Afghanistan Times

The era of animosity is over, a peaceful future is on the horizon Afghanistan is on the cusp of normalizing perennially volatile ties with Pakistan after decades of animus. ‘Imagine where we would have been if we had crafted win-win solutions to our problems anchored on de-escalation, moderation, trade, transit …

By Alias Wardak Afghanistan is suffering for more than four decades from a devastating war that cannot be limited to the country’s boundaries, but that has regional and even international dimensions. Starting with the Coup d’état by the Communist Party in 1978 and the Soviet Union’s subsequent invasion, millions of …

AT News KABUL: At least six Afghan security forces and 16 Taliban insurgents were killed in separate clashes that took place in the northern Baghlan province, security officials said on Monday.   The Taliban staged attacks on the security checkpoints with snipers in the Kilagai area of Doshi district, where three …

We are at odds with Taliban over ceasefire AT News KABUL: Afghan peace delegation in Qatar says the resumed negotiations on a roadmap for peace talks have hit roadblock as the Taliban have been straddling the fence about ceasefire talks by floating inconsequential controversial issues. Negotiations for rules and regulations …

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health in a joint venture with its health partners has started anti-polio campaign in 10 provinces. The campaign started from Monday and will be continued for five days, the ministry said in a statement. Around two million children under five years will receive immunization …

AT News KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security have foiled the IS-K or so called Daesh group’s attack in eastern Nangarhar province. The intelligence agency in a statement said that a member of the Daesh group, Nabiullah and his six associates had premeditated attack on a gathering of …

AT News KABUL: The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has been accused of incompetence with its staff scrambling with the professionalism. Members of the parliament on Monday say the council has become the country’s second front of the power. According to them, the council has been established against …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says there is no authority to change the current government system, and to bring amendment in the national constitution in Afghanistan. Ghani said this in a meeting with the journalists who recently covered the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, the capital city of Qatari. The …

The snippets of information emanating from the intra-Afghan talks in Doha indicate that snail-paced progress is being made in the talks which are aimed at paving the way for more substantive negotiations. Both sides reported that contact groups of negotiating teams in Doha held yet another meeting on Sunday evening …

AT News KABUL: Two coronavirus patients have lost their lives battling the virus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said Monday. Coronavirus disease has taken the life of 1,455 patients since the outbreak of the pandemic started in the country around seven months ago, according to …