Afghanistan Times

US president calls apparent death an “important milestone” after several drones attack his Mansoor’s car in Pakistan. US President Barack Obama has said Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was killed in a US strike. In a statement on Monday, he called Mansour’s death an “important milestone”. “We have removed …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has been killed in a strike launched by the US drones on Pakistani soil, Afghan and US officials said on Sunday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS), spy agency of Afghanistan, in a statement confirmed the death of Mansour. It …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: As many as 1,406 people had died and 4,000 wounded in traffic accidents last year across the country, officials in the ministry of transportation and civil aviation said. Lack of standard roads and traffic signs were called as the main elements of the casualties. Deputy transport …

AT-KABUL: Addressing cabinet meeting on Sunday, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said that the government was close to concluding a peace deal with the Hezb-i-Islma Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. “No privileges against the constitution and national interests would be offered to the HIA for their return,” Abdullah …

AT-KABUL: Sixty-three Taliban fighters were killed and 41 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel conducted …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Security forces on Saturday night raided a Taliban-run prison in the Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, freeing all 23 people held by the group in a cell, an official said. “After securing the prison, the Afghan security forces freed twenty-three civilians and military officials from …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two border police officers were killed when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in the Jawin district of western Farah province, an official said on Sunday. “The incident took place in Tapa-i-Khwaharan locality near the border with Iran at around 05:00pm on Saturday,” district chief Samad Yar …

Since establishment of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) efforts were made to bring durable peace and stability to Afghanistan but the there the Taliban’s commander-in-chief, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, rejected to be part of any peace talks. He was hell-bent on destroying Afghanistan. Mansoor has no soft corner for peace …

Afghanistan’s spy agency says Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US bombing raid, the first confirmation from regional officials of his death, which marks a potential blow to the resurgent militant movement. The Taliban have not commented officially on the very rare American drone attack deep inside …

The US has carried out an airstrike against Mullah Mansur, who became the Taliban leader after the death of Mullah Omar, in the remote Af-Pak areas, the Pentagon said Saturday, adding that it is still accessing the results. “Today, the Department of Defense conducted an airstrike that targeted Taliban leader …