Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Sources in the government say that 400 Taliban prisoners are expected to be released Sunday in a fresh step of the prisoner exchange. The government plans to keep hundreds of Taliban prisoners who are believed to have hands in heavy crimes such as big bombings. Meanwhile, a …

AT News KABUL: The media supporting agency (NAI) says that the outbreak of coronavirus poses a big threat for the lives of people especially journalists. Mojib Khalvatgar, head of NAI said on Saturday that six media workers have died since the virus pandemic in February, while another 120 ones were …

AT News KABUL: Taliban fighters have executed two young men for shaving their beards in the insecure province of Faryab in the northwest, officials in the province said. “The terrorist Taliban hanged two young men just because they had shaved their beards, while the penalty for shaving of beard is …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqqi says that Afghanistan-US relations are based on the bilateral commitments and the number of American soldiers stationed in the war-hit country would not be determinant. The US has reduced its troop number from more than 12,000 to 8,600, according to a …

‘Heinous attack on human rights defenders unjustifiable’ AT News KABUL: Two human right defenders were killed when a sticky bomb attached to their vehicle exploded in Kabul on Saturday morning. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramurz confirmed the attack, which has not been claimed by any group so far. Afghanistan Independent …

The escalating violence and the sluggish process of prisoner release have slowed down the speeding momentum made towards the launch of the crucial intra-Afghan talks. In the world’s history, belligerents have often sought leverage by increasing violence before negotiations start but the raging violence in Afghanistan is gravely undermining the …

AT News KABUL: At least 21 Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded in separate operations by the foreign and Afghan forces in southern Kandahar province, officials said on Saturday. The Taliban fighters had a plan to attack a security outpost in Sia Sang area of Arghandab district, which …

AT News KABUL: At least 21 civilians were killed and 30 others were wounded in the violence Taliban committed across 14 provinces in the past one week, said the National Security Council on Saturday. Roadside mines and target killings had made the majority of the casualties. The Taliban have continued …

AT News KABUL: Chairman of the High Council of National Reconciliation has hinted at the possibility of ‘interim government’ being tabled for negotiations in the intra-Afghan talks, which are expected to be launched next month. Chairman Abdullah Abdullah told a video discussion hosted by the United States Institute of Peace …

AT News KABUL: The attorney general office says that it had registered more cases of family violence during the quarantine days imposed since late March to prevent the spread of Corona virus. The attorney general office said on Friday that it had received 249 cases of women being beaten up …