Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Burka district of northern Baghlan province fell to the Taliban, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Javid Basharat, said that the Taliban staged attacks on the district from multiple directions Tuesday night. “The security forces didn’t suffer casualties and retreated tactically,” he said. According to Basharat, …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Security Council expressed its deep concerns over the rising civilian causalities, the high level of violence and the security situation in Afghanistan. The Security Council in a statement condemned in the strongest terms the “atrocious and cowardly” terrorist attack that took place in Pul-e-Alam …

AT News KABUL: The United States says its diplomatic activities would continue in Afghanistan after military withdrawal. The US has now 2,500 soldiers in Afghanistan who are planned to leave the country by September. “We have clearly said that we won’t leave Afghanistan alone even when our troops withdraw from …

AT News KABUL: The NAI, an agency active in supporting the open media in Afghanistan expresses concerns over an increase in targeted killings of media workers, accusing the government of neglecting to bring the attackers to justice. Mujeeb Khalvatgar, head of the agency said Tuesday on the World Press Freedom Day …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Helmand say of the killing of 106 militants including 22 al-Qaeda affiliates, adding that another 37 wounded. Provincial Governor Mohammad Nabi Ilham said that the Taliban staged attacks on several security outposts in the districts of Nawa, Nehr-e-Seraj and Garmsir as …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of families have been displaced as armed conflicts between the Afghan security forces and Taliban rocked the southern province of Helmand, officials said. Head of Provincial Department of Refugees and Repatriates, Sayed Mohammad Amin said Tuesday that Taliban attacks forced over one thousand of families to …

AT News KABUL: At least 181 Taliban insurgents were killed and 78 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces over the past 24 hours. Afghan forces supported by air force have conducted operations and counter-attacks against Taliban rebels in Laghman, Ghazni, Kandahar, Zabul, …

AT News KABUL: A group of three people were arrested on the charge of stealing vehicles in Kabul city. Police carried out an operation against the vehicle thieve gang in the PD 17, which as result three people accused of committing vehicles theft were arrested, said a statement issued by …

AT News KABUL:  Flash floods have killed 22 people in western Herat province and caused serious damages to the residents’ properties and livestock with sweeping out agricultural forms, officials said Tuesday. A wave of muddy water engulfed Rokha village of Adraskan district and some parts of Obai district after heavy …

With the U.S. and NATO forces being prepared to exit from Afghanistan, the relentless violence has been ragging across the country. The daily toll of the Afghan security forces is on the rise while the Taliban are suffering the same or even more casualties in clashes. 181 Taliban are reported …