Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: Maulana Abdullah, the commissioner of the Independent Election Commission on Tuesday confirmed that the ethnical variety has been considered in the IEC’s appointments.  Talking to the reporters in Kabul about illegal and ethnical appointments, the electoral commissioner said, “These individuals (employees) are appointed illegally.” Abdullah had …

AT News Report KABUL: A former official of Taliban asked the United States to restart negotiations with the militants, after the US president announced that negotiations with the insurgent group were stopped following a suicide attack that killed an American soldier on September 5 in Kabul. “We want the negotiations …

AT News Report KABUL: Members of senate expressed concerns over the stop of the US negotiations with Taliban, calling for involvement of more countries in talks. The senators on their Tuesday session that negotiations are the only way to put an end to the long time war in Afghanistan. They …

AT News Report KABUL: After visiting Russia, the Taliban representatives have landed in Tehran, the capital city of Iran, to hold talks with the Iranian officials regarding the Afghan peace process.  Taliban Qatar-based negotiation members held talks with Iran’s foreign ministry officials and the country’s political figures, Iranian media reported …

AT News Report KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) have arrested four drug vendors in an operations carried out in Kabul, the capital city. “CNP conducted crackdown against drug retailers in Panjsad Family and Dahan-e-Bagh area of Kabul, in which four drug peddlers were detained,” Kabul Police Press Office said Tuesday …

After US-Taliban peace talks called dead, the Taliban group pledged to continue fighting while the Afghan government scrambling to ensure security. Unfortunately, the scene of brutality is much visible than ever before. An average of 74 men, women, and children were killed every day throughout the month of August, according …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 17 drug runners were arrested during anti-narcotics crackdown conducted by Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) in different provinces in the past one week, official said Tuesday. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that 17 drug traffickers were arrested …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 93 militants have been killed and 15 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours, security officials Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration …

AT News Report KABUL: Tribal elders and influential figures from Wardak province say that President Ashraf Ghani had promised them to ban night raids on their villages. These elders met with President Ghani on Monday, saying that the president promised them to collect the units conducting night raids under the …

AT News Report KABUL: The provincial governors’ association called for the resumption of the United States and Taliban negotiations. Members of the association said Monday during a press conference that continuation of war is in benefit of nobody, and the US and Taliban negotiators should sit behind the table again. …