Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Head of United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Afghanistan has emphasized on additional support to the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) of Nangarhar as they are facing multiple problems. UNHCR’s country chief Fatema Abdullah made a visit to eastern Nangarhar province where she met with …

It seems that the Taliban insurgents have miserably failed to resolve their inner rifts, and indeed this is great news for the Afghan people. The resume of rifts between the two groups of the Taliban insurgents projecting huge ambiguity among them that would lead to their destruction—again a great glad …

AT-KABUL: Political analysts have termed the newly established alliance of three parties as a matter of concern which goes against democracy and national interests. As per report, the new political alliance has been formed by three leaders of Jamiat-e-Islami, the National Islamic Movement and the National Unity of People of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seventeen Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh insurgents have been killed in air strikes carried out by the Afghan security forces in Achin, Kot and Pachir Agam districts of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal, said …

AT-KABUL: At least 13 anti-Taliban local uprising fighters have been killed in a Taliban ambush in northern Balkh province, officials said on Sunday. “Uprising fighters were on the way to join the Afghan security forces, while faced Taliban’s ambush in Masjed Safid area of Chamtal district on Saturday around 1:30pm, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The NATO member countries have taken a formal decision, based on extension of its mission and deployment of additional troops in Afghanistan in a bid to train and assist Afghan forces beyond 2017. Following the meeting of defense ministers, NATO Secretary General Gen. Jens Stoltenberg said the …

It is very much confusing to see that some high-ranking officials instead of supporting the incumbent government are engaged in making coalition. At status-quo, Afghanistan is in dire need of strong central government to deal with every sort of challenges posing from inside and outside of the country. It is …

AT-KABUL: Some members of the Wolesi Jirga or the Lower House of Parliament on Saturday said that the three-part new alliance is not for the national interests—rather it has been formed to seek more privileges. According to report the new alliance formed by leaders from three Afghan political parties, such …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Fourteen fighters of the Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorist group have been gunned down by unknown gunmen in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Afghan military said on Saturday. The Daesh militants were killed after being arrested a day earlier in …

Insights from Anis Bajrektarevic Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Anis Bajrektarevic  –  chairperson and professor in international law and global political studies, Vienna, Austria and editor of …