Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 17 Taliban insurgents, including two notorious commanders, were killed in separate clashes with security forces in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Saturday. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News that a clearing operation was launched few days back in Mangur, …

Pakistan establishment is hegemony of military over civilian sections of establishment By Zulfiqar Shah-If briefed, Pakistan establishment has many layers of political and strategic decision making, governing and coordinating within and between Centre and the Provinces. For example President, Prime Minister, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chiefs of Army, …

The 15-year long war after the Taliban were ousted from power following the US-led 2001 invasion seems to have increased in the past few years. Taliban as a major armed group has much powerful than it was 10 years ago. Different options were tested to put an end to the …

AT News Report-KABUL: The association of the Afghan youth declared support to the former president Hamid Karzai for his remarks against the US aerial attack. Karzai was the first Afghan who criticized the drop of the world’s biggest bomb by the United States military on April 13, in the Achin …

AT News Report-KABUL: A large number of elders from Uruzgan province have supported the voice of former President Hamid Karzai against the war crimes of US forces by dropping biggest bomb, and emphasized on unity for complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. The elders have been endorsed former President …

AT News Report-KABUL: The drop of the biggest non-nuclear bomb was not on the Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh terrorist, but it was a test of mass destruction weapon to show the US rivals, a former high ranking governmental official said. Former National Security Advisor, Dr. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: There was a surge in 2009, where the United States has send thousands of new troops to Afghanistan, and US officials said that this is going to be very much successfully, and finally they were pulled out in 2012, and the then Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, said …

KABUL AND WASHINGTON: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the Islamic State terror group a “tool” of the United States, and dismissed criticism of Russia for its ties with Taliban and efforts to bring the militant group into peace talks. “After it [the U.S.] dropped the bomb on Afghanistan, it …

AT News Report-KABUL: Candlelight vigils in memory of Mashal Khan have been organized in various provinces of Afghanistan, including Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad and Mazar Sharif, attended by a large number of politicians, civil society members, government officials and activists. Talking to a gathering here at Kabul, acting minister for borders …

First anniversary of Hamid Karzai Foundation marked AT-KABUL: The former President, Hamid Karzai on Thursday during marking the first anniversary of his foundation, has called on youths to focus on education. While insisting over supporting of youth in higher education, he called on all national traders to support his foundation …