Afghanistan Times

There has been much hullabaloo over the upcoming quadrilateral meeting in Islamabad in mid-January. It is believed that Afghanistan, US, China and Pakistan would discuss ways to device new peace mechanism. After the mechanism is drafted, the Taliban will be asked to join the reconciliation process. According to Afghan and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents have made major geopolitical progress in Afghanistan during last year, said the former acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the premier spy agency of the United States. Michael Morell predicted that Afghanistan would re-emerge as a pivotal foreign policy issue during the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers who were abducted on Kabul-Kandahar highway a week ago found dead in Ghazni, police said. Ghazni deputy police chief, Asadullah Shujai, said that the dead bodies of soldiers were found in Dashti-e-Asfandi area and were later shifted to the civil hospital …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, has showed willingness to peace talks to end the prolonged conflict in the country, but urges peace talks should be held inside Afghanistan. Dr. Ghairat Baheer who heads HIA’s political commission, has told Pakistani media that no group should …

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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Telecommunication Minister Abdul Raziq Wahidi assured parliamentarians that the ISIS broadcaster’s activity has been stopped. The parliament summoned Monday minister Wahidi for an interpellation over the people’s concerns about the ISIS radio, which has reportedly broadcasts in the eastern region. The broadcaster called Radio Caliphate is …

Months after putting up a spirited display in the cricket World Cup, Afghanistan’s national team left the football field as national heroes, despite losing to India in the South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) Championship final on January 3. The two teams did not score any goals until the last minutes …

India and China are deepening their engagement to facilitate Afghanistan’s political transition, in tune with the evolution of a full-spectrum dialogue between the two countries, which includes counter-terrorism and emergence of new regional trade blocs. In a conversation with The Hindu on the divergence between New Delhi’s and Beijing’s stances on engaging …

KABUL: Explosions and gunfire heard as local officials say a number of gunmen, who took position in a nearby building, are targeting Indian consulate in city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif has come under attack as gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades rocked the surrounding …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Islamic State (IS) militants have grabbed lands of people in eastern Nangarhar province, said Shinwari tribal elders. The tribal elders expressed their deep concerns over increasing presence of IS, also known as Daesh, in their respective areas. Shinwari tribal elders said that the Daesh militants have …