Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The new governor of the northern Faryab province, Mohammad Daud Laghmani was purportedly introduced in a military compound after the residents staged rallies on the provincial capital city to prevent Laghmani from going to office. A source, talking on condition of anonymity, said that the residents surrounded …

AT News KABUL: Local sources in the provinces of Ghazni and Logar reported the death of seven civilians who lost their lives in security incidents. According to some officials in Ghazni, four civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Khwaja Omari district of the province. The source said …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. and NATO forces top commander, Gen. Scott Miller is expecting a ramp up in the Taliban violence as the Eid-Three-Day ceasefire has ended amid the pullout of the international forces. He said that the U.S. Forces kept eyes on the Taliban’s activities.  Miller cited the …

AT News KABUL: The State Minister for Peace, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi has called for a genuine resumption of peace talks and immediate ceasefire as violence returned to Afghanistan after the end of the three-day truce for Eid. Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, the State Minister for Peace believes the peace …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken held a telephonic conversation with the Pakistani foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, discussing the Afghan peace process and regional stability. “Productive call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi about progress on Pakistan’s counterterrorism commitments, continuing cooperation on Afghan peace, and supporting …

By Shamim Shahid  Though Begum Nasim Wali Khan from last several years due to her health conditions remain inactive in politics but she had dominated not only Awami National Politics but even she was remembered and quoted with positive words for her faith and belief in democracy, her just struggle …

AT News KABUL: At least three Taliban insurgents were killed after their own mine prematurely went off in western Herat province on Monday morning. The incident took place in Adraskan district of the province, Herat Press Disk said in a statement. According to the statement, the three killed Taliban militants …

AT News KABUL: The First Vice President, Amurullah Saleh on Saturday denied the arrest of the people in connection to the destruction of power pylons. Saleh wrote on his Facebook page that efforts were underway to provide security for the pylons. He wrote that the culprits will be detained and …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed sorrows over the death of Begum Naseem Wali Khan, a female Pashtoon politician and widow of Khan Abdul Wali Khan. In a statement, Karzai said Sunday that late Mrs. Wali Khan led the Awwami National Party after her husband was imprisoned. She …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The hasty withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan has negatively affected the intra-Afghan peace process and regional stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi. “Wang Yi noted that the US’s hasty withdrawal of troops …