhansuri, Deputy Chief of Staff—Strategic Communications and Media, Office of the President, has confirmed …

AT News Report-KABUL: Reacting to the remark made by Gen. John W. Nicholosn, the Commander of the Resolute Support Mission and US forces in Afghanistan, regarding Russia’s supports to the Taliban, the Russian embassy in Kabul said that such serious allegations should be backed up by irrefutable evidence. While rejecting …

AT News Report-KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani on Sunday met Turkish Ambassador to Kabul, Oguzhan Ertugrul and discussed political, security and economic matters, Istanbul Process, bilateral relations, and Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting. During the meeting, the Turkish Ambassador counted Afghanistan as a good friend country to Turkey …