Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior Pakistani politician and chairman of the Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao called on Pakistani officials to start a dialogue process with Afghanistan aimed at eliminating trust-deficit between the two countries. “Pakistan should start a dialogue with Afghanistan at various levels to help remove …

AT-KABUL: At least sixty-five insurgents including twelve Daesh fighters were killed and fifty others wounded in different operations lunched by the Afghan security forces across the county within past 24 hours, security officials said on Tuesday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense, said that the national …

AT-KABUL: At least 56 militants loyal to the Islamic State, known as Daesh, were killed during joint clearing operations lunched by security forces and international forces in eastern Nangarhar province, local official said Tuesday. The provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal said the terrorists were killed in Pikhe-Khwar area of …

AT-KABUL: There are conflicting reports about the fall of Helmand province’s Khanshin district to the Taliban. Heavy clashes are underway between security forces and the Taliban insurgents in different parts of the province including on the outskirt of the Lashkar Gah city, provincial capital. “After fierce fighting rocked the district, …

AT-KABUL: Political Parties and Civil Societies representatives on Tuesday urged the government leaders to accomplish commitments made during electoral campaigns. “The national unity government leaders must run constitutional Loya Jirga and electoral reforms as they committed during first days of the establishment,” said Omar Ayyar, head of the Unite Afghanistan …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The security forces have driven Taliban back and retaken the center of Kunduz city after the militants took over the city for a few hours, officials said Tuesday. “Afghan forces recaptured the center of city back from Taliban during last night operations,” defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri …

AT-KABUL: First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has handled operations in the northern province of Kunduz, his office announced Tuesday. Taliban insurgents entered the Kunduz city Monday after launching a massive offensive from four directions and captured some parts of the city. Dostum’s office said in a statement that …

AT-KABUL: The European Union announced on Tuesday in Brussels conference to provides $1.1 billion in annual support to Afghanistan until 2020. Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Well reported the European Commission would commit an extra $224 million in a year to strengthen state structure in the “war-ravaged country”. “The commission in …

AT-KABUL: The Nejat-e-Mili Party, led by the ex-president and Jihadi leader Sebghatullah Mujadidi, criticized the government for providing legal immunity and privileges to Gulbuddin Hekmayar, but supported the peace deal with the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA). According to a report of the Voice of America (VOA), the Nejat-e-Mili Party expressed serious …

AT-KABUL: In separate gatherings across the country, huge number of the former President Hamid Karzai’s supporters has condemned ‘certain circles’ for chanting slogans against the ex-president during a ceremony to mark the 5th death anniversary of the former High Peace Council chief, Burhanuddin Rabbani. They demanded an apology from those …