Afghanistan Times

AT New ISTANBUL: On the sideline of the 8th Heart of -Asia Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference on Monday, high- ranking delegates of Afghanistan, U.S. and Uzbekistan met to discuss issues of common interest and important areas of cooperation. Acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman met with the Special Representative of Uzbekistan’s …

AT News KABUL: A truck bombing on Monday has targeted a military compound in southwestern Helmand province that left at least eight Afghan security forces dead and two others received injuries, local officials confirmed. Omar Zwak, provincial governor’s spokesman, said the attack took place in Nad Ali district on one …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan will soon be sefl-sufficient in rice production as Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Monday said they have reached around 66 percent self-sufficiency in regrd. MAIL Spokesman, Akbar Rustami said a survey has been conducted by MAIL in joint venture with the Statistic and …

With each passing day, the electoral crisis is deepening and getting complicated. But the resumption of peace talks between the Taliban and the US in Doha on Saturday – almost two months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted the process – snatched all attention and has thus downplayed the critical …

AT News KABUL: In the wake of ongoing anti-fraud demonstrations, a large number of supporters of top electoral teams have staged marches on the streets of western Herat province, calling on the Independent Election Commission to nullify the 300, 000 votes, which they claimed are not transparent. Ali Ahmad Osmani, …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned civilian deaths by a mortar attack in Faryab province and another civilian casualties in a drone bombing in Wardak province. The former president once again emphasized on an immediate stop in military operations against civilians, calling on the war parties to …

AT News KABUL: Independent Election Commission has held a gathering with the participation of scores of electoral observers, political leaders and organizations to find a solution for the ongoing election chaos in the country. But the conference was unproductive as members of the “Stability and Partnership” electoral team led by …

‘Night raids by US and suicide bombings by Taliban to be stopped’  AT News KABUL: Both the US and Taliban negotiators have agreed to stop attacks against each other, a measure taken in the newest round of negotiations began Saturday in Qatar, sources familiar with the negotiations said. The US …

AT News KABUL: The high level of air pollution in Kabul, the capital city, has brought serious concerns among the citizens and health officials, saying that such issues pose dangerous health problems. A number of doctors said that air pollution has increased asthma and cancer among the Kabul residents. Meanwhile, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) has said it has signed a cooperation deal on information sharing with Afghanistan’s National Procurement Authority. The agreement was signed as part of a business meeting organized by DEIK’s Turkey-Afghanistan Business Council, it said. Business representatives and officials discussed economic relations, …