Afghanistan Times

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The 4th Meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China started with the opening remarks of Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani in the Presidential palace on Tuesday, where Afghan government asked the group to draft the details of the direct Talks …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The National Unity Government (NUG) is going to host the 4th Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) with a hope to hold direct talks with the Taliban and Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA). Representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States will gather under one roof for …

Suspected Taliban insurgents killed 14 passengers in Ghor last year By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The families’ of the victims and Civil Societies Network on Monday praised National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces for arresting the mastermind of the Ghor passengers’ killing, and urged government to trial  the indict publicly. Last year …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Amid efforts to encourage Taliban to peace talks, the Labor and Development Party (LDP) believes that government’s endeavors in this regard are ineffective and cannot ensure peace and stability in the country. Head of the party Nawid Zulfaqar said Monday that peace with Taliban would “never” …

AT-KABUL: Thirty-seven Taliban fighters were killed and 25 others wounded during a series of clearance operations launched by the national army in northern Kunduz province, ministry of defense announced Monday. “Afghan National Army (ANA) has conducted different clearance operations against Taliban insurgents in the Archi district of Kunduz province,” the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  Ghazni police chief on Monday vowed to protect state-owned lands, which is increasingly targeted by land grabbers. Warning land grabbers of strict action, Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhil told newsmen that no one would dare to usurp government lands in the future as the police was ready to …

Most of the European Union member states are selective in their approach towards immigrants, especially Afghans. Skepticism and discriminatory political ideologies are eclipsing the authentic voice of those Afghan immigrants who face genuine problems. The western audiences see regular media glimpses in this aspect, but their governments are not ready to …

AT-KABUL: 15 people were killed and 13 more injured Monday afternoon in a Taliban suicide bombing in northern Parwan province of the country. A security official in the province, who wished anonymity, told Afghanistan Times the suicide bomber possibly riding a motorcycle targeted a local police commander and his bodyguards …

Pakistani Army chief General Raheel Sharif arrived in Doha on Monday in a bid to revive the Afghan peace process. “COAS arrives in Doha,Qatar on one-day official visit. Will meet political and military leadership,” DG ISPR Lt Gen Asim Bajwa said. During his visit, the army chief will hold talks …

AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Sunday said that 31 drug runners were arrested though different operations in the past one month. A press statement issued here the CJTF said that 31 smugglers were apprehended by the Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdown in Nangarhar, Herat, …