Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Prices of essential food and fuel items remain high in Afghanistan markets even after the country’s currency recovered after it dived to a record low of 30 percent against the US dollar earlier this month. The value of afghani currency had dropped drastically, mostly driven by an …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban will risk losing power in Afghanistan if an inclusive government is not formed, Russian special envoy Zamir Kabulov told Sputnik on Friday. “Ethnic political inclusiveness is needed. They might lose power in the near future if they keep acting like that. They will have to …

AT News KABUL: A US media report has revealed that US airstrikes conducted with imprecise targeting and “deeply flawed intelligence killed thousands of civilians in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. The New York Times reported that the civilian death toll was a lot higher than the 188 deaths reported in Afghanistan and the …

AT News KABUL: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday sought cooperation of Central Asian nations to help provide aid to Afghanistan and ensure the Taliban form an inclusive and representative government in the country. At the third India-Central Asia Dialogue on Sunday, India and five Central Asian countries called …

AT News KABUL: Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday lashed out at Pakistani Prime Minister for attempting an “obvious propaganda against Afghanistan”. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in his speech at the summit of Organization of Islamic Countries on Sunday in Islamabad said that Pakistan faced threat from Islamic …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faced growing criticism in Afghanistan on Sunday after making controversial and insulting remarks about Afghanistan and its people. His comments drew condemnation from Afghan politicians, journalists and people. The controversial statements were made on Sunday Islamabad at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s …

AT News KABUL: The economic collapse of Afghanistan would have a “horrendous” impact on the region and the world, successive speakers warned Sunday at the start of a one-day summit of foreign ministers from dozens of Islamic countries. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad brought together dozens of foreign …

AT News KABUL: With the value of Afghani currency falling, already severe economic crisis is worsening which exacerbates poverty in a country where more than half the population already does not have enough to eat. The afghani lost more than 11 percent of its value against the United States dollar …

AT News KABUL: The Biden administration is considering a plan to redirect helicopters and other military equipment once allocated for Afghanistan’s previous government’s military to Ukraine to help quickly reinforce its defenses amid a buildup of Russian troops near its border, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said. The equipment is being sought …

AT News KABUL: A public meeting organized by Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) in Quetta on 2nd December to mark the 48th martyrdom anniversary of Khan Shaheed Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai said that convening an all-inclusive Loya Jirga will be crucial to ending the crises in Afghanistan. In a statement, …