Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan will import 50,000 tons of wheat donated by India through Pakistan’s Wagga port to Afghanistan. Taliban’s acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Noruddin Azizi said on Monday that the wheat will be transferred to Kabul by 1,200 trucks from Wagga port in Pakistan. He also said …

AT News KABUL: In the wake of a surge in ISIS-K bloody attacks in recent weeks, the Taliban have launched a crackdown on Daesh hideouts in Kandahar province. The operation against Daesh terror group started around midnight in at least four districts of Kandahar province and continued through Monday morning, …

AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb detonated on a busy avenue in Kote Sangi neighborhood in Kabul on Monday, in which two people were wounded, police said. The bomb detonated as a taxi was passing by and two people including woman in the taxi and a man passing by were …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai, who spoke on Sunday at the International Webinar of Ulema of the Islamic World, said that Afghanistan is far from stability and security. Referring to the recent attacks by Daesh terror group in the country, Karzai said the difficult situation in Afghanistan and the …

AT News KABUL: Passport offices have reopened in seven provinces of the country to issue passports to citizens, in a move by the Taliban to ease passport services amid hectic rush in Kabul passport office. Passport offices have resumed operations in Herat, Kandahar, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar, Khost and Paktia provinces …

AT News KABUL: In a signal of possible direct engagement with the Taliban, the United States and Qatar signed an agreement on Friday, setting the stage for Doha government to be the U.S. diplomatic representative in Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said on Friday in Islamabad that Afghanistan does not need a large military and no longer needs former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). Speaking at a public talk in one of Pakistan’s Institute of Strategic Studies, Muttaqi said …

AT News KABUL: The eighth summit of the Turkic Council was held in Istanbul on Friday, emphasizing on a global mobilization to help Afghanistan from collapsing. Hosted by Turkey, presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan attended the summit, with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev drawing attention to ongoing developments in Afghanistan. …

AT News KABUL: At least three people were killed and 15 others wounded in Spin Ghar district of tumultuous Nangarhar province after a bomb exploded at a mosque during Friday prayers, Taliban and witnesses said. Doctors and Taliban officials have confirmed three people were killed and 15 others were injured …

AT News KABUL: A majority of US war veterans are critical of America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, believing that the US didn’t leave that war with honor, according to a new survey. “Veterans are feeling an intense array of emotions regarding the end of the war, including humiliation, betrayal, anger, …