Afghanistan Times

KABUL – Intense clashes broke out early Friday morning between Taliban fighters and Pakistani border troops in the Dand-e-Patan district of Afghanistan’s Paktia province, according to local sources. The hostilities, reportedly starting at 1 a.m. on Dec. 27, continued for several hours, with both sides engaging in heavy exchanges of …

KABUL – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for enhanced ties with Afghanistan while urging the Afghan interim government to take immediate action against militants operating from its territory. Addressing a Cabinet meeting, Sharif stressed that Pakistan seeks peaceful relations with its neighbor but highlighted the need for …

KABUL – Afghanistan has achieved a significant milestone by manufacturing its first-ever domestic railway engine, marking a step forward in its transportation and infrastructure development. The Taliban government announced on Friday that the country is poised to operate its locally-made trains in the near future. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesperson …

KABUL—Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi, the Taliban’s deputy minister of public health for policy, asserted on Wednesday that Afghanistan is not experiencing a shortage of female healthcare workers, despite widespread criticism following the Taliban’s ban on women pursuing medical education. “According to the statistics we have, there is no shortage of female …

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly denounced Pakistan’s recent military airstrikes in the Barmal district of Paktika province, labeling them as a “blatant aggression” and a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty. In a statement posted on his X account (formerly Twitter), Karzai blamed the persistent tensions between the two countries …

KABUL – An Embraer 190 passenger jet operated by Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday during a flight from Baku to Grozny, Russia, carrying 62 passengers and five crew members. Authorities confirmed 28 survivors, including two children, while the remaining passengers are feared dead. Dramatic, unverified footage shows …

KABUL – Pakistan launched late-night airstrikes on Tuesday targeting Pakistani Taliban (TTP) bases in Afghanistan’s border regions, killing at least 15 people, including women and children, according to security officials. The strikes, which drew sharp condemnation from the Afghan Taliban, have escalated tensions, with Kabul vowing retaliation against what it …

KABUL – Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Deputy Political Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, has described the United States and NATO as shared adversaries of both Afghanistan and Iran. The statement, reported by TOLOnews, was made during a public program in Kabul, where Stanikzai emphasized the need …

KABUL — The Taliban have intensified their clampdown on girls’ education in Afghanistan by prohibiting girls above the sixth grade from attending private educational institutions in the western province of Herat. A directive issued on December 24 by the Taliban’s director of education in Herat cited an order from Hibatullah …

KABUL – Saudi Arabia has announced the full resumption of its diplomatic mission in Kabul, three years after withdrawing its staff during the Taliban’s return to power. The Saudi Embassy in Kabul confirmed the decision on Sunday via a statement on X, formerly Twitter, saying, “In line with Saudi Arabia’s …