Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Russian Foreign Minister (FM) Sergey Lavrov in a telephonic conversation with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani discussed the settlement efforts in Syria and Afghanistan, TASS news agency reported. “The Russian and Qatari foreign ministers discussed in detail …
Read More »After years of conflict, Afghanistan could be on the precipice of peace
By Seddiq Hussainy Peace process in Afghanistan has long been in tatters. After many failed attempts for negotiations, the United States is apparently nearing an agreement with the Taliban, the most resistant guerilla group in Afghanistan, to lay its arms down and become a legitimate political front. The United States …
Read More »Taliban attack on Kunduz city left 80 people dead amid ongoing peace talks
AT News Report KABUL: Taliban massive attack against capital city of northern Kunduz province left 80 people dead and another 70 injured with the city remaining shut down for the entire day with all offices and business closed, several officials said. The city was attacked from three different directions at …
Read More »IPI urges U.S. Afghan envoy to prioritize journalist safety in Taliban talks
AT News Report KABUL: The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has urged U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to make the safety of journalists a priority in his ongoing U.S.-Taliban talks. In a letter to the …
Read More »Govt. negotiating team must be inclusive: Khalili
AT News Report KABUL: Head of High Peace Council (HPC), Karim Khalili on Saturday stressed on the formation of an inclusive negotiating team for the upcoming peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Speaking at a campaign rally of Stability and Partnership ticket, he warned that if the …
Read More »Final issues under discussion in peace deal with US: Taliban
AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban insurgent group has said the text of the peace deal with the US officials has been finalized that would see American forces withdrawal from Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban promise that the country would not become a haven for international militants. Suhail Shaheen, …
Read More »Editorial: War or peace talks?
The Afghan masses have experienced many forms of suffering in the last 40 years of war and anarchy at the hands of many actors. It is nonetheless horrifying that Taliban and other terrorist groups killed many civilians and still are hell-bent on killing more Afghan masses in their different terroristic …
Read More »Heavy clashes going on after Taliban attacked Kunduz city
AT News Report KABUL: Taliban fighters attacked northern Kunduz city today early mooring from different directions and heavy clashes going on between Afghan forces and the militants in and around the city. Ministry of Defense (MoD) Spokesman Rohullah Ahmadzai said that hundreds of Taliban massively has attacked Kunduz city from …
Read More »After years of conflict, Afghanistan could be on the precipice of peace
By Seddiq Hussainy Peace process in Afghanistan has long been in tatters. After many failed attempts for negotiations, the United States is apparently nearing an agreement with the Taliban, the most resistant guerilla group in Afghanistan, to lay its arms down and become a legitimate political front. The United States …
Read More »IPI urges U.S. Afghan envoy to prioritize journalist safety in Taliban talks
AT News Report KABUL: The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has urged U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to make the safety of journalists a priority in his ongoing U.S.-Taliban talks. In a letter to the …
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