Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned mine explosions and rockets attacks in the provinces of Wardak and Ghazni, in which a number of civilians were killed and wounded. Karzai expressed concerns over the increasing violence and civilian casualties. “Continuation of war and military operations does not resolve …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of families in the central province of Ghor who had to displace from their villages to the provincial capital of Firoz Koh city, voice for peace. Bibi Koh, a lady who has lost her family’s breadwinner in a Taliban attack on her village, says that she …

AT News KABUL: Kam Air, a private airline in Afghanistan has restarted flights to foreign destinations. The airline said on Sunday that their flights to Turkey’s cities of Ankara and Istanbul were normalized, while their air taxis have one flight per week to Islamabad of Pakistan. The Kam Air has …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban group on Sunday rejected the call for humanitarian ceasefire and reduction in violence in a bid to start the intra-Afghan talks. “If anyone seeks ceasefire before talks then such is illogical,” Taliban Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said. In a series of tweets, he said that war …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces repelled a coordinated Taliban attack in Dawlat Abad district of northern Faryab province, and killed 14 fighters, officials said. Taliban fighters had massively attacked security checkpoints on Saturday evening which faced a timely response by the alert Afghan security forces, said 209 Shaheen …

Time has come for the Taliban to renounce violence and enter the peace process genuinely AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has failed to reduce violence and continued with their orgiastic killing of the Afghan civilians with unrelenting attacks against the Afghan security forces in the recent wave of sadism …

AT News KABUL: The Editor-in-Chief of “Islah”, a government newspaper, Dad Mohammad Anabi has lost his life battling the coronavirus, NIA—Supporting Free Media announced on Sunday. According to NAI, six journalists have so far died of the virus. Anabi’s relatives said that he died on Sunday morning in Afghan-Japan hospital. …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has welcomed a new contribution of EUR 3.6 million from the European Union (EU) that will help provide lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable Afghans affected by natural and man-made disasters. A statement issued by WFP said that “Humanitarian needs …

The continued existence of the current dispensation in Afghanistan is in its unity – something that it seemingly lacks. A power-sharing deal between President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman Abdullah Abdullah which was signed in May following last year’s controversial presidential election paved the way for forming up an inclusive government …

AT News KABUL: Four Afghan security forces have lost their lives in the line of duty while battling the Taliban insurgents in Daikundi province. The clash erupted after the Taliban insurgents attacked their checkpoint which 12 Taliban insurgents were killed in retaliation by the Afghan security forces, officials said on …