Afghanistan Times

Before shaking hands with Qatar based Taliban leaders at Doha, the US special representative Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad has held detail talks with leaders in Kabul and exchanged views with them regarding return of peace and normalcy in war stricken Afghanistan.  Beside others Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani, ex-president Hamid …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 25 militants were killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said. In a statement issued Wednesday here in Kabul, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday reported of escalation in sexual violence and abuse in war fields, recording a total of 79 conflict-related sexual violence cases in 2018 alone. As June 19th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 56 irresponsible armed individuals, including higher-up security officials, have been detained in southern Uruzgan province, the provincial police said on Wednesday. These armed men have been apprehended on the charges of theft, murder, and drug smuggling. Among the detainees were Nawrozi, the former provincial …

AT News Reports KABUL: A new polio case has been reported by local officials in southern Uruzgan province. Dr. Saifudin, head of the polio campaign for Uruzgan said on Tuesday that a two years old kid was affected by polio in Meher Abad village of Terinkot city, the provincial capital. …

AT News Report KABUL: The United States agreed to pull troops out of Afghanistan during peace talks, said Taliban officials. Suhail Shaheen, spokesperson for the Taliban’s political office based in Qatar, said on Twitter where that “the U.S. would pull troops out of the country and would stop interfering in …

AT News Reports KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib said that at least 50 people lose their lives every day due to the ongoing war and conflicts in Afghanistan. Addressing a security meeting held in Moscow, Mohib said Tuesday that there was a high concentration of threats in the …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The China-South Asia Media Forum was launched at the sidelines of the second China-South Asia Cooperation Forum (C-SACF) at the lakeside of Fuxian Lake in Yuxi city of China from 11th June to boost people to people’s connections and build constructive relation between China and South …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 30 drug dealers were pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to year behind bars in the past one week. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) that 30 drug traffickers sentenced to one – 16 years’ incarceration …

AT News Report KABUL: Clashes between government forces and Taliban have displaced thousands of people in the northeastern Takhar province, said local officials. Mohammad Yasin Labib, director of provincial department of refugees, said Tuesday that as many as three thousand people were displaced in three districts of the province due …