Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Local officials in eastern Kunar said that a Pakistani spy-drone has crashed in Sarkano district of the province. A security source, who wished to be unnamed, said the crash occurred in Sar-e-Kamar village alongside the Durand-Line.   The Afghan security forces failed to approach the site of the …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban have said they would hold talks with the government just one week after the last of their 5,000 prisoners was released from government jail. The group’s Qatar-based political office said on Monday that the government of Afghanistan should not postpone the release of imprisoned insurgents, …

AT News KABUL: Fazl Hadi Muslimyar senate speaker met on Monday with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Kabul Mohammad al-Khaledi, talking on strengthening of Kabul-Riyadh relationships. The Saudi embassy said in a statement that the two sides did not discuss construction of 100 seminaries and a hospital in Afghanistan by Saudi …

AT News KABUL: The government is not intended to release some 600 imprisoned insurgents, while it has released most of the 5,000 prisoners Taliban had demanded early this year. “The process of prisoner release is going on, but there are a number of them who will not be released because …

AT News KABUL: Two Afghan women were beaten up by the Taliban rebels in northern Sar-e-Pul province for being out of homes without male partners, describing harsh behavior of the Taliban rebels that still highly persist. The incident occurred in an area under control of the Taliban in Sang-Chark district, …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed a terrorist who attacked their checkpoints in Mir Bacha Kot district of Kabul on Sunday night, officials said on Monday. Another assailant was wounded in the clash. “Two terrorists staged assault and shelled rockets targeting security outposts in Pul-e-Sufian area of …

International community has provided an opportunity for the Taliban to embrace peace that could be achieved by shunning violence, Presidential Palace said. AT News KABUL: Afghanistan will not release 597 Taliban prisoners that are involved in moral crimes, including rape charges – a significant setback that has sapped a brief …

AT News KABUL: The government of Pakistan has invited the Chairman of High Peace Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah to Islamabad amid the fragile peace negotiations with the Taliban – who enjoys safe havens in Pakistan. Pakistan ambassador to Kabul, Zahid Nasrullah Khan in a meeting with Abdullah had …

OIC called on the warring parties to show flexibility, behold a reduction in violence and accelerate efforts for a ceasefire in Afghanistan. AT News KABUL: The foreign ministry of Afghanistan has welcomed the Organization of Islamic Countries’ statement that supports an Afghan-own-peace process to ensure a lasting peace in Afghanistan. …

AT News KABUL: NAI, Supporting the Free Media Organizations in Afghanistan has called on the National Directorate of Security to release Mahbobullah Hakimi, a reporter of the Bonyan Radio in southern Zabul province. Hakimi has been detained by the NDS since last Wednesday, according to NAI. NAI said that Hakimi …