Afghanistan Times

By Maria Hayat The loud chatter of pedestrians, the street vendors yelling on top of their lungs to call on customers, the occasional car horns echoing amongst the chaotic traffic, the aroma of warm Bolani being cooked and ready to serve on the sidewalk, the cluster of children trying to …

Afghan officials put all the blame on the Taliban after they quit the table of talks as Afghanistan reels under daily violence even against the doctors, judges, civil society activists and the journalists    AT News  KABUL: The second round of peace talks between the Afghan and Taliban delegations was expected …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh has condemned the recent attack against a UN convoy on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Afghanistan, warning about deteriorating security conditions in the country. In a statement, Khatibzadeh also offered sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the …

AT News KABUL: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the series of bomb blasts, targeted killings and a surge of violence in Afghanistan in the past few days causing a number of casualties, including civilians and law enforcement personnel.OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef …

AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said that the Taliban must honour their commitments of reducing violence and cut ties to terror groups. “Instead we see unacceptable levels of violence by the Taliban, including against doctors, judges and journalists,” he said.  Mr. Stoltenberg said this during a meeting to …

AT News KABUL: At least five Afghan Directorate of Protection Service personnel have lost their lives in an attack on the convoy of a UN Envoy on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan confirmed. “The UN family in Afghanistan mourns the loss of five Afghan Directorate …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 28 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Public Health said on Friday that another 111 patients have fully recovered from the virus during the same period of time. The new cases were recorded in Kabul, …

By Parwiz Arian KABUL: Special forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have rescued a three year old girl from a kidnapping gang and arrested eight members of this group in Kabul city, officials said Thursday. This coordinated operation was carried out in Police District 16 of Kabul city …

Ghafoor Ahmad The acquittal of notorious terrorist, Omar Saeed Sheikh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan court is a grave travesty of justice and a clear pointer to how the Pakistan Army has subverted even the highest judiciary to protect its terrorist proteges. Sheikh is not the first terrorist to …

AT News KABUL: Defense ministry said that the Afghan security forces conducted an operation in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, targeted and destroyed a Taliban base where suicide jackets were made and suicide bombers were kept, and 22 terrorists, including six Arabs, two Pakistanis, and two Tajiks were arrested …