Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council says that Taliban’s agreement to join the peace talks would pave the ground for the withdrawal of the foreign forces, advising the insurgent group to use “the last chance” and come to negotiation table. The council’s secretary, Aminoddin Mozaffari said that everything could be discussed …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan has lost 50 percent of its shares in Afghanistan’s market, an offshoot of that country’s diversion of funds to sponsoring terrorism. Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and industry chairman Zubair Motiwala has disclosed that Islamabad has lost its 50 percent market share in Afghanistan as the …

AT-KABUL: Some 100,000 saplings will be planted in four farms in southern Nangarhar province under the auspices of the Canal Project, said officials on Sunday. Four farms with 100,000 plants including 10,000 citrus seedlings will be built in the province. In a statement, head of the Nangarhar Canal Project Ghulam …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In response to accusations of Russia, Iran and Pakistan during the Kabul Process conference regarding Afghanistan’s failure in countering terrorism especially Daesh, the National Security Adviser Haneef Atmar has offered a joint intelligence interrogation from the militants of Islamic State, also known as Daesh terrorist group, imprisoned …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s interior ministry says the reforms that have been carried out within the police system have yielded positive results since it began in Kabul. Shah Wali Safi, deputy interior minister said the new reform was better compared to the previous programs, adding that the program was a step for …

AT-KABUL: The Integrity Watch Afghanistan said it had no doubt on the corruption in the custom departments, asking the government to cut off the corrupt hands from custom offices especially in the Hairatan port in the north. Hairatan is still controlled by the former Balkh governor Atta Noor, who defies …

Besetting reports have abounded indicating that Afghanistan’s economy has inadvertently been embroiled in a crunch – which can hardly be circumvented hook, line and sinker – in the wake of the eccentrically prolonged war and increasingly acrimonious political stalemate. The country has been subjected to acute economic tantrum. Issues perceived …

AT-KABUL: A reconstruction of the airport in northern Kunduz provinces has come to its end and civil flights are set to be started within one week. In charge of the Kunduz airport Abdul Najat Saberi said on Sunday that a major reconstruction of the airport has been implemented and flights …

AT-KABUL: At least 50 militants have been killed and 27 more wounded in different crackdown operations that have been carried out by Afghan defense forces within the past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National …

AT-KABUL: At least nine militants have been killed and 10 more wounded in several crackdown operations conducted by Afghan defense forces. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense said that Afghan army in collaboration with the police and intelligence officers have carried out joint operations against insurgents in …