Afghanistan Times

China said that it will take necessary countermeasures to firmly safeguard its national interests in response to the United States’ decision to end special treatment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a regular press briefing, adding that the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 30 Taliban insurgents in retaliation to their attacks on their checkpoints in three provinces, security officials said on Wednesday. In addition to that, 12 others Taliban rebels were also wounded in these attacks. Taliban fighters coordinately assaulted security forces …

AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said it is too early to talk about US and Coalition troops pull out from Afghanistan, but he said the decision would utterly reliant on the ground situation in Afghanistan. To avoid Afghanistan from becoming once again a safe haven for the …

AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that a stable Afghanistan is crucial for regional peace, security and stability of the Central Asia. He said this in a meeting with officials of Central Asian countries in Tashkent—Khalilzad has been embarked on his peace trip …

By Zia Nezam According to international law, land-locked countries, such as Afghanistan, have the “right of access”  to sea portsand “freedom of transit through the territory of transit states.” United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (hereafter the “Convention”), Article 125. This Convention, which is also known as …

Book Review by Dr. Matin Royeen Leadership is an art and a science.  A successful leader uses knowledge, experience and mentoring in creative ways to fashion a vision for himself/herself and the followers.  The truth is that a good number of people in leadership positions lack the necessary skills to …

Bashar Noorzai sentenced to life in prison in the United States for supporting Taliban, having ties with Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al-Qaeda network and smuggling drugs to the US at the of cost 50 million dollars. AT News KABUL: Taliban’s head of political office Mullah Abdul Ghani …

AT News KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC) says that Taliban have increased attacks in different areas after the week-long reduction in violence, with the body’s spokesman Javid Faisal, saying that the number of the attacks carried out by the insurgents is averagely 44. The Taliban vowed to reduce violence …

AT News KABUL: The government forces drove back a Taliban’s large attack in the northern province of Jawzjan, killing at least 32 assailants. The ministry of defense said Tuesday in a statement that the attack was carried out on the army outposts in the Qarqin district, in which some 25 …

AT News KABUL: The intelligence operatives neutralized a “big suicide attack” in Kabul city. The National Directorate of Security said Tuesday in a statement that their operatives seized a truck filled with explosives for detonating in Kabul city. The statement said that the truck was seized in PD 12. It …