Afghanistan Times

We are a poor and battered nation, having bumpy roads to peace and prosperity – we have to go through it till to get our country out of current miseries starting from ongoing war to poverty and from corruption to improving the economy. We need to work hard to get …

AT News KABUL: At least 44 Taliban rebels were killed and 23 others wounded in latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said Sunday. At least 31 Taliban rebels were killed and 23 others wounded in Gizab district of …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Saturday’s rocket attacks on different parts of the capital. More than 20 rockets landed in residential and business areas in different areas Saturday morning that killed eight people and wounded another 30, according to security and health officials. The former president …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of higher education announced that all the universities would be closed from November 28 to March 5th as the second wave of the Coronavirus is threatening people. Hame Obaidi, spokesman for the ministry, said that the closure was suggested last week by the ministry of …

AT News KABUL: Turkey has announced the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan. “We support the efforts for peace in Afghanistan and want a lasting peace and cut of war in the country,” Turkish President, Racep Tayyip Erdogan told Afghanistan’s chairman of reconciliation council who is in Ankara for an official …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces are standby at Durand Line after the Pakistani military tried to build a wall on other side of the Torkham gate, which is located in eastern Nangarhar province. Some reports say that Torkham gate is closed for the people and transit trucks. But …

AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo plans to meet the negotiation delegates from Afghanistan and Taliban during his Qatar visit, media reports said. The AFP said that Pompeo would also meet Qatari Emir and foreign affairs minister.Earlier reports had said that the two negotiating teams have …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan parliament on Saturday approved 10 cabinet picks, including the security agencies in the wake of violence across the country. Mohammad Haneef Atmar approved as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Hadi Argahndiwal as Finance Minister, Assadullah Khalid as Minister of Defense, Masoud Andarabi as Minister of …

The strikes on Kabul happened in a densely populated area, and widely condemned as violation of international humanitarian law By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed and 31 others were wounded when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul city, security officials said. It …

At least 23 rockets hit parts of Kabul city in Saturday morning. Eight civilians were killed and over 30 others were wounded. Rockets were fired from mini trucks parked in different parts of the city. This comes on the heels of an already bloody month for the city. The deadly …