Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked traveling to Germany, Afghanistan and a number of countries to discuss the Afghan peace process, sources said on Sunday. Talking on condition of anonymity, he said that Khalilzad visited Germany and that he would fly to Qatar, …

AT News KABUL: The operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have thwarted a Taliban plan to assassinate a journalist in Kabul, top official said on Sunday. The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh appreciated the efforts of the intelligence forces for arresting the culprit.    “I appreciate the National Directorate …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the central Bamyan province said that three people have been detained on charges of smuggling ancient relics in the province. Provincial Police in a statement said that the perpetrators were arrested in a security checkpoint in Aqrabat area of the province.   Police confiscated precious and …

One year ago this week, the US and Taliban signed a landmark agreement to pave the road to peace in Afghanistan. Based on the agreement, the Taliban was bound to prevent attacks on the US forces, and Washington will withdraw its remaining troops by May. It also opened a window …

AT News KABUL: The State Minister for Peace, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi on Sunday said that differences should be discussed and resolved on the negotiating table. He said that war is no longer the solution and the phase of war has already passed away and it’s time to talk. Speaking …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has called on related-security agencies to investigate the killing of Bismillah Adel Aimaq, the Editor-in-Chief of Radio Sadai Ghor (Ghor vice) and the recent attack on his father’s house that left three people dead. Unidentified gunmen attacked the family home of …

AT News KABUL: The Russian government is worried about the active presence of Daesh terrorist group as well as narcotics trade in Afghanistan. Russian officials believe that these two threats pose Moscow from Afghan soil. “We are in common opinion that Daesh group is a notable cause of insecurities in …

AT News KABUL: Several packages containing tens of kilograms of gold were detected and confiscated by Tajikistan police on the border point. The packages belonged to Mirza Katawazi, deputy parliament speaker and were worth millions of dollars. Sources close to the lawmaker, who were speaking on condition of anonymity, said …

AT News KABUL: The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh says that the Taliban were the “reason for the terror ecosystem” as they provided facilities to other terrorist groups. Saleh in a tweet attached the photo of a commander of Jamaat Ansarullah Tajikistani terrorist group, saying that “Ansar-Allah is a Central …

“Our Security Forces Are Our Pride” By Bilal Yousufi KABUL: The Afghan officials and the people have unmitigatedly uttered their support and extolled the braver, professionalism, commitment, and resilient of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. All the praise has come on their day (National Security Forces Day) being …