Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,847new cases of coronavirus and 78 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry’s data, the new cases came positive out of 4,629 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same period …
Read More »Editotrial: Eventually, face-to-face meeting
Finally, President Ashraf Ghani and the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah will travel to the US for their first meeting with President Joe Biden this week. It comes amid a surge in violence ahead of a planned full withdrawal of international troops. Afghan security …
Read More »President meets political leaders amid persisting conflict
AT News KABUL: President Ghani met with political and jihadi leaders on Monday morning ahead of his trip to Washington to meet U.S. President. The politicians in the meeting stressed on peace process as a paramount priority for the Afghan government, urging strong support and domestic consensus to lead the …
Read More »Karzai saddened by Pashtoon leader’s demise
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences over the death of Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, a leader of Pashtoonkhwa National Awami Party and member of senate. In a statement issued Monday, Karzai called Kakar a prominent politician who did not spare any efforts for the rights of his people. The …
Read More »People should mobilize against Taliban; lawmakers
AT News KABUL: The members of parliament offer public mobilization in order to prevent the rush of Taliban militants who are rapidly seizing control of districts across Afghanistan. The legislators warned Monday that the situation would more deteriorate if people are not mobilized. “The situation is critical and people need …
Read More »Pashton Politician died at hospital
AT News KABUL: Leader of the Pashtonkhwa Mili Awami Party, Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar died at hospital on Monday in Karachi state of Pakistan. A member of the Pashtonkhwa Mili Awami, Yousuf Kakar announced that Usman Kakar was “no longer with us.” According to him, Usman Kakar was attacked in …
Read More »5 killed in Paktia roadside bomb
AT News KABUL: A roadside bombing targeted a vehicle in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province, killing five civilians and wounding four others. Provincial Police Spokesman, Hayatullah Nizami said that incident occurred on Monday morning when a Corolla car hit a roadside bomb in Ahmadabad. According to him, the victims …
Read More »People in northern provinces take arms to prevent Taliban onrush
AT News KABUL: In the wake of intensifying battles in the northern provinces in which Taliban managed to take control of several districts, tens of youth in the provinces of Takhar, Balkh, Badghis and Baghlan have been armed against the rush of the insurgents. “All jihadi commanders have joined the …
Read More »Afghan forces kill more than 172 Taliban militants
AT News KABUL: At least 172 Taliban insurgents were killed and 53 others wounded during a series of military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Monday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …
Read More »As Taliban surge, Biden set to meet Afghan leaders
An unbridled crescendo of territorial losses to the Taliban and a fractured peace is a brutal reality check of how frail our country is after decades of American military engagement – all hinting at peril of a full-blown civil war looming over Afghanistan. It is a folly to ignore the …
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