Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: The Pakistan embassy in Kabul on Wednesday rejected media reports that said those Afghan masses has India visas in their passports were denied entry into Pakistan or deported. In a press statement, the embassy said: “This is to clarify that the Government of Pakistan has no such policy which …

AT-KABUL: Pashtun-Baloch Solidarity Day was marked in an event organized by the Ministry of Border and Tribal Affairs here in Kabul, aimed to strengthen brotherly and historical ties between the Baloch and Pashtun people further. A number of the cabinet members, parliamentarians, tribal leaders, poets and writers participated in the …

Pakistan to reopen Chaman border today By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday said that not only 1,000 Afghan commodities’ trucks were being stopped in the Pakistani side of Chaman crossing point, but also charged huge demurrages to the truck drivers on daily basis. Commercial …

AT-KABUL: Nearly hundreds of the Taliban militants were killed and twenty-four others wounded in different operations across the country within past 24 hours, security officials said on Wednesday. In a statement issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that the Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National Police …

Afghanistan was used by regional and global powers as a strategic chessboard for centuries. May be Afghans were killed and their homes were plundered and destroyed time since immemorial as there is no written history about the past. Afghanistan remained at center of the great games played by the powerful …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has handed over 30 ambulances to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), officials said on Tuesday. In a press statement issued her, the MoPH said that each ambulance worth $32,000 provided by the UNCIEF, and the ambulances would be transferred to …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Council of Protection and Stability in Afghanistan (CPSA) on Tuesday called on President Ghani and Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah to end the current rifts, and instead work for the national interest. Since three weeks disputes between the two leaders of the National Unity Government (NUG), has …

AT-KABUL: At least fifty-eight Taliban insurgents were killed and sixteen others wounded in different operations lunched by security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security officials said on Tuesday. In astatement issued here,the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that the Afghan National Army in collaboration with Afghan National …

Under a tripartite agreement between Pakistan, Afghanistan and UNHCR, Afghan refugees are now allowed to stay in Pakistan till Dec 31 PESHAWAR: With the Afghan carpet weavers leaving as Pakistan pushes for repatriation of Afghans, local and Afghan carpet traders and manufacturers are concerned that the carpet industry here would …

If New Delhi chooses not to act as a bridge between Washington and Kabul, it will have to shoulder more responsibilities in Afghanistan on its own, for which it is unprepared. August has been a month of interesting developments that could help fashion a new role for India in countering …