Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: A new unit of the Afghan National Army with enhancive-military equipment and high capacity would be established to suppress the militants, a top military official said on Tuesday. Acting Minister of Defense, Gen. Asadullah Khalid said that the unit is called “Rangers” which would be active under …

AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has warned over hasty and uncoordinated way of leaving Afghanistan, saying the price of doing so could be very high. This is as recently US media reported that incumbent US President Donald Trump is eyeing a troop drawdown against the advice of the …

AT News KABUL: A five-day session of the pioneer Afghan women was held in the United Arab Emirates’ city of Dubai to discuss peace efforts. 55 women from across the country as well as Afghan women living in the United States and Europe gathered in the session to share their …

AT News KABUL: Nearly 1,000 prisoners with death penalty are still remaining at jail despite execution order, officials said Monday. The judiciary committee of the government cabinet said that the execution orders on 976 prisoners have not been implemented so far. The office of the second vice president, Sarwar Danesh …

Avoiding water confrontations AT News KABUL: The Academic of Science of Afghanistan has organized a one day seminar to discus Afghanistan water management and to deal with the issue form knowledgeable perspectives The seminar titled “Afghanistan’s Water Management and Regional Diplomacy,” was attended by different governmental officials, university teachers, media …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban accused the Afghan government of targeting its fighters who have been recently released as part of the US-Taliban peace deal signed on February 29th. The militants’ spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid said that the intelligence agency in cooperation with the IS-K or so called Daesh fighters intend …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed the number two mastermind of Kabul University attack, in which 22 people, mostly students were killed and dozens others wounded, said First Vice President Amrullah Saleh. According to Saleh, “second mastermind” was killed in eastern Paktia province, and the number three …

AT News KABUL: The nominees for ministries of foreign affairs, interior and finance on Monday went to parliament and explained their programs to the lawmakers. Hanif Atmar, nominee for ministry of foreign affairs, said that he would give priority to peace in his foreign policy once he gets vote of …

AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Kunduz province said that Dasht-e-Archi district of the province has fallen to the Taliban. Kunduz provincial council member, Mohammad Yusuf Ayoubi said that drastic conflicts have been erupted between the Afghan security forces and Taliban since past several days. He said that the …

Pakistan, an intricate neighbor of Afghanistan, is widely known for its role in hiding terrorists and has been described as a safe haven for terrorists by western media and the United States Defense Secretary as well. The regional countries have accused Pakistan of involvement in terrorist activities in the region …