Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: Afghan National Police has foiled Taliban attempt to block strategic road in Northern Baghlan provinces. “A group of armed Taliban struggled to block a road leading from the capital of Baghlan provinces to Shashma-e-Shir region yesterday, which faced Afghan police raid in the area,” said Ministry of Interior in …

NUG welcomed, but some Wolesi Jirga members and other experts have conflicting views on it By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The US President Donald Trump recently released a new strategy for Afghanistan, in which key issues including war on terror and elimination of militants’ safe havens in Pakistan were clearly mentioned. However, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A dozen Islamic State (IS) militants, which also known as Daesh terrorist, including Pakistanis, have been killed during operation in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. Attuallah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News nine Daesh fighters were killed during an air raid by …

To see the progress in Afghanistan, there has to be stop viewing the country through warfare point and some propagating news. Real progress has been made, but it’s lost in the news about Taliban and other militant outfits and corruption—something that at the same time making huge obstacles in front …

AT-KABUL: At least four civilians have been killed and 14 other received injures in a blast in southeastern Khost province, official said. The blast took place at 11:00am local time in the basement or underground of a ‘Cell-phone Market’ in the capital city of Khost province. “As a result of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Eight police personnel and six Taliban militants have been killed during an hours-long fierce clash in Deh Yak district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Fahim Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News the violent clash erupted on Saturday night when insurgents launched …

AT Monitoring Desk-Kabul: At least 152 Taliban insurgents were killed and 70 others wounded during operations last month in northeastern Kunduz province, a military official said on Sunday. Brig. Gen Noorullah Qadiri, the newly appointed commander for the 20th Pamir Zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News the offensives were conducted by …

AT-KABUL: The first ever plant solar to produce 2mw energy through wind and sun was inaugurated Sunday in Herat province. The contract of the plant was signed by the Ministry of Energy and Water one year ago on the 40 acres of land in industrial city of Herat. According to …

AT-KABUL: Afghan and US security advisors discussed the US-Afghan strategy and the progress of compact through a video conference, officials said Sunday. According to a statement released by the National Security Advisor office, the National Security Advisor of Afghanistan, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, spoke to his US counterpart H.R. McMaster on …

AT-KABUL: At least 61 militants were killed and 43 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …