Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan strongly condemned “the horrific bomb attack on a passenger bus” on the Kabul-Herat highway, on Wednesday. “Our hearts go out to the innocent victims, many of them women and children,” Pakistan government said in a statement. “We pray for the maghfirah of the deceased and …

AT News Report KABUL: The State Ministry for Peace says a 15-member delegation was formed for direct talks with the Taliban. “As a result of continuous and comprehensive consultations with internal stakeholders and serious efforts made by the government, the negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for the …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed severe concerns over the United Nations report on unprecedented increasing civilian casualties due to operations launched by government and foreign troops as well as Taliban attacks. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that civilian casualties by the pro-government forces …

Once again the terrorists played havoc with lives of innocent people when over 40 killed in a bomb explosion in a passenger bus in Farah province bordering with Iran. In a period of less than 10 days, deadly violent acts are order of the day in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of presidential hopefuls have voiced concerns over the security challenges, saying that they can’t launch their electoral campaigns due to insecure situation. Rahmatullah Nabil, a presidential candidate said Wednesday the deteriorating security situation had vastly damaged his campaign. He said the government informed him …

“Confiscation of 365 tons of narcotics reveals a 233 percent increase”    By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Counter Narcotics Department at Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that 1,545 drug runners have been arrested over the past five months – which shows a five percent hike compared to the …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 35 Taliban fighters, including two key commanders of the group, have been killed and 46 others wounded during operations conducted by Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, military said on Wednesday. The 209th Shaheen Military Corps conducted ground and raid operations in Dong …

AT News Report KABUL: The State Ministry for Peace (SMP) on Wednesday announced the formation of a 15-member negotiation team for the peace parleys with the Taliban. A statement from the SMP said that as a result of continuous and comprehensive consultations with internal stakeholders and serious efforts made by …

By Farhad Naibkhel Kabul: At least 34 passengers, mostly women and children, were killed and another 16 wounded after a roadside bomb ripped through their bus on Wednesday morning in the western Farah province.  The provincial police spokesman, Muhibullah Muhib, said that a 303 Mercedes bus hit a landmine placed …

Media reports reveals that the Doha based Taliban leaders have added five more members in the team who are going to negotiate the peace deal with the United States through its special envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad. Earlier, Taliban team is comprising 14 leading negotiators. Though venue and schedule of the …