Afghanistan Times

Pakistan is opening its border with Afghanistan for just 48 hours starting today, and only for people. This is too little too late for those who lost over two weeks of their lives stranded at the border, or who depend on regular and legal cross-border transit. In addition, Pakistan is …

NEW DELHI: The so-called Islamic State terror group (or Daesh) and the Taliban in Afghanistan are not opposed to each other. They have “a symbiotic relationship”. “People who are now saying that Daesh is the enemy of Taliban and Taliban will fight Daesh are wrong,” said Hanif Atmar, national security …

Disregard for Medical Neutrality Harms Patients, Health Workers, and the Public Today’s deliberate attack on a military hospital in Kabul is a war crime – the latest incident targeting patients, healthcare personnel, and medical facilities in Afghanistan. An armed group affiliated with the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) reportedly …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday has strongly condemned terrorist attack on Sardar Dawood Khan—a military hospital in Kabul. Over 30 people were martyred and more than 50 injured in the attack. In a statement issued by his office, Karzai said that the attack was carried out by the …

Criticizing Pakistan’s policy by its lawmakers is a strong evidence for Kabul: Afghan lawmakers AT-KABUL: Some parliamentarians believe that Kabul can complain against Pakistan to the United Nations Security Council based on recent criticisms raised by Pakistani legislators against Islamabad administration. The senior criticisms raised by the Pakistani MPs for …

AT-KABUL: The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that presence of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Leader of Hezb-e-Islami, in Kabul, would import positive impacts on the current security situations across the country. Gen. Dostum said it during a meeting with the top officials of Hezb-e-Islami, including Hekmatyar’s son …

Marshal Fahim was a patriot and peace seeker figure: Karzai Fahim was a great stronghold comrade: Abdullah AT-KABUL: The third death anniversary of former vice president, Qasim Fahim was commemorated on Wednesday in Kabul. In a ceremony held in the Loya Jirga tent in Kabul, chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, ex-president …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: 29 prisoners were freed from prisons in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar in compliance with a presidential decree, officials said on Wednesday. Jail Superintendent Mir Hazrat Stanikzai says that the prisoners were released following a decree by president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani issued on the Eid …

International Women’s Day is being mark on 8 March across the globe aimed at giving a large-scale tribute to their achievements and showing equality in the men dominated society. This international event is also to celebrate women’s achievements—from the political to the social—while calling for gender equality. This day can …

Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Stanikzai feels that the wicket was looking good throughout, which made batting easy for them. Opines that the opposition fell short of 25-30 runs in a deck such as this which favours the batsmen. Adds that the first game is always important in any series and is …