Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Armed conflicts are going on now between government forces and Taliban fighters in 104 out of 387 districts of the country, according to security officials. Ahmad Zia Seraj, director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), told the senators that Taliban’s attacks have increased sever per cent …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have expressed opposition of establishing of US military bases in the neighboring countries of Afghanistan. There are reports that the United States and Pakistan have agreed on American military bases in Pakistani soil after the US announced to pull soldiers out of Afghanistan on …

AT News KABUL: A large Taliban’s narcotics factory was destroyed in a clampdown conducted by Afghan security forces in western Farah province on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Fawad Aman said that the largest Taliban’s narcotics factory was destroyed by the Afghan …

AT News KABUL: As the U.S. and NATO Forces are withdrawing and Afghans pins hope on a senior-meeting in Turkey to reach a peace settlement and end the longest war- the insurgents put preconditions to attend the Istanbul Conference. Some top Taliban official talking on condition of anonymity quoted by …

By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan The Chinese economy continued to grow in the first quarter of 2021, with GDP reaching RMB 24931 billion, up 18.3% year on year and 0.6% higher than the fourth quarter of 2020, according to National Bureau of Statistics of the PRC. China, the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces stormed a Taliban compound in Herat province that was used as a prison, holding dozens of Afghan security forces and civilians. The Afghan Commando Special Forces raided the jail and rescued 41 people, including security members, officials said on Tuesday. The Ministry of …

AT News KABUL: At least 162 Taliban insurgents were killed and 129 others wounded in a series of military clampdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense officials said Tuesday. The Afghan security forces backed by the Afghan Air …

AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah says that the Taliban have no “more excuse” to prolong war in Afghanistan. Abdullah held a meeting with members of the government negotiating team on Tuesday, where he discussed the progress made in the peace negotiations as …

AT News KABUL: The parliament’s defense commission claims that a military helicopter that crashed in the Behsood district of Wardak province three months back, was downed by a “guided missile”. The military helicopter was downed in the battle scene in Behsood in March. A militia commander Ghani Alipour is accused …

AT News KABUL: With a fresh surge in the third wave of Corona virus, the Afghan health authorities on Tuesday reported a significant surge in new cases and deaths-related to the virus, despite a stepped-up vaccination campaign. The Afghan health ministry recorded 840 new infections and 19 deaths across the …