Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 114 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 63,598 cases around the country. The new cases come …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Following the inauguration of Khaf-Herat Railway Project and announcement of Iran’s readiness to invest $2.2 billion in Afghanistan to complete the final phase of this railway and to connect it to Mazar-e-Sharif, Iran’s railway route will eventually reach China, ISNA reported on Sunday. Iranian President Hassan …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Defense deployed fresh commandoes to the northern province of Kunduz as drastic clashes have been continuing between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban following the three-day ceasefire agreed between the two warring parties to mark the Eid-al-fitr holidays. A spokesman for the 217th …

AT News KABUL: At least 21 civilians were killed and 33 others wounded as violence continued unabated across Afghanistan during the three days ceasefire agreed between the government and Taliban to mark the Eid-al-fitr. Afghan defense authority says ceasefire violations committed by Taliban in 18 provinces. A spokesman for the …

The Afghans spent the three-day of Eid-al-fitr in a deep darkness as the militants shot down the power pylons in several provinces around the country. The people warmly celebrated the announcement of Eid-day ceasefire with happiness and entertainments but lack of power darkened their residences. Every year’s Eid is celebrated …

AT News KABUL: People in Kunduz say they are preparing basements of their houses as the situation is deteriorating in the northern province once a secure area that borders Tajikistan. Residents say that Taliban fighters have increased attacks on the suburbs of the provincial capital. “Taliban have long had presence …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan army reported of offensives in the south and southwest of the country especially in Helmand province as a three-day cease fire declared by Taliban militants ended early Sunday. The army’s Maiwand Corps in the south, said in a statement that the operations were going on …

By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan On April 22, at the invitation of US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link and delivered an important speech entitled For Man and Nature: Building a Community of Life Together. Upon a profound …

AT News KABUL: Representatives of the Afghan and Taliban peace delegations have resumed intra-Afghan talks in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, both sides confirmed. The meeting happened after a long pause, already faded hope for a political settlement through dialogues. In a series of tweets posted simultaneously by the …

AT News KABUL: Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar has spoken with Palestinian FM Riyad al-Maliki and denounced the raging violence and aggression in Palestinian territory. FM Atmar conveyed President Ashraf Ghani’s condolences on the killing of several dozen people and expressed Afghanistan’s solidarity with Palestinian people. “We demand immediate cessation …