Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit on Tuesday, in which he said victory was possible in Afghanistan through peace talks. Before landing in Kabul, Mattis told reporters onboard that he believed victory in Afghanistan was still possible—not necessarily on the battlefield but …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A resolution has been unanimously adopted on supporting international efforts to assist Afghanistan at the next meeting of the UN Security Council, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his message on this issue. In this document the UN Security Council, a special role is assigned to the …

AT-KABUL: The government of Japan has pledged a fresh aid package of $1.27 million to cover demining projects and veterinary sector in Southeast and North of Afghanistan. Memorandums of Understanding were signed between the relevant institutions and the Embassy of Japan for the allocation of the funds to implement the …

Despite a faulty and stagnant economy and more frustratingly an aggravating extremist-induced violence all being unscrupulously imposed in high scales on the country, a fraction of spurring optimism is surfacing. People have pinned their hopes on the political elite. This sanguinity is thought to have stemmed from the assurances from …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan parliament has elected Amir Khan Yar, a lawmaker from eastern Nangarhar, as its second deputy speaker. In the past two days the house failed to elect its 2nd deputy speaker in the first and second round of voting, but in the third round Amir Khan Yar succeeded …

AT-KABUL: At least 135 militants have been killed and 98 others sustained injuries in recent military crackdowns that targeted militant strongholds in the past two days. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and …

AT-KABUL: Some members of the parliament have slung accusations on the government of “poor management” that has caused death of magnanimous proportions of Afghan security forces. The security forces have been suffering huge casualties in the recent weeks due to intensifying attacks by Taliban militants. Some lawmakers claim that up …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In the wake of the US and NATO supply of military helicopters to Afghanistan, Moscow has been searching ways to preserve the use of its helicopters by the Afghan security forces, Russia’s 24 TV channel reported. After supplying helicopters by the US, Afghanistan has given up dependency …

AT-Kabul: Afghanistan’s public health ministry, together with UNICEF and WHO, is launching the first national campaign for polio eradication in 2018. Over the next five days, around 9.9 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio in all provinces of Afghanistan. Also more than 8.9 million …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has emphasized on national consensus, saying that it is the base of Afghanistan’s present and future. “We are physically and heartedly with the national consensus. People in different parts of the country are ready for sacrifice and they will stand beside the organizers of the …