Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Defense authorities say that at least 235 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 161 others received injuries during a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,501 new coronavirus cases, 77 deaths
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday recorded 1,501 new cases of coronavirus and 77 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. The new cases were reported positive out of 4,799 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same period of time. The total …
Read More »Czech, Georgia complete troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Czech and Georgian soldiers have completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, where they had been part of the invasion contingent led by the United States since 2001. On Monday morning, the Czech troops lowered their flag in Kabul, thus ending nearly 20 years of military presence in …
Read More »Gunmen kill two security force members in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least two security force members were killed and one another received injuries after unknown armed men attacked their vehicle in Paghman district of Kabul city on Tuesday morning. The attack took place at around 7:55am in the Arghand-e-Paian area of Paghman district, the Kabul Police said …
Read More »Amid escalating war, Iran drums up support for Taliban
Tehran has been cultivating ties with the Taliban as it tries to hedge its bets in case militants regain power in Afghanistan AT News KABUL: Iran’s foreign ministry says Taliban are part of Afghanistan as the group is rampaging across Afghanistan with violent attacks and peace talks are showing no …
Read More »No direct threat to Russia from Taliban in Afghanistan: Envoy
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: There is no direct threat to Russia from the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) activities in Afghanistan, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov said. “There is no immediate direct threat [to Russia] from the Taliban,” he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel when asked …
Read More »Taliban accuse Kabul of delaying peace talks
Taliban and Afghan government duke it out diplomatic brinkmanship as war is throwing Afghanistan out of gear and peace negotiations are faltering. It strains credulity to believe that reconciliation with Taliban will be a possibility, given their belligerence and belief that they could rise to power by force. We have …
Read More »What is going on in Taliban-controlled areas?
AT News KABUL: There are different stories about Taliban’s behavior with the people in the areas under the militants’ control. Taliban have recently managed to capture tens of districts in several provinces, with the government forces retreating “tactically”. Now that Taliban are controlling these areas, some residents accuse them of …
Read More »UN displays painting on Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: A painting presented by Afghanistan to the United Nations Secretary-General was displayed in New York City on Tuesday. The painting entitled “The Unseen Afghanistan,” was presented by Afghanistan Permanent Representative Ambassador Adela Raz to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a ceremony, the first artwork gifted to …
Read More »The nation of Afghanistan mourns one of its humanitarian leaders
KABUL: As the nation of Afghanistan has been going through medieval times in the past few decades one man did everything he could to help its struggling people with healthcare. Mr. Habibullah Mayar, passed away recently from natural causes and the nation of Afghanistan mourns one of its founding Fathers. …
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