Afghanistan Times

Five healthcare workers working door to door to vaccinate children against polio were shot dead by gunmen in five separate incidents in eastern Nangarhar province. No words can justify the senseless murder of healthcare workers. They were simply discharging their lifesaving polio vaccination and they were engaged in civic services. …

AT News KABUL: Defense authorities say that the Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Dawlatabad district in northern Faryab province and the Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualty. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and commandos supported by Afghan Air Force carried out a clearance operation …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan government is mulling over to whether hand over the responsibilities of the Kabul airport to Turkish forces. “Including Hamid Karzai (International Airport), all airports will be active and we select the choice that has tangible benefit,” said, Rahmatullah Andar, a spokesman for the National Security …

AT News KABUL: Tens of security forces have been scrambling with severe wounds due to lack of medical supplement as drastic clashes have been continuing between the government and Taliban in Obeh district of western Herat province. District Governor, Ziaulhaq Noori said that the insurgents staged attacks from various directions …

Commentary Speaking to the reporters after a series of meetings with the NATO leaders on the sideline of the alliance summit, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan  said that Turkey was seeking Pakistan and Hungary’ involvement in a new likely mission in Afghanistan after the departure of the U.S. NATO …

AT News KABUL: At least 160 Taliban insurgents were killed and 108 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …

AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah denied the speculations over preplanned-collapse of the districts, saying that there are different reasons that obliged the security forces to retreat from the districts. He made the remarks in a gathering on Tuesday in Kabul. “Although, the …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday expressed its indebted to the NATO for its cooperation and support to Afghanistan in the joint fight against international terrorism, help build and train the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces over the last two decades. The continuation of NATO’s …

An astonishing effort is on the cards by the Taliban across the country to convince the Afghan security forces to abandon their posts or surrender to the group in return for guaranteeing their safe passage. With the help of the tribal elders, the Taliban are looking for more districts and …

KABUL accuses Islamabad of providing safe havens and training camps for militants posing violence in Afghanistan. AT News KABUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara was seeking Pakistan and Hungary’s involvement to secure Kabul International Airport. He also said that his country would need “diplomatic, logistic and …