Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The United States has called on the Taliban to accept President Ashraf Ghani’s recent peace suggestion and put an end to the war. “President Ghani’s suggestion for unconditional talks with Taliban is more clear and certain than any other suggestions in the past,” said Alice Wells, deputy assistant secretary …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An upcoming conference of religious scholars from Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan to be hosted by Indonesia, aimed at seeking a solution to the imposed war in Afghanistan has been opposed by Taliban. Contributing to the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, the role of Ulema and influence of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US President Donald Trump administration has ruled out the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and any direct negotiations with the Taliban until the militant group conceded to the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Taliban’s open letter to the US government and people, seeking direct talks and …

AT-KABUL: Violence against women has increased 11.7 per cent compared to the last year, the independent human rights commission said in its annual report. Physical violence, women’s murders, field trials, sexual violence and economic problems are the issues the report mentioned that women were facing with. Sima Samar, director of …

AT-KABUL: A senior Afghan diplomat says that Islamabad has certain demands from Kabul that he believes can be discussed. Hekmat Khalil Karzai, deputy foreign minister said that Pakistani authorities do not frankly speak about their demands, but “relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan’s immediate rival, India is a matter of concern …

Resurgence of militancy is about to throw the country out of gear. The government’s proposition of concessions to the Taliban is backfiring, as the terrorism-induced havoc is shattering the foundation of this war-torn country. The tactic of battle has changed and Afghanistan is facing a brutal and boundless war. The …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan has deployed its military forces near the Durand border line, according to sources. The US military had established outposts along the Durand border line in 2001, and handed them over to Pakistani troops after they withdrew. The parliament accuses the government of negligence, saying that Pakistan has been …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ghani on Saturday commended the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces for faulting nefarious designs of enemies, despite changes in war tactics of the terrorists. Afghan security forces have been bravely fighting terrorists in mountains and valleys across the country, Ghani ruled out misperceptions over bravery …

March 8, is globally celebrated as Women’s Day. This day is also marked annually in Afghanistan in which government officials and women’s rights advocates speak about developments, opportunities and challenges women have experienced in the past one year. But these gatherings are mostly symbolic and confined in slogans. Thousands of …

Sayyaf against ceding autonomy to Taliban AT News Report-KABUL: The fourth death anniversary of former vice president and prominent jihadi leader Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim was commemorated on Friday in Kabul. In the gathering in Loya Jirga pavilion, former President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan will remain united and that …