Afghanistan Times

Afghanistan has experienced a weekend of carnage as scores of people, including the army, died in a series of Taliban attacks across the country. Hundreds of Taliban fighters were also killed and wounded as heavy clashes were reported in different provinces with some districts having fallen to the Taliban, a …

AT News KABUL: Defense authorities say that the Afghan security forces have killed at least 126 Taliban insurgents in a series of military operations conducted in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. In addition to that another 79 Taliban insurgents received injuries, the ministry of defense …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban group assured safety to the Afghan staff who provide servicing as interpreters, guards and other titles to the foreign diplomats and U.S. led forces in Afghanistan after international troops exit. The group cited the remarks in the wake of the U.S. and UK announcement of …

By Tamim Armin Amidst pulling US troops out of Afghanistan, escalating violent/terror acts in this war-devastated country is a serious question for US led allies including regional and neighboring countries. Reports from Afghanistan reveal that due to one or the other, the Taliban militants are focusing on targeted violent terror …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey can keep its troops in Afghanistan only if political, financial and logistic support is provided by the allies, as NATO prepares to withdraw from the country, the country’s Defense  Minister, Hulusi Akar, daily Hürriyet reported on Monday. Ankara has conducted talks with the U.S. on the issue, …

AT News KABUL: Kabul police have arrested two persons on the charge of assaulting doctors at a COVID-19 care center. Doctors and other medical staff were attacked by the beleaguered relative of a patient, who passed away recently due to coronavirus in a hospital in PD 6th of Kabul city, …

The U.S. troops have begun packing gear from Afghanistan after President Joe Biden recently announced that all American troops will leave the country by September 11 this year. This withdrawal will take place after a nearly two-decade long military presence. The U.S. administration had declared victory in the fight against …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to discuss the Afghan peace process and Kabul-Islamabad relations. Khalilzad was accompanied by the U.S. delegation and U.S. charge d affairs in Kabul, Ross Wilson. Former President emphasized on active role …

By Rafiullah Anwari KABUL: The U.S. appointed man for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Sunday to push for peace efforts as the negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban hit walls. Khalilzad was accompanied by an U.S. inter-agency delegation, including the National Security Council, Department of Defense, …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s Health Minister has sent a desperate message for emergency oxygen supplies and called on all private hospitals to provide more of the life-saving gas to the government, warning that patients are at risk as the country is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Minister Wahid Majroh …