Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A senior member of the national assembly of Pakistan, Mahmood Khan Achakzai has warned that Pashtoons would revolt against Pakistani government if it didn’t stop fencing alongside the Durand Line. He accused the government of Pakistan of worse approach toward the Pashtoon community even than the …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have killed 20 civilians and wounded 40 others during the three-day ceasefire agreed between the government and militants during Eid-al Adha, security official said on Monday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Tariq Aryan said that the Taliban have violated their commitment during the …

AT News KABUL: The parliament’s lower house has not yet announced stance to agree or disagree the call of Loya Jirga that was announced by government to decide about the fate of 400 Taliban prisoners it is not ready to release. Assadullah Shahbaz, a member of the parliament said Monday …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban have threatened that any delay in releasing all the 5,000 imprisoned insurgents meant to continue war, a reaction to President Ghani’s recent announcement over keeping 400 militant inmates suspected for big crimes. Suhail Shahin, spokesman of the group’s political office in Qatar warned on Monday …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Haamid Karzai strongly condemned a “terrorist attack” on a prison in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar. The 18-hour long attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group, killed more than 20 and injured dozens, according to provincial officials, who said …

AT News KABUL: The Daesh terrorist group is recruiting those Taliban insurgents who are against peace with the government of Afghanistan, the US media report. A senior Daesh commander who has introduced himself as Abdullah, has told the US media that his comrades are in secret places in Kabul and …

By Ehsan KABUL: The ancestry of the Afghan war deeply linked to the last period of Daud Khan Government. At first the chanting of Islamism for an Islamic policy and government in Afghanistan was an attractive captivation but due to the extremism actions by radical Muslims the charming chanting had …

Once again, people are upbeat about the launch of intra-Afghan talks in the upcoming few days, mainly because the Afghan leaders demagogically make them believe so. Sources say the stumbling block of prisoner release – whereby the government has refused to release 400 Taliban inmates with heavy crimes out of …

AT News KABUL: Four coronavirus patients have lost their lives battling the virus in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan Health Ministry said on Monday. 47 other patients have recovered during this period, according to the ministry.   36 new positive cases were also registered from 105 suspected samples tested during …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan leaders and members of society are “very keen” on motorway and rail links with Pakistan, Yao Jing, Chinese ambassador in Islamabad said. Mr. Jing, who has also served as China’s ambassador to Afghanistan, believed a railway line between the Gwadar port and Kandahar would be a …