Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The Paghman cultural festival was held yesterday at Paghman Palace in a bid to boost up the Afghan culture and to enhance cultural connectivity with the Pashtuns and Baloch tribes living on the other side of Durand Line. The well-disciplined and joyful event was organized by the Ministry for …

AT-KABUL:  The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s (Monday) deadly Kabul suicide attack, which has occurred in the context of a countrywide intensification of violence impacting civilians. This morning’s attack comes amid commemorations of the 23 July 2016 Dehmazang square attack, which killed and injured hundreds of demonstrators …

AT Monitoring Desk-NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the bomb attack in Kabul and said India stood in solidarity with the people and government of Afghanistan in their fight against terrorism. At least 30 people were killed and 42 wounded after a car bomb struck a …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Kohistan district of Northern Faryab province and the Tayware district of western Ghor province fell to Taliban after hours of clashes on Sunday morning, officials said. “Kohistan district fall to Taliban, after Afghan local police tactically retreated,” said Faryab Governor Spokesman Jawid Bedar. He said that …

AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents killed seven of 70 passengers they had earlier abducted along the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, said officials. “At least 70 civilians were abducted by Taliban in series of attack in Kandahar-Urzgan highway in the past four days,” said Kandahar Governor Spokesman Samim Khpolwak. He said that seven out of …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai reacted for the killing of the security forces in the recent incidents in the provinces of Helmand and Badakhshan. “Dear country-fellows! My frequent stance and opposition against the air bombardments in our soil were that only and only Afghan people suffer from these bombardments that …

Even if the whole thing is going well, but when security situation is bad, it can bit to such an extent that undermine all other developments. If we argue that Afghanistan is on the right truck in form of its foreign strategy, and so other developments have already made, but …

AT-KABUL: At least 14 passengers died and 26 others wounded, after a 304 Mercedes Benz bus overturned in the northern province of Baghlan. “A 304 bus overturned in Kilagai area of Doshi district in Baghlan today at around 11:20am, which as result 14 passengers died and 26 others wounded,” said …

AT-KABUL: At least 56 militants were killed and 30 others 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 …

Afghanistan—once abode of peace, religious harmony, and tranquility—is burning constantly. It has been more than three decades. However, there is no end in sight to the miseries of peace-loving Afghan people. Sadly, blood and fire brought by the superpowers—from Great Britain to the United States—is burning Afghan homes and claiming …