Afghanistan Times

U.S. jets pounded on a rebel-held stronghold in volatile Helmand on Wednesday, the first airstrike since a peace deal with militants earlier this week AT News KABUL: The U.S. military in Afghanistan said it has conducted an airstrike against Taliban rebels in southern Afghanistan; only days after American and Taliban …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai called the week-long reduction in violence a “great benefit” to the people of Afghanistan. The reduction in violence was widely welcomed across the country, with people demanding it prolonged. In a statement, Karzai called on all the war parties to abandon war and …

Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Pakistan was the main devotee of Taliban’s 1990s regime with providing them with military, intelligence and economical supports. After the US entered Afghanistan in 2001, following the 9/11th attack conducted by the al-Qaeda on World Trade Center – and with whom the Taliban had strong ties, …

AT News KABUL: Thanks to a recent U.S. peace agreement with the hardline Taliban, war has halved in Afghanistan, paving the way for political bargaining and lobbying amongst the warring factions. Even though the war still rages, prospects of the ongoing peace efforts seem fairly promising. As Abbas Istanikzai had …

AT News KABUL: A landmark U.S.-Taliban peace agreement has raised hopes for peace in Afghanistan. ‘Solidarity council of political parties’ on Tuesday welcomed the peace deal and said that they want an honorable and lasting peace rather than an inglorious treaty. Republicans Party chief, Habibullah Sanjar, in a gathering in …

AT News KABUL: With the issue of Afghan society which is considered a misogynist and patriarchic have brought up the Afghan women into a gridlock, and really looking toward ending the social taboos against them.  The patriotic society has yet to over the challenges of force and early marriage, family …

The coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, is incrementally proliferating across Afghanistan since the first case was confirmed a week back in western Herat province that borders Iran. The global crisis grows as the worldwide death toll topped 3,000, and the number of cases passed 90,000 in about 70 countries in a …

AT News KABUL: Russian President’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that he has been reassured by the U.S. side that there had been no covert deal between the United States and the Taliban. He said he had met with the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, …

AT News KABUL: The members of government’s negotiation delegation have not been yet identified, while Abdullah Abdullah says he has selected the representatives to meet Taliban in the intra-Afghan dialogues expected to be held within days. Taliban say they are ready for the talks with the government and politicians following …

AT News KABUL: A number of religious scholars urged that nobody should make obstacles before the peace process. The clerics gathered Monday in Kabul and welcomed a Taliban-US peace deal signed Saturday in Qatar, calling for a proper use of the achieved chance for peace. The clerics accused President Ashraf …