Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Around 600 American soldiers are planned to stay in Afghanistan after the US pulls troops in the near future, a US diplomat said, adding that the remainder troops would provide security for American diplomats and for Kabul airport. Speaking on condition of anonymity, said Monday that everyone …

AT News KABUL: At least 91 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 38 others were wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Monday. Backed by  the Afghan Air …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has called on an international fact-finding team to investigate the human crimes including targeted killings, attacks on tribal and religious minorities as well as educational institutions. The Commission said Sunday that the government of Afghanistan should support their demand and …

AT News KABUL: The United States would keep supporting Afghanistan after its troops withdraw, says Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “The threat against the United States from Afghanistan is now less than it was 10 years ago. We are controlling the situation to get sure that the threat has been …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,531 new cases of coronavirus and 80 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry’s data, the new cases were reported positive out of 4,994 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban claims to have captured five districts across Afghanistan but the government officials denied it, expressing ambiguity over the collapse of the districts. The insurgents’ spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid said that Chak and Sayedabad districts of central Wadak fall to them.  At least 39 Afghan security forces …

AT News KABUL: Amid worsening security situation in northern Afghanistan, former Vice President Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has urged his soldiers and supporters to fight the Taliban fiercely and stop them from invading more territory. Enayatullah Babar Farahmand, deputy chief of the High Council of National Reconciliation, in a tweet …

President Ghani and his entourage have capped their two-day visit to Washington with some defending the presidential trip as highly productive for the country’s future. Indeed when you see the concept, the United States would still offer security assistance, as well as diplomatic and humanitarian aid. This is what the …

AT News KABUL: With the U.S.-led forces withdrawing and the Taliban expanding foothold, fears are mounting that the militants are shipping out what they steal from Afghan security forces to Pakistan including armored tanks and huge caches of arsenal. A senior Afghan security official has claimed that the country’s military …

AT News KABUL: At least 193 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 110 others wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …