Afghanistan Times

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan on Monday said that neither the capital city of Kunduz nor Helmand province would fall to the Taliban insurgents as the United States and its allies was backing Afghan security forces in these two volatile provinces. Recently, the militants have launched …

AT-KABUL: Over 100 acres government lands usurped by the powerful individuals were reclaimed in eastern Laghman province. Land grabbing is a big challenge a serious challenge in different provinces, thousands acres have been usurped by powerful people in the past decades. The government is trying to regain the usurped lands, …

AT-KABUL: Twenty-six Taliban insurgents including two commanders were killed in joint clearance operations launched by security forces in Ali Abad distract of northern Kunduz province, ministry of interior said Monday in a statement. The statement identified the commanders as Nasir and Qari Omar killed in Qazaq localities, today [Monday] morning. …

To bring peace, security and stability in Afghanistan, 1.25 billion people of India will always be on your side: Modi By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Stor palace of foreign ministry through video conference on Monday, after reconstruction with the financial support …

Disagreement among political groups and leaders on the policies is not a rare thing. Differences among the parties and policymakers on the mechanism regarding resolving the outstanding challenges add to the beauty of democracy. Differences of opinion on issues of national importance shall not been seen as a divider but …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Qargha Lake is located nine kilometers from Kabul City. The area is surrounded by green hills. This is one of the best place for sightseeing and entertainment especially for families. From March till end of October, Qargha attracts hundreds of local and foreign tourists. Everyday scores of people …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A renowned Pakistani lawyer, Zulfiqar Ahmad Bhutta, has filed a constitutional petition in Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Number 15 deadline for repatriation of the Afghan refugees. In the petition filed under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution, Bhutta requested the apex court of the country …

After the Pakistani government announced on November 15th as final deadline for repatriation of registered and unregistered Afghan refugees, there has been manifold increase in the number of returnees. As many as 4,086 Afghans returned home from Pakistan via Torkham in the past two days. According to spokesman for the …

AT-KABUL: The Republic of Korea contributed two million dollars for clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war to the United Nations Mine Action Services in Afghanistan. This contribution would benefit an estimated 70,000 people living in proximity of contaminated areas, the contribution of South Korea will fund the clearance …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The Afghan security forces recaptured the control of a strategic Khanabad district from Taliban in northern Kunduz province, provincial official said on Sunday. “To retake the district which was fallen to the Taliban on Saturday, a joint operation on that day (Saturday) carried by Afghan National Army …