Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The Afghan politicians and foreign stakeholders in the Afghan peace process have welcomed the formation and the first leadership committee meeting of the Afghanistan High Council for National Reconciliation. The committee held their first maiden meeting on Saturday with participation of Afghan leaders, Jihadi and influential figures. …

AT News KABUL: As part of a series of interactive radio programs marking 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, participants from Afghanistan’s central provinces called for urgent measures to help prevent the crime. “Violence against women is inhumane and un-Islamic,” said Sarah Seerat, a women’s rights defender, speaking on Radio Sada …

AT News KABUL: A number of female motorcyclists in the central province of Daikundi, have embarked on a motorcycling race to draw support for the women rights as part of the 16-days campaign of ending violence against women. The exhibitive race, which was held in the provincial capital of Nili, …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Urban Development and Land – MUDL has started the construction work of Jogharafia Boys’ School in Shina Qala village of Sang Takht-o Bandar district and the Taq Mandara School in Mira Mor district of central Daikundi province. Moreover, the Jogharafia School is being constructed …

AT News KABUL: Amidst fear of a second wave of coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Health on Saturday confirmed 253 new infections out of 1,400 simples tested in the last 24 hours around the country. Another 18 patients have lost their lives battling the virus and 138 others have fully …

Are we getting closer to the peace in our beloved country? Passing any optimistic views, it is important to realize that as long as we have conflicting interests, there will be no peace. Unfortunately, as long as there are fundamentally clashing ideologies, peace would be a distant dream. But we …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: A number of Afghan leaders and influential figures including former President Hamid Karzai, Jihadi leaders, speakers of parliament’s two Houses (Wolesi Jirga, and Meshrano Jirga) attended the first meeting of the leadership committee of High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), where they stressed the need for …

AT News KABUL: The first agreement Afghan and Taliban negotiating teams reached on the procedure of the intra-Afghan talks, has sparked optimism among the government delegation who hope this could be the first step to take Afghanistan to lasting peace. A member of the government peace negotiation team, Fawzia Koofi …

AT News KABUL: A Taliban car bomber targeted a security checkpoint in Arghistan district of southern Kandahar province, killing three police officers and five others were injured. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Barekzai confirmed the blast, saying that the attack occurred on Saturday morning in one of the villages in Arghistan. …

AT News KABUL: The Pakistani army says the fencing along Durand Line it had earlier started would be completed “in next two months”. The fencing project which faced strong reaction by Afghanistan takes 2,600 kilometer. Kabul does not recognize the line as official border between Kabul and Islamabad, calling it …