Afghanistan Times

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that it will lower the violence level in Afghanistan before signing a deal that would lead to peace talks and a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. Pompeo told a news conference …

AT News KABUL: At least six Taliban’s “Red Unit” fighters were killed during Afghan forces ambush in northern Jawzjan province, officials said Monday. Two others were wounded in the ambush conducted in Khanaqa district of the province, the 209 Shaheen Corps said in a statement. According to the statement, the …

AT News KABUL: Ex-chief of the election commission Fazl Ahmad Manawi – and a staunch supporter of Dr. Abdullah, a front-runner in run-up for presidency – has begun acknowledging the notion of a runoff in the 2019 presidential election. Manawi in his Facebook account voiced confidence that Afghanistan’s fourth presidential …

AT News KABUL: After prolongation of announcing the result of Afghan 28th election, the political fronts, which seemed unhappy over recitals of related organs, has asked the Electoral Complainant Commission (IECC) to operate independently and announce the election result as soon as possible. Political Parties’ Alliance (Insejam Ahzab) has issued …

According to the World Bank (WB), Afghanistan’s economy grew by an estimated 2.9 percent in 2019, driven mainly by strong agricultural growth following recovering from drought. Released last month, the WB report stated that with the receded drought impacts if private sector confidence further improves following the conclusion of the …

AT News KABUL: At least 32 Taliban militants have been killed and four others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: In the wake of a ‘hasty’ reforms in the ministry of foreign affairs, Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has issued an executive order advising bureaucrats to apply caution and avoid unpremeditated diplomatic appointments and reshuffles in the name of administrative reforms. “In line with the agreement of …

Afghan students will be evacuated from Wuhan – the source of the outbreak of a novel coronavirus AT News KABUL: Afghanistan is confident that China will be able to overcome the enormous challenge of coronavirus, and do all efforts to contain its outbreak.     “Afghan government acknowledges the momentous efforts …

AT News KABUL: There are deep differences between commissioners at the independent electoral complaint commission, a reason causing delay of the final election results to be announced, Yousuf Rashid, head of the free and fair election forum of Afghanistan said. Rashid called on the commission on Sunday to share the …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai on Sunday met with the US special envoy for Afghanistan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad, discussing the ongoing peace process. Karzai’s office said in a statement that Khalilzad expressed happiness of fresh progresses on the peace negotiations with Taliban, hoping that they could gain a …