Afghanistan Times

AT-KABUL: At least 17 militants have been killed in a conflict between the Taliban militants and the loyalists to the Daesh (aka IS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province, local official said Monday. Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, said the clash took place in Da Nari Aab area of …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday said that 36 insurgents were killed, 25 others injured and five suspects arrested as the result of crackdowns by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in various parts of the country. The statement said that the Afghan National Army, National police …

Pakistan announced to support the international community in the war against terrorism. The pledge was made at the stage but behind the curtain, Islamabad is still harboring and supporting trans-regional terrorist organizations. The Taliban and Haqqani Network are no exception. These trans-regional insurgent groups have not only attacked civilians and …

The former United States ambassador to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad has said that the biggest failure of the United States in Afghanistan is its inability to persuade Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with each other. Former US ambassador Khalilzad an interview to Voice of America described the Pak-Afghan tension as ‘the …

AT-KABUL: After last week’s deadly Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani called on Pakistan to take military action against Taliban on its soil rather than to bring them into peace talks, a move which is seen as a major policy shift in Afghan peace talks. Ghani made the …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The female cycling athletes are to participate in a tournament scheduled to be held in two weeks in France, the cycling federation said. “Six female cyclists are going to go for an international tournament based on an invitation by the French sports committee,” Sadiq Sadiqi, head …

AT-KABUL: At least three people were killed and two injured Sunday after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the southern Helmand province, provincial officials said. “The attacker detonated his explosives in a busy market of the Garmsir district today afternoon,” a police officer in the area told Afghanistan Times …

AT-KABUL: At least four people were injured by foreign forces after residents in Bagram district of Parwan province staged a protest against the US forces, official sources told Afghanistan Times. The locals were protesting against the American forces based in Bagram airbase. The protest broke out after US forces allegedly …

Afghanistan is a consumer country. Imports are more than exports. The country is also dependent on donations and foreign assistance. Agriculture is the major sector that provides jobs to thousands of people across the country and generates revenue. Agriculture is backbone of Afghan economy. However, it has not been mechanized. …

AT-KABUL: The Academy of Golden Reed Prize marked Saturday the International Book Day, donating cash prizes to a numbers of poets and writers for their scientific works. Najib Manalai, an organizer of the ceremony told reporters that there were a lot of challenges ahead of writers, hampering scientific works. He …