Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: An Afghan National Army soldier has been awarded death penalty as he accused of killing a military officer in northern Afghanistan, security officials said on Tuesday. The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement a court sentenced Syed Musa to death on charges of deliberately killing Major …

AT News KABUL: Some Member of the Parliament have expressed criticism regarding the Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid’s remarks on election, saying that the ministry should not violate the people’ trust on the security forces. The lawmakers called on Khalid to hold the ministry neutral and impartial in the …

AT News KABUL: Members of parliament call an “impartial delegation” should be sent to Beijing to participate in the third round of the intra-Afghan negotiations planned to be held in the Chinese capital. The lawmakers released a statement on Monday, in which they demanded the government to include influential figures …

AT NEWS KABUL: Molawi Abdulghafar, a Taliban shadow governor for Almar district of northern Faryab province has been killed alongside with three others in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan security forces, military officials confirmed on Monday. The ministry of defense in a statement said the operation was conducted on …

AT News KABUL: Head of the UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto has held a meeting with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, where they discussed issues related to Afghanistan presidential polls. Yamamoto called on Abdullah to cooperate with the election commission and its officials to pave the ground for a …

AT News Report KABUL: Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, and the start of 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, the UN in Afghanistan has called on the Government and the Afghan people to further efforts to end sexual and gender-based violence, …

AT NEWS KABUL: Mohammad Mussa Mahmoudi, head of southern Logar’s civil society, who had shared the cases of sexual abuse against the school students in the province, has been disappeared, family members confirmed. According to his relatives, after receiving many threats, Mahmmoudi has left Logar for Kabul nearly four days …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed serious anxieties over continuing deterioration of situation in Afghanistan, asking President Ashraf Ghani to review and rethink his policies as the country was heading for a new wave of crisis. In a press conference on Monday, Karzai also talked about freedom …

As the resumption of Afghan peace talks seems to be in the pipeline, Afghans have apprehensions about the political future of the country. The Taliban have already hinted that in the next round of peace process, they would solely negotiate upon what Afghanistan’s future political dispensation should look like? It’s …

AT News Report KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) cell has arrested seven drug dealers during a fresh crackdown carried out in southern Kandahar province. The drug smugglers were arrested during an operation at Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in Kandahar, Ministry of Interior said on Monday in a statement. According …