Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: At least 140 Taliban insurgents were killed and 75 others wounded during latest military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense authorities said Monday. The Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces have conducted operations and …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have met frequently in ICC and Asian Cricket Council events but have never played a bilateral series at the senior level although Afghanistan has sent its team to Pakistan several times to play against the A sides. The Afghanistan Cricket Board is keen …

AT News KABUL: The members of parliament express concerns over worsening situation, saying that security is deteriorating in seven provinces. Parliament Speaker, Mir Rahman Rahmani, said Monday that Baghlan, Laghman, Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, Faryab and Kunduz are the scenes of intensive conflicts. He called on the people to support the …

AT News KABUL: Taliban’s peace negotiating team has arrived in Pakistan from their Qatar political office to consult wither their leadership based in the city of Quetta about the possible conference be held in Turkey. The Pakistan visit was reported by Razzak Barq, a Pakistani freelance journalist who said that …

AT News KABUL: Forty families of Sikhs and Hindus have repatriated after spending years in migration due to escalating violence that targeted the minority as well. “These 40 families have come back home from India and received cash and foodstuff provided by the government,” said Narendra Singh Khalsa, the only …

AT News KABUL: The rights of the Afghan women are on verge of collapse as the international troops preparing for exit, leaving the country’s peace negotiations in stalemate and uncertainty, said an international watchdog. The Amnesty International in a report published on Monday, expressed “grave” concerns on possible violation of …

AT News KABUL: Tens of carpet weavers lost jobs as the exports of Afghan carpets have dropped 70 percent due to the closure of air-corridor amid the outbreak of Covid-19 that also forced many countries to shut borders. Deputy Head of Kabul carpet weavers union, Deljam Manan Qasimi termed the …

AT News KABUL: China has pledged to deliver 700,000 of COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan, Afghan health officials said, in a boost for immunization campaign which has already begun with a number of Afghans now vaccinated. According to the ministry of public health, 280,000 members of the Afghan security forces, more …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 628 new cases of coronavirus and 24 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said Monday, revealing a significant surge in the past one week in a row across the country. Another 24 patients have lost their lives to the virus during …

As U.S. and NATO forces began their formal withdrawal, violence broke out in multiple parts of Afghanistan, including Sunday’s night large-scale attacks in Alingar district and Mehtarlam, the provincial capital city of Laghman province. Though the Afghan security forces repulsed the assault successfully and 50 Taliban insurgents were killed and …