Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: At least 32 Taliban militants were killed and 18 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Tuesday. The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air Forces …

When President Ghani was the chairman of Kabul University back in 2006 – he read the same poem incorrectly. AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani during his speech at the national university of Tajikistan committed a verbal mistake once again by reading a poem by a famous Persian Poet Rudaki …

Going through more than 40 years of relentless war, the Afghans are in need of humanitarian services almost more than any other nation on the surface of this planet. Based on human rights watchdog’s findings about two million Afghan children are struggling with extreme starvation and lack of healthcare systems. …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 70 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 56,454 cases. The ministry said the new cases were positive …

‘Running for the exits pell-mell by May 1 is dangerous,’ said HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith, who backs pulling out ‘responsibly.’ AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: There is a “general feeling” within the Biden administration that withdrawing all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by a May 1 deadline is “too soon,” largely …

AT News KABUL: The Heart of Asia conference began its ninth session on Monday in the Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe, with participants scheduled to discuss Afghan peace efforts and a regional consensus in this regard. Mirwais Naab, deputy foreign minister, called on the regional states to work on cease fire …

U.S. troops may withdraw anytime AT News KABUL: Former Spy Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil said that the Istanbul meeting may delay as the U.S. discussing the extension of its military presence in Afghanistan with the Taliban and Pakistan. “But the extension will be just for settlement/implementation of the Istanbul Conference’s decisions, …

AT News KABUL: Akbar Nikzad, a famous Afghan singer who was suffering from the Corona virus disease, died in exile in Germany, his family and ministry of information and culture confirmed his death. Nikzad was 55 years old and was living in Germany for a long time. In a message, …

Turkey conference “key opportunity” for Afghan peace AT News KABUL: Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum met Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation in Turkey. Farahmand Babor, Dostum’s aide and deputy chairman of the reconciliation council, wrote on Facebook that the meeting took place in Ankara, where Dostum and …

AT News KABUL: Tajikistan that is hosting the ninth round of the Istanbul-Heart of Asia conference, declared support for a lasting cease fire in neighboring Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani flew Monday for Dushanbe to participate in the conference. He was welcomed by his Tajik counterpart Imom Ali Rahmon, who expressed …