Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House said in a statement on Friday. The two leaders discussed Afghanistan’s war and the political crisis in Maldives among other issues, the statement said. “Both leaders expressed concern about the …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least seven members of a single family embraced martyrdom after the Afghan air forces carried out strike in Khost province, the resident claimed. However, the government official brushed aside the report. The victim families called on the government to immediately probe the issue and bring the …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan official has informed that over 12,000 Afghan nationals are imprisoned in different jails in Pakistan and Iran—the two neighboring countries. The Minister of Refugee and Repatriation said that over 7,000 Afghan nationals are currently languishing in Pakistani jails—while 5,124 more in Iranian prisons. “Exact numbers …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan Air Force will start a rain of laser-guided bombs on Taliban in the near future, a top U.S. general said recently. “Three (Afghan) A-29 pilots are now trained to drop laser-guided munitions,” said General James Hecker, the commander of coalition air forces in Afghanistan. “The …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan government and the people strongly announced their political and moral support to the ongoing Pashtun Long March in Islamabad and endorsing their demands of eradicating the state sponsored terrorism. President Ashraf Ghani in a Twitter message has extended his support to “Pashtun Long March” that …

It was announced in 2010 that about $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits were identified in Afghanistan. However, maybe trillions of dollars are laid down in our mountains and villages in form of mineral wealth, enough to fundamentally alter our economy—from bad today to excellent tomorrow. Based on several reports, …

AT-KABUL: Political Adviser to President and CEO of High Peace Council, Dr. Akram Khpalwak has termed the ongoing Pashtun public uprising in Pakistan of high value for long-lasting peace in the region. Commenting on Pashtun Long March in Islamabad and peaceful protests on the other side of the so-called Durand …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan’s former president has lashed out at both the United States and Pakistan, accusing them of using the Afghan war to further their own interests and calling on Washington to sanction Pakistani military and intelligence officials. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Hamid Karzai said …

AT-KABUL: Head of the Hezb-e-Islami party, Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal said that the foreigners do not want a powerful central government in Afghanistan and are trying to establish “islands of power” to seek their benefits. “We see some efforts to extend the current war in our country. These efforts are taking …

The US B-52 bombers have carried out a record-setting series of strikes in northern parts of the country and dropped 24 precision-guided munitions in order to destroy Taliban’s fighting positions, their revenue sources, training facilities and support networks. It comes at a time when the Russian enjoy to Kabul, Zamir …