Afghanistan Times

The long-running saga of floundering peace talks with Taliban is risking giving militants momentum as they continue to sweep through Afghanistan, gaining new swaths of contested territory, which sows dread as foreign troops are withdrawing AT News KABUL: As foreign troops are hastily withdrawing from Afghanistan, Qatar is now pessimistic …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan once again hit out at Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib for what it called his “repeated impertinent and unwarranted remarks” and accused him of trying to “disregard and nullify” the progress made in the Afghan peace process. In a rejoinder to a tweet by …

AT News KABUL: Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah says he doubts that the Taliban are keen for a political solution to the war as peace talks between Kabul and the militants are hitting snags with both sides still locking horns on contentious issues. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah …

AT News KABUL: The militants blew up three power pylons on Saturday night in the northern province of Samangan, leaving Kabul and several other provinces in dark. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement that the pylons were targeted in Qachandara area of the province. The statement said that …

AT News KABUL: At least 259 Taliban insurgents were killed and 161 others were wounded during a series of military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have conducted …

A litany of territorial conquests in rural Afghanistan by the Taliban sets the stage for swift security measures AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s president announced a reshuffle in security services on Saturday, amid a surge in Taliban attacks which is edging the country toward a potential spillover of conflict across the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has made it clear that Pakistan will not give its bases to US troops in Afghanistan, a statement that came as a teaser to his interview with HBO Axios. “Absolutely not,” the PM said to HBO Axios’ National Political Correspondent Jonathan …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Center for Journalists is criticizing the government and security officials for what they call a systemic attempt to withhold information surrounding the ongoing war in the country. The watchdog called on the Interior Ministry officials to refrain from restricting access to information and to respect the …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 3,990 cases of Covid-19 with additional fatalities of 188 deaths during the past 48 hours. On Thursday, the number of cases surpassed 2,313 with 101 deaths, showing the highest number of infection and deaths in one single day since the pandemic …

Hundreds of security forces evacuated from a military compound and handed over dozens of weapon and military equipment to the Taliban in Shinkai district of southern Zabul province. Retreatment from the military compound sparked criticisms among the Afghans, lashing out the government for its poor war management. Such act of …