Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: At least several people including civilians were injured after a convoy carrying Taliban members was attacked in Herat on Monday morning, according to sources. Unidentified gunmen ambushed a minibus carrying Taliban 207 Al-Farooq Corps members in 4th police district of Herat city. Officials didn’t specify number of …

By: Shoaib Shirzai Afghanistan went through its worst during past several years with dramatic political changes since 2014 that cast a shadow on future of Afghan people. The most challenging of them all was the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan after which the Taliban took over Afghanistan. The pullout …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday said that the European Union has pledged to provide an additional €25 million for polio vaccines and €15 million for child protection in Afghanistan. The EU has granted a combined €40 million to UNICEF and the World …

AT News KABUL: Qatar has reiterated its deep concern about the suspension of studies in secondary schools for girls, stressing that these negative practices will have a significant impact on human rights, development and the economy in Afghanistan. This was stated by Qatar’s Charge d’Affairs of the Permanent Delegation in …

AT News KABUL: India has sent another consignment of 2,500 metric tons of wheat as part of its large humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, delivered through Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar. So far, 36,000 metric tons of wheat have been sent to Afghanistan by India to date, Balbir Mangat, Joint Commissioner, Customs said. India …

AT News KABUL: A grand assembly of religious scholars and ethnic leaders in Kabul ended on Saturday, days after Taliban convened the gathering to pass resolution on major national issues. Pledging allegiance to Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, scholars and tribal chieftains agreed on and issued an 11-point resolution. The resolution …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called for the world to stop interfering in how they run Afghanistan, insisting sharia law was the only model for a successful Islamic state Akhundzada, who has not been filmed or photographed in public since the Taliban returned to power in …

AT News KABUL: India has delivered another batch of aid comprising six tons of essential medicines to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian assistance to the country in the wake of a devastating earthquake in southeast. India has supplied 20 tons of medical assistance in seven batches to Afghanistan in the last few months. …

AT News KABUL: The delegation of Taliban and the United States held a two-day talk in Qatar to discuss in detail US actions to preserve $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank reserves for the benefit of the Afghan people as well as steps to build international confidence in Da Afghanistan …

AT News KABUL: The recent earthquake in Afghanistan has aggravated the already desperate situation facing the Afghan population, especially women and girls, says the United Nations human rights chief. Addressing a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet said hunger and food insecurity were affecting over 90 percent …