Afghanistan Times

Meanwhile, French Embassy in Kabul condemned attacks on civil society figures and journalists as target the “idea of a free Afghanistan” AT News KABUL: The US Chargé d’Affaires in Kabul, Ross Wilson has condemned the attack on an Afghan journalist, Besmillah Adel who was shot dead by a number of …

2020 has been a deadly year for the nascent Afghan media outlets – eight journalists and media workers have lost their lives on the line of duty and 19 others received injuries. The fatalities come out of 112 incidents of violence against journalists. However, rights campaigners have also been targeted …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 120 new positive cases of coronavirus and 11 fatalities in the last 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Saturday. The total tally has reached 52,706 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic started in the country nearly one …

AT News KABUL: At least 50 Taliban rebels, including a key commander of the group were killed and eight others wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province in the past 24 hours. Ministry of Defense on Saturday said that 50 Taliban fighters, …

By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA Recent spike in violence has sparked alarm among ordinary Afghan citizens, international community and the United Nations Organization. On 24 December 2020 a prominent women’s rights activist, Farishta Kohistan’s car was sprayed with bullets by unknown gunmen while travelling in her home province Kapisa, which killed …

By Matin Royeen Introduction: Today is the first day of the year 2021, celebrated by many in different parts of the world.  At the beginning of each year, we express our best wishes to members of family, friends, and colleagues and pray for worldwide peace, good health, and prosperity for …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Mr. Nisar Ahmed Faizi Ghoryani, Minister for Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan, during his visit to Pakistan met with the country’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan.Mr. Khan, while highlighting the close fraternal ties between the two countries, reiterated Pakistan’s consistent support to peace and stability in Afghanistan, …

In a Dec. 31 post on al-Emarah, Taliban propagandist Zabihullah lashed out again, falsely claiming Afghan forces martyred 27 civilians in 19 “attacks.” None of this is true; the people of Afghanistan and the international community agree these statements are nothing but lies which hurt the peace process. And the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan and Indian religious scholars condemned the ongoing war in Afghanistan as illegitimate and called for an immediate cease fire. In a joint statement issued Friday, the clerics said: “The war and violence carried out by Taliban against the people and government of Afghanistan and destruction …

AT News KABUL: Those Taliban militants released recently from government custody had hands in the killing of Rahmatullah Nekzad, a journalist who had been working for Al Jazeera and Associated Press in Ghazni province, the intelligence agency says. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Friday that two people arrested …