Afghanistan Times

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 …

AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said that 13drug trafficker arrested in the past one week. CJTF in a press statement said that said that 13 smugglers were apprehended by Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdown in various provinces and were handed over to CJTF …

AT-KABUL: At least 69 militants were killed and 49 others were wounded in different military operations during the past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief of Awami National Party, Asfandyar Wali Khan and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party head, Mahmood Khan Achakzai openly announced their parties support to the Pashtun long march in Islamabad. Following the extra judicial killing of Naqeeb Mahsood on 13 January in a fake police encounter in …

AT-KABUL: Ousted governor for the northern province of Balkh, Atta Mohammad Noor, accused the government of ousting the jihadi figures from their position particularly in the military. “About 80 per cent of the army general who were forced to retire are jihadi people,” Noor said, referring to President Ghani’s recent …

AT-KABUL: The United States Forces-Afghanistan launched a series of precision strikes in northern Afghanistan in a direct effort to destroy insurgents’ revenue sources, training facilities, and support networks. A press statement issued by the US-Forces Afghanistan, said that over the past 96 hours, U.S. forces conducted air operations to strike …