Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. President Joe Biden is considering keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until November, rather than withdrawing them by a May 1 deadline outlined in an agreement his predecessor negotiated with the Taliban, US Media reported on Friday. In recent discussions with members of his national security …

By Javier Delgado Rivera On March 17, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued its spring disaster contingency plan for Afghanistan. A compelling $390 million-call to donors where it warns that 13.2 million people in the country will need humanitarian assistance during the next months, in …

By Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least four civil employees of the government were killed and nine others were injured, after the bus they were traveling in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Thursday morning  in Kabul city. The blast took place today morning at 7:20 am in …

By Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least nine members of the security forces including four pilots were killed after their chopper crashed in southern Maidan Wardak province on Thursday early morning, officials said. The incident took place around 2:00am Thursday in Behsud district of southern Maidan Wardak province, when the chopper …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan Women Network (AWN) has expressed its concerns over the U.S. new proposal for peace in Afghanistan – saying that “no address” on behalf of women is authorized to pardon the criminals as women have been the main victims of the Afghan war and attacks by …

AT News KABUL: The Sri Lankan Muslim union condemned “terrorist attacks” in Afghanistan, saying “such violence for political aims have no Islamic justifications”. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the South Asian country’s Muslim union asked all the war parties in Afghanistan to put an end to violence and step …

AT News KABUL: At least 63 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 21 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said on Wednesday. In a series of clearance operations, the …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan celebrates the March 17th as the National Journalists’ Day amid intensive security threats from the media family as the country has recently experienced a high level of violence, including targeted-killings of high profile figures such as journalists, civil society activists, judges, scholars, doctors, and employees. Journalists …

AT News KABUL: An air quality technology company considered Kabul as one of the most polluted city of the world in 2020. IQAir, the Swiss-based that specializes in protection against airborne pollutions, said Wednesday in a report that Kabul was the fourth polluted among 92 capital cities in 2020. It …

This year Afghan farmers may likely face enormous challenges due to lack of snowfall. They will surely plant different kinds of seeds but the fate of their crop hangs in the balance as there is no adequate snowfall. Unfortunately drought is on the horizon, it could be the worst in …