Afghanistan Times

Pro-Taliban and anti-Afghanistan fervor is deeply ingrained in Pakistan and many call the hardliner Taliban their ‘guardians’. This bunker mentality and chauvinism comes as little surprise, because thousands of Pakistanis fought in Afghanistan on the Taliban side – after I.S.I founded the group in 1990s in pursuit of strategic depth …

AT News KABUL: Electricity remained cut off as the technical teams unable to fix the snapped power cable due to the ongoing severe clashes erupted in the northern province of Baghlan, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat said on Sunday. DABS on Saturday repaired the two pylons that had been blown up …

AT News KABUL: First Vice President, Amurullah Saleh warned Islamabad of paying high price if it continued providing support to the Taliban.  “Pakistan-as a host of the Taliban since group’s foundation -could play a significant role in the peace process, and therefore become a reliable partner of the Afghan nation,” …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have threatened to attack on the US troops in case they stay back after Washington pulls its soldiers out of Afghanistan. The Associated Press reported this week that the United States plans to keep 650 troops for the security of its diplomatic bodies in …

AT News KABUL: Sources in Afghanistan and the United States say that Washington is to hand over the ongoing so-called ‘war on terror’ to Afghan forces to more facilitate troop withdrawal. The US was involved in the Afghan war since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan in an attempt to uproot …

AT News KABUL: Secret British military documents about Afghanistan have been founded at a bus stop in England, with one suggesting recommendations for a possible UK military presence in the war-torn country, reports said on Sunday. The UK’s Ministry of Defence documents containing details about the British military were found …

The Associated Press reported from some American officials that the U.S. will keep some 600 troops to provide security for the diplomatic mission in Kabul. The remaining of this number of troops is a dynamic step amid uncertainty of war and peace that sparked fears and concerns among the Afghan …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan would close borders if the Taliban forcibly seized power in Afghanistan, the country’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan said. A Pakistani Newspaper Dawn quoted Khan as saying that Afghanistan could connect Pakistan’s trade ties with the central Asian countries. He said that Pakistan would pay all-out efforts …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan would close borders if the Taliban forcibly seized power in Afghanistan, the country’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan said. A Pakistani Newspaper Dawn quoted Khan as saying that Afghanistan could connect Pakistan’s trade ties with the central Asian countries. He said that Pakistan would pay all-out efforts …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences over the death of Hajji Abdul Qader also known as Hajji Qandil Boy. In a statement issued Saturday, Karzai called Hajji Qader as a patriotic man who served for the welfare of people especially in improvement of agriculture and carpet weaving …