Afghanistan Times

AT News Report-KABUL: Experts participated in Rana Think Tank monthly session said that considering current crisis and challenges in electoral bodies, the National Unity Government (NUG) won’t enable to run parliamentary election in coming year. Expert believed that ramp up insecurity, lack of law reinforcement in around 50 percent of …

AT News Report-KABUL: Saudi Arabia and Qatar have acknowledged that they have handed millions of dollars to Taliban in response to the requests of Pakistan. The International Scroll, an Indian news agency, quotes the intelligence officers of the two Persian Gulf’s states that Riyadh and Doha had big hands in …

By Afrasiab Khattak-Important  developments during this week (public explanation by the Chief Justice about recent court orders and the COAS’s Senate briefing) seem to have somewhat helped in defusing the crippling tension that had gripped the political situation  during the last few weeks with a severely negative fall out for …

AT News Report-KABUL: A notorious Taliban’s militant and explosives expert has been killed during an operation carried out by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in eastern Nangarhar province. A statement issued by the provincial government media office, said the Taliban explosives expert, known as Osama was killed during …

AT News Report-KABUL: A large number of Taliban militants were killed and wounded during an ongoing military offensive in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Col. Rahmat Shah Qimati, commander for the fourth Afghan National Army (ANA) Brigade, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces …

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A Special Representative to Russian President on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov has claimed that more than 10,000 Daesh fighters have been operating in Afghanistan and most of them fled Syria and Iraq this year. In an interview with Russia’s news agency RIA Novositi, the Russian envoy said …

‘20pc President Ghani, 80pc CEO Abdullah is behind my dismissal’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Lashing out at the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, Atta Mohammad Noor—whose resignation approved by President Ashraf Ghani as Balkh governor, said that 20-30 percent President Ghani and 70-80 percent CEO Abdullah was behind his dismissal. In a …

AT News Report-KABUL: A notorious commander of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group and five other militants of the group have been killed in air raids carried out by the Afghan Air Force in eastern Nangarhar province, a security official said on Saturday. A statement issued by …

The United States Vice President Mike Pence in his first visit to Afghanistan, called on Pakistan to stop sheltering the armed groups that are carrying out attacks in Afghanistan. In a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani and other senior Afghan leaders, he emphasized on his country’s commitments in support of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tajikistan—the neighboring country, has closed its crossing-points with Afghanistan bordering Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces, it has been reported. But, it remained open for bilateral trade activities and foreigners. Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces have 1206km long border with Tajikistan, and the Shir Khan Bandar connects Kunduz …