Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: The Afghan health authorities have expressed fears over the third wave of COVID-19 that could now be spreading quickly around the country. 1,566 new cases and 30 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Monday, showing a rapid increase in positive cases. …
Read More »Taliban cut water supply in Badakhshan district
AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in the Argo district. Nek Mohammad Nazari, provincial spokesman, confirms the incident, saying that the water supply has been cut by Taliban and …
Read More »Editorial: Let’s talk inside our country
When asked to consider the major problems facing the country, the ending war which is the long-year desires of the Afghans, and surely improvement of the fragile economy top the Afghanistan wish list. Other issues, including drug trafficking, equality, injustice, poverty, racial inequality, crime etc… are seen as less pressing …
Read More »Europe continues active missions in Afghanistan post-troop withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The European Union will continue assistance and activities in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops, European envoy said. Thomas Nicholson, the European Union envoy to Afghanistan made the remarks in the Europe Parliament. “While the forces are exiting, our intention is to stay,” he said. “Our …
Read More »Four people released from Taliban captivity in Kunduz
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces freed four captives from the Taliban custody in the northern province of Kunduz, defense ministry said. A spokesman for the ministry, Fawad Aman said that the Afghan commando forces carried out a raid on Taliban’s captivity in Qoshtapa area of provincial capital, in …
Read More »Intra-Afghan talks to resume in coming days in Doha
AT News KABUL: A member of the Afghan peace negotiating team has announced the restart of intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, the capital city of Qatar for today (Tuesday). Nader Naderi, the Afghan negotiating team member, said that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are scheduled to …
Read More »Karzai urges Kabul, Taliban to bring peace negotiations out of ‘foreigner projects’
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called on the Afghan government and Taliban to bring the peace negotiations out of “foreigners’ project” and change it to a national process. He also called on both sides to choose the venue of peace negotiations in one of the Afghan provinces. Former …
Read More »No party can win Afghan war, say MPs
AT News KABUL: A number of members of parliament express concern over continued violence, saying that neither the government nor Taliban could win the ongoing war. Ahmad Javid Jaihoon, a member of parliament, called on the Taliban to agree on cease fire and put an end to the long war. …
Read More »Islamabad suspends Afghan flights by 80 per cent
AT News KABUL: The Pakistani government suspended 80 percent flights from Afghanistan in a bid to prevent the spread of the pandemic Covid-19. But the Afghan Aviation Authority accused Islamabad of violating bilateral agreement signed between the two countries. Mohammad Naeem Salehi, a spokesman for the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority …
Read More »Pakistani, Uzbek goods trade via Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan is to be a business hub between Pakistan and Uzbekistan, a move hailed as a milestone for regional economy development. Islamabad and Tashkent have so far exchanged some goods through Afghanistan. A Pakistani cargo truck transported medicine from the port city of Karachi on April …
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