Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s coronavirus COVID-19 tally on Wednesday increased to 41,814 with 86 new cases, said the country’s health officials. Four deaths were also recorded in a single day. Ministry of Health said out of 356 suspected and tested cases, 86 were reported positive. The figure shows a slight …

AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb explosion killed two civilians in Shinkai district of Zabul province, local officials said Wednesday. The explosion that also wounded a civilian occurred in Ghond area of Shinkai. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Gul Sial said that the wounded was evacuated to a health center in Qalat …

AT News KABUL: State Minister for Peace Affairs, Sayed Mansoor Naderi and the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu on Tuesday discussed issues related to the peace efforts, in which ambassador Wang said China firmly support peace process in Afghanistan. “They discussed peace process and condemned barbaric attack at Kabul …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, says that 400 people have been killed in attacks carried against different educational centers in the past three years. The Kabul University was the very recent target of terrorists who killed 22 and wounded 27 in a Monday attack, most of …

Afghan leaders believe tactics used in the ISIS-claimed attack resembles those used by a Taliban splinter group known as ‘Fateh Zwak’. But insurgent leadership denies any involvement By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh has blamed a Taliban splinter group for attack on Monday on Kabul University campus …

AT News KABUL: A mortar fired by the Taliban trebles landed into a residential house in northern Kunduz province, killing three women and wounding two children, officials said Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Ismatullah Muradi said the incident occurred in Khanabad district of the province. Violence has been intensified in all …

AT News KABUL: At least two security forces were killed and eight others received injuries in a car bomb blast in Imam Sahib district in northern Kunduz province, officials said Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Islmatullah Muradi said that the blast was followed with hours of gun fighting between the security …

AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has condemned the attack on the Kabul University that left 22 students dead and over 20 others wounded. Khalilzad in a series of tweets called the attack “horrendous” and linked it to the IS-K or so called Daesh …

AT News KABUL: Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danesh said Tuesday that increasing terrorist attacks in the country could be the direct element of of the ongoing peace negotiations’ failure. Danesh’s statements come one day after armed assailants stormed the Kabul University and opened fire at the students, lecturers and everyone …

AT News KABUL: Out of 457 suspicious samples, 95 cases were tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours across the country, the health officials said Tuesday. The cases were registered in Kabul, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Balkh, Takhar, Bamiyan, Kundoz and Baghlan provinces. 13 patients were recovered and another three …