Afghanistan Times

AT News Report-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and the National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar have extended their warm congratulations to the country’s Under-19 Cricket Team, Afghan Cricket Board and the entire nation over the team’s shining victory against Pakistan in the opening match of the …

By Afrasiab Khattak-Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while commenting on the current political impasse in the country in a recent speech mentioned the crises of 1971 in the then East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh) when disrespect for the aspirations of people expressed through vote had led to the disintegration of …

AT News Report-KABUL: Current political tension could deeply jeopardize all the achievements gained in the past 16 years and defiantly trigger the country toward crisis, the tribal elders warned, asking the central government to end the ongoing political tensions. In a gathering on Saturday, a large number of tribal elders …

AT News Report-KABUL: The patriotic soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) strongly retaliated to the failed offensive of the Taliban insurgents in Greshk district of southern Helmand province, in which ended in killing of at least seven militants, an official said on Saturday. However, martyrdom of four soldiers of …

As the people of Afghanistan from different ethnicities and with different political, social, economic and cultural viewpoints accept the Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) as the major factor that can help pull out the country from crisis and problems, they (Afghan masses) demand the grand assembly should be called whenever the …

AT News Report-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai praised the US authorities’ recent pressuring statements against Pakistan, but said he would be happier when Washington takes practical steps. Karzai who is in an official visit in Austria, told reporters in a Vienna-based diplomatic center that he repeatedly informed the US two …

By Pashtana Durrani-Palwasha, the only daughter of Barani orphaned as a kid and married recently. Now she is a widow mother of two, who are now orphaned too. A tank entered the fortress that was recently turned into check post. The Qala (fortress) was attacked by the tank’s main gun, …

AT News Report-KABUL: A political party termed convening of the Traditional Loya Jirga as the only remedy to overcome national crisis in the country, while asking officials to respect this. The New National Front Political Party in a statement slammed the Second Vice President Sarwar Danesh for painting the Traditional …

AT News Report-KABUL: Seven Afghan police officers embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgents attacked their highway security checkpoint in Bala Buluk district of western Farah provinces, local official said on Friday, ariananews has reported. A member of Farah Provincial Council, Dadullah Qani, said the attack took place early in Friday …

AT News Report-KABUL: A strategy to help bring peace by convincing the armed militants, including the Taliban insurgents, have been on table, the High Peace Council (HPC) informed. According to HPC, last year all necessary requirements had adopted to finalize a strategy, in which they have worked for six month …