Afghanistan Times

‌By Mohamad Mosa Ahmadzai The long-awaited Afghan presidential elections are slated to be held on 28 September 2019. The government has shown complete preparedness to conduct transparent, inclusive and comprehensive elections on the scheduled date but the peace talks between the United States and the Taliban representatives in Qatar spread …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security and public uprising forces have retaken the control of Keran Wa Manjan district of northern Badakhshan province from Taliban militants on Wednesday morning, defense official said. Locality uprising members with the help of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) raised against Taliban rebels …

AT News Report KABUL: The Indian permanent envoy to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin on Wednesday backed the UN’s call for direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, stressing the need for continued international community support to Afghan security forces in the fight against terrorism. KABUL: The Indian permanent …

With the US-Taliban peace talks over for now, the Afghan leaders should take a united stance regarding the process to achieve a durable peace. President Donald Trump declared peace talks with the Taliban were dead. With this, indeed the peace process have been collapsed. But it doesn’t mean the efforts …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 100 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 85 others received injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security official said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 26 Taliban insurgents have been killed during an airstrike conducted in northern Takhar province, official said Wednesday. Afghan Air Forces (AAF) conducted airstrike in Darqad and Khwaja Bahawdin districts, in which 26 Taliban militants were killed and another wounded, Afghanistan Operational Coordination Group (AOCG) …

AT Monition Desk KABUL: Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that the US President Donald Trump’s decision on negotiations with the Taliban is a “negative signal”, but Moscow expects talks will continue. “This is certainly a negative signal, but at the same time we take note of …

WASHINGTON: President Trump declared on Monday that peace talks with the Taliban were “dead,” but signaled that he would still withdraw United States troops from America’s longest war, following the collapse this weekend of a monthslong effort to ease violence in Afghanistan. Expressing impatience with the continued burden of keeping …

AT News Report KABUL: US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller has visited southern Kandahar province, in which he said that he had a good meeting with provincial leadership on their continued commitment to the Afghan security forces. NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay was …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least seven civilians were killed in an airstrike carried out in Burhani Khel village of Sayed Abad district of Maidan Wardak province, a number of resident claimed. The residents said that seven people were returning from a funeral ceremony when their car was targeted by …