Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The Taliban rebels have overrun some parts of Faizabad, the capital city of northern Badakhshan province after several days of rigorous fighting which is still underway. Provincial Police Spokesman, Sanaullah Rohani said that security forces have retreated from PD 8th of Faizabad after a couple days of …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban and the US have been incriminating each other for violating their historic peace agreement signed in February amid a cascade of militant attacks and US airstrikes in southern Helmand province. The US forces in a rare incident carried out several airstrikes in Helmand to help …

AT News KABUL: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh has warned to confiscate all the vehicles without documents, arguing that such vehicles make problems for detecting criminals. “Pay your taxes and legalize your cars, or your cars will be at police service,” Saleh wrote on Facebook Sunday.He called it an emergency …

AT News KABUL: More than 300 Taliban rebels including their commanders have been killed in the fighting that has gripped Lashkargah city in southern Helmand province since early last week, Governor said on Saturday. The Taliban have been pushed back from the outskirts of Lashkargah city after a week of …

First Vice President says he has no clemency towards criminals and that he will fight crime tooth and nail AT News KABUL: A dramatic increase in armed robberies in Kabul city has prompted First Vice President to take over the mantle of security leadership to fight crime and tighten security. …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission calls on the government to give priority to the counter poverty and empowerment of the poor people. “A widespread of poverty will cause recruitments by terrorists, outbreak of different diseases, war and violence and also threat against international security,” the commission …

AT News KABUL: The government of Columbia and the country’s militia group called Farc reached a peace settlement in 2016 after half a century fighting. Experts suggest that the peace accord in the Latin America state can be a good inspiration for the war parties in Afghanistan since many common …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan has approved new visa policy for Afghans that provides new facilitative provisions. The Pakistan Embassy in a statement on Saturday said that the new policy includes one year multi entry visits within 60 days stay in each visit. The applicants able to receive three months treatment …

AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces arrested the Taliban’s deputy intelligence chief along with four militants in Baghlan province, the government said on Saturday. The militant group’s deputy spy chief, Qari Salahuddin, was arrested after a brief firefight with security forces in Shahar-e-Kohna area of Baghlan-e-Markazi district. The ministry of …

AT News KABUL: Afghan police have made a big seizure involving outbound airborne drug shipment, bagging 79 kgs of heroin and arresting four smugglers at Kabul airport in the process, authorities said on Saturday. The statement said that three smugglers were arrested while trying to traffic the drugs via Kabul …