Afghanistan Times

The Taliban leadership is at loggerheads over a continued spate of attacks against Afghan forces; their local commanders have been decommissioned to subvert opposition AT News KABUL: The Taliban leaders are having a serious disagreement regarding continuation of hostilities and attacks against Afghan armed forces amid a resumption of violence …

AT News KABUL: The United States and Russia on Saturday jointly announced that the Islamic Emirate of Taliban is not acceptable and the international community and the United Nations will not support reinstatement of such regime. The statement welcomed the agreement signed between US and Taliban and called it a …

AT News KABUL: Afghan special forces have freed 92 people imprisoned by Taliban insurgents in the southern province of Uruzgan, the interior ministry said on Saturday. Helmand is majorly controlled by Taliban fighting against Afghan armed forces. Kidnappings are commonplace. These 92 people were kidnapped on Friday from a park …

March 8 is International Women’s Day, observed around the world annually to promote gender equality. In Afghanistan, March 8 is a special day, because it is an opportunity to celebrate the impressive progress achieved by Afghan women during the last two decades, and to re-energize our collective efforts to tackle …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday has reported three more cases of coronaviurs, also known as Covid-19 in western Herat province, putting the totally number to four. These individuals had recently returned from Iran—a source of virus outbreak in the country. Public Health Minister, …

AT News KABUL: Following the US President Donald Trump’s remarks that the Taliban could possibly overrun the US backed government in Afghanistan after the foreign troop withdraw – the Presidential Palace has said that the Taliban’s comeback to seize the power is an “impossible hypothesis.” President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq …

AT News KABUL: Local officials in western Herat province said Saturday that Taliban rebels have killed at least seven civilians and wounded 17 others.  Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Jilani Farhad said the militants staged the attack on late Friday in Khwaja Noor village of Kashk-e-Robat districts of the province.    He said …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghan leaders, Mohammad Karim Khalili and Mohammad Mohaqiq have asked for a serous investigation over Friday’s attack on a gathering commemorating Abdul Ali Mazari’s death anniversary, in which 32 people were killed and 58 others received injuries. The dead anniversary of deceased leader of Wahdate Islamic …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. counterinsurgency campaign against the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan is at its end, with the U.S. military’s plans toward a total withdrawal as Russia has called on Kabul to help fill the gap. Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, in an interview with …

Last week, the Americans and the Afghan Taliban inked what appeared to be a historic deal in Doha aimed at laying the groundwork for an end to the nearly two-decade-long conflict in Afghanistan. However, naysayers who pointed out that this was a doomed accord right from the outset were right …