Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 2,202 new cases of coronavirus and 73 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. The new cases were tested positive out of 5,499 suspected samples during the same period of time, according to the health ministry’s data. …
Read More »Key port, 10 districts fall to Taliban
AT News KABUL: Taliban have managed to capture the districts of Nahrin and Baghlan-e-Markazi in Baghlan in the north, Shah Joy in Zabul in the south, Qarqin and Khamab in Jawzjan in north, Choora in Uruzgan in south, Ahmad Khil and Laja Mangal in Paktia in east and Gol Tapa …
Read More »Editorial: Strategic Points should be protected
The Taliban group has purportedly taken control of a strategic point- Shirkhan Port- in north that connects Afghanistan to the Central Asian countries. The group is making rapid territorial gains since May 4, when the U.S. led allied forces began exit that also emboldened the insurgency in the country. The …
Read More »Imran Khan regrets Pakistan’s siding with Afghan warring party in 1990s
AT News KABUL: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his country had mistakenly backed one of the warring factions in the conflict in Afghanistan in 1990s – a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan’s siding with the Taliban and recognition of their de facto government. “In the past, Pakistan made a …
Read More »Government is restricting access to information
Commentary KABUL: The appointment of a new spokesman for the security departments is another effort by the government to restrict access to the information. Waheed Omer, Director General Office of Public and Strategic Affairs Government of Afghanistan on Tuesday introduced the new spokesman, Gen. Ajma Shinwari. As sever clashes rage …
Read More »Pakistan fuels war as it fears a developed Afghanistan, minister says
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs has said that Pakistan fears a developed and self-sufficient Afghanistan, accusing Islamabad of fueling proxy war in the country. Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of Afghanistan has said that Pakistan has always interfered in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and …
Read More »US mulls slower Afghanistan pullout as Taliban advance
US-led forces are withdrawing with great glee after almost 20 years of counter-productive war against insurgency, with a ruling rationale that Afghanistan won’t become a safe haven for terrorists afterwards. But their departure – either whirlwind or snail-paced – will only spell disaster, casting Afghanistan back to the grip of …
Read More »Instead of talks, Taliban cling to violence; Omar
AT News KABUL: In the wake of foreign troop withdrawal, the Taliban has intensified violence rather than to engage in a meaningful negotiation, said President Ghani’s Senior Advisor Wahid Omar. Mr. Omar who is also Director General of Office of Public and Strategic Affairs Wahid Omar made the statement on …
Read More »234 Taliban rebels killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 234 Taliban insurgents were killed and 103 others wounded during a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces conducted operations and …
Read More »Afghan forces recapture two districts in Takhar
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Bangi and Khwaja Ghar districts in the northern Takhar province on Monday morning, the defense ministry said. Afghan security forces carried out joint operations with the pro-government forces that were also backed by Afghan Air Forces in Bangi …
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